Technical Specialist (Trace Element Analysis)
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,332 to £34,980 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cardiff, Cardiff County |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Cardiff University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 18562BR |
Summary
Technical Specialist (Trace Element Analysis)
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Technical Specialist.
The successful candidate will work within the Cardiff Environmental Laboratory for Trace Element and Isotope Chemistry (CELTIC) facility, specifically providing advice and guidance on trace element analysis and supporting the work of a PhD student on the externally funded UNDO enhanced rock weathering project.
The post holder will have substantial experience and demonstrable specialist knowledge within the field of trace element analysis and will be responsible for measuring trace elements on rock, soil, and water samples by sector field-high resolution mass spectrometry, undertaking all aspects of sample processing, preparation, analysis, and data reduction.
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is a dynamic and successful multi-disciplinary centre devoted to research. Our CELTIC facility provides high precision isotope and trace metal analyses to tackle a wide range of research within geosciences, such as planetary evolution and habitability, environmental and climate change, and human migration. The facility hosts a range of instruments for low level trace metal and isotope work along with two class 1000 clean rooms dedicated for low blank processing of geological samples for trace metal and isotope measurements.
The University is committed to offering flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance. This is a full-time position (35 hours per week), available immediately and is fixed term for 3 years. The position is based in the University Main Building.
Salary: £32,332 – £34,980 per annum (Grade 5)
For informal enquiries, please contact either Dr Edward Inglis, inglise@cardiff.ac.uk, or Lindsey Owen, Earth Technical Manager, email: owenl5@cardiff.ac.uk
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Pena Becerra, email: earthhr@cardiff.ac.uk
More information on the School can be found at School of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Cardiff University
Important Notes:
Applications can only be accepted via the online system.
It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, 18562BR.
Date advert posted: Friday, 26 April 2024
Closing Date: Friday, 10 May 2024
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a university which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Technical Specialist.
The successful candidate will work within the Cardiff Environmental Laboratory for Trace Element and Isotope Chemistry (CELTIC) facility, specifically providing advice and guidance on trace element analysis and supporting the work of a PhD student on the externally funded UNDO enhanced rock weathering project.
The post holder will have substantial experience and demonstrable specialist knowledge within the field of trace element analysis and will be responsible for measuring trace elements on rock, soil, and water samples by sector field-high resolution mass spectrometry, undertaking all aspects of sample processing, preparation, analysis, and data reduction.
The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is a dynamic and successful multi-disciplinary centre devoted to research. Our CELTIC facility provides high precision isotope and trace metal analyses to tackle a wide range of research within geosciences, such as planetary evolution and habitability, environmental and climate change, and human migration. The facility hosts a range of instruments for low level trace metal and isotope work along with two class 1000 clean rooms dedicated for low blank processing of geological samples for trace metal and isotope measurements.
The University is committed to offering flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance. This is a full-time position (35 hours per week), available immediately and is fixed term for 3 years. The position is based in the University Main Building.
Salary: £32,332 – £34,980 per annum (Grade 5)
For informal enquiries, please contact either Dr Edward Inglis, inglise@cardiff.ac.uk, or Lindsey Owen, Earth Technical Manager, email: owenl5@cardiff.ac.uk
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Pena Becerra, email: earthhr@cardiff.ac.uk
More information on the School can be found at School of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Cardiff University
Important Notes:
Applications can only be accepted via the online system.
It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, 18562BR.
Date advert posted: Friday, 26 April 2024
Closing Date: Friday, 10 May 2024
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a university which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.