Technical Assistant – UOD616 at University of Dundee

The School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee is a world-class academic institution with a reputation for the excellence of its research, its high quality teaching and student experience, and the strong impact of its activities outside academia. With 900 staff from over 60 countries worldwide the School provides a dynamic, multi-national, collegiate and diverse environment with state-of-the-art laboratory, technology and teaching facilities.

We are recruiting a Technical Assistant to the Central Technical Service under the direction of the Central Technical Service Manager. The Central Technical Service (CTS) provides core ‘housekeeping’ support to research labs around the School.

Your priorities will include:

• Removing and decontaminating biohazard waste.
• Operating laboratory equipment- i.e., autoclaves disinfectors, drying/sterilisation ovens, and water systems
• Preparing and sterilising consumables and reagents for use in laboratories.
• Collecting items from the laboratories for washing, sterilising, and recycling.
• Delivering clean glass/plasticware, consumables, lab coats, and reagents to laboratories.
• Cleaning specialist Cat.2 laboratory areas and equipment (Tissue culture room floors, sinks, incubators).
• Liaise with other support service teams within the SLS – i.e.Stores, Lab management team, Safety Services.

Who we’re looking for:

• A strong team player with good communication skills.
• Proactiveness.
• Ability to work in a busy, high-pressured environment and to maintain work-focus. Ability to adapt to changing demands, and work in a flexible team environment.
• Good time management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good customer service attitude.
• Ability to follow Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs).
• Computer competence including MS Office (particularly Outlook).
• Adherence to Health and Safety policies, including wearing appropriate PPE.
• Adherence to University Equality and Diversity policies.
• The Central Technical Service covers a large research complex covering 4 buildings with a requirement for constant physical activity, e.g. walking, lifting, and completion of repetitive but essential tasks.

We are one of the UK’s leading universities, internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Our purpose is to transform lives, locally and globally, which we do as a community of staff (Professional Services and academic Schools), students and alumni. Professional Services directorates are key to delivering the University strategy and driving change across the University.

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.