Laboratory Technician/Instructor
- Recruiter
- Sparsholt College
- Location
- Sparsholt, Winchester
- Salary
- £16,776 - £20,595 (pro rata if part-time and depending on qualifications and experience)
- Posted
- 08 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 26 Feb 2018
- Ref
- V1569
- Subject Area
- Science
- Job Level
- Technician
- Job Function
- Academic Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Full or Part-time and Job Share applications considered
An experienced Laboratory Technician is required to support the running of 5 busy Labs used for FE and HE teaching. You will be required to provide technical support to lecturers, provide support for HE students with sample analysis, deliver training to teaching staff and support the preparation and effective use of the laboratories on a daily basis.
Our well equipped laboratories will require you to have experience in a range of the following techniques:
- Microbiology and Bacteriology.
- Microscopy.
- Nutritional analysis including bomb calorimetry, electro-spectrophotometry and atomic absorption.
- PCR, Electrophoresis and ELISA.
- Thin layer Chromatography.
- Blood, Urine and Faecal analysis.
- Kjeldahl digestion and Acid detergent fibre analysis.
Whilst the position is full-time, we would welcome job share applicants and would also consider applicants who wished to work on a substantial part-time basis. Please outline in your application if you are applying on a part-time or job share basis and if so how many hours you wish to work.
This post is based at the Sparsholt (Winchester) campus.
Closing Date: 26th February 2018
College Benefits:
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit pension scheme)
- Death Benefit grant of 3 x salary if in the pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Car Share Scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
- Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
- On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus (membership £100 per annum)
- Free gym classes at the Sparsholt campus
- You Make the Difference Staff nomination scheme
- Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, flowers, fruit & vegetables, fish, venison and turkey.
- Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at the Andover campus
- Discounted admission to Marwell Zoo
- Ability to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional qualifications
- Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices
- There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider
To apply, please refer to the supporting documents and upload a completed application form via the link below.