Overview

Job Title: Technical Specialist (Biosciences)
Job Reference: REQ250804
Date Posted: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Technical Services 6 grade 6 from £35116 to £45413 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

School of Science

 

Full time, fixed term for 2 years 

 

Loughborough University is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and experienced technical specialist to work in the Chemistry Department of the multi-disciplinary School of Science.  

 

The post holder will bring substantial experimental subject expertise to provide technical support to staff and students in the department’s bioscience research laboratories. When required the role will also include supporting the learning and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate classes in the STEMLab teaching laboratories.  

 

Duties will include:

  • acting as technical lead for the department’s biological laboratories ensuring implementation of laboratory Health and Safety procedures and compliance with biological safety regulations
  • maintaining research equipment and specialist facilities
  • providing technical support to research staff and student users
  • providing supervision and instruction to students in laboratories
  • testing and constructing/preparing new experiments and specialist research equipment.

 

This role would suit someone from a microbiology background with experience in coordinating technical operations in biological and/or chemistry laboratories and the ability to deliver practical laboratory sessions individually or as part of a team. A good working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety regulations and practices is also required. 

 

The successful candidate should be a highly motivated individual with good communication skills. In depth knowledge of cell biology and aseptic technique is essential and experience of working with genetic modification would be advantageous. 

 

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. 

 

For Informal enquiries, contact Steve Elliott S.J.Elliott@lboro.ac.uk 

 

Application closing date: 12 October 2025

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