Bioscience - Technical Specialist

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider. Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

You will be within a small team of technicians providing dedicated support to our students, academic colleagues across our Bioscience programmes and research. The team are responsible for maintaining and managing the specialist lab environments, organisation of practical class set up, demonstrating practical techniques, and actively supporting students and academic colleagues.

You will play an important role, helping to create a supported, safe, professional and welcoming lab experience for students, staff and researchers. You will be expected to work in partnership with your technical colleagues, academics, researchers and students, forging effective relationships to help you deliver an exceptional technical service.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we have just achieved LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) bronze certification. As a member of the team you will be expected to work with the team to continue to reduce our carbon footprint.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a laboratory environment, working with various equipment and resources, with experience of maintaining bacterial stocks. Alongside your team you will be expected to provide support and guidance across all areas such as microbiology, molecular genetics/biology, cellular pathology, histology, biochemistry, and haematology. It is expected that the successful candidate may be more experienced in some areas than others and this is where a strong laboratory background with transferable skills is necessary, with a willingness to learn and work closely with your team.

We ask the candidate and the team to be open to learn from one another, be open to sharing your skills and experiences, and value each other's strengths to work together to provide a welcoming, supportive and effective service.

We are looking for excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Experience of previously working in higher education is desirable but not essential.

Please note this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship; however, applications are welcome from candidates who can evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.

It is anticipated that the selection process will involve a presentation and a panel interview. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.