Senior Laboratory Technician at The Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Hours: Full time 36.5 hours.

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Core office hours are 9-15:00 with flexibility on starting and ending day hours.

Contract: permanent 

Closing date: 19 May 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.

Expected start date: 01 July 2023

We are looking for a self-motivated, hard-working person to act as a Senior Laboratory Technician for a growing medical school with a diverse research portfolio. You will take primary responsibility for managing and maintaining tissue culture suites, a rapidly expanding Tissue Bank, the associated sample database and assisting the Technical Services Manager with health and safety and other regulatory compliance.

The post requires a proactive approach, initiative, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be highly organized, with a positive and flexible approach to work in order to deal with a variety of requests and tasks.

Ideally you will be educated to Masters-level or equivalent, have extensive experience of mammalian cell culture techniques, molecular biology and some experience of processing and analyzing human tissue samples. An understanding of health & safety as it relates to laboratories with biological and chemical hazards is essential. Experience in maintaining and setting-up databases, preferably using specialist software packages, is also essential as well as some understanding of the Human Tissue Act as it relates to the acquisition and storage of human tissue samples. Some laboratory managerial experience would be an added benefit. This post would suit an experienced scientist looking to pursue a technical career in laboratory-based research management.

Please contact Dr. J.I. Pueyo; j.pueyo-marques@bsms.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page

www.brighton.ac.uk/jobs; www.bsms.ac.uk

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.