Teaching Technician

School of Physics
Contract type: Open Ended
Salary: £23,334 - £26,243 per annum pro rata
Job number: SUPP105410

Would you like to join a team providing support to students and academic staff in state-of- the-art teaching laboratories? Do you enjoy working with students and have excellent interpersonal skills? Maybe you’ve worked in a physics or electronics laboratory in a school, college or university? 

The School of Physics is seeking an assistant technician to help run our undergraduate teaching laboratories.  The post is part-time (21 hours per week) and term-time only (30 weeks/year). 

Working closely with senior technicians you will assist with the day-to-day running of the labs. This will include assisting with the preparation and repairs of apparatus for undergraduates, training students and postgraduate demonstrators in the correct and safe use of equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, micrometers, soldering irons) and the recording of student marks and monitoring of attendance and progress. An important part of this job is to get to know the undergraduate students in the laboratory, to be able to spot potential problems and to offer appropriate advice and guidance to students in difficulty. You will also be involved in outreach work with visiting schools and colleges. 

Educated to A-level standard preferably in a science-based discipline (or with equivalent experience), you will ideally have hands-on experience of electronics, fault-finding and repairing equipment, and you must be comfortable working in a busy environment. The ability to communicate effectively with academic staff, postgraduate demonstrators and undergraduate students and to offer pastoral care to students is essential. 

The anticipated start date for this post is Monday 9th September. 

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Gemma Winter on (0117) 3318101, email: G.Winter@bristol.ac.uk or Mr Steve Neck on (0117) 928 8741, email: Steve.Neck@bristol.ac.uk 

To apply, please click on the Apply button to be redirected to our website, enter the vacancy number into the job search and follow the link to the online application process.

Closing date for applications: 30 July 2019.  

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.