Chemical Engineering Technician
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,881.00 to £25,733.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | LA1 4YW |
| Company: | Lancaster University |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 0494-25 |
Summary
The School of Engineering at Lancaster University wishes to appoint to the role of Chemical Engineering Technician.
In the School, Chemical technician roles provide essential support for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as for ongoing research projects. In addition, they ensure compliance with legal responsibilities within the Health and Safety at Work Act and other legislative requirements. They provide health and safety inductions for all staff and students working in the Chemical Engineering areas.
In the role, you will provide assistance with undergraduate practical laboratories and some research projects across the different academic disciplines within the School.
You will have experience of Chemical laboratory techniques, health and safety compliance, including the use of compressed gases.
Your work will include frequent liaison with other technical staff, teaching staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students, Estates and Human Resources as well as external inspection and audit organisations. You will also be expected to undertake work of a confidential nature on a regular basis. Applicants should be excellent communicators and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
The School draws upon over five decades of excellence and innovation in engineering, and today is a thriving centre for research and teaching. Our mission is to perform world-leading research, and to use that research to help understand and solve engineering challenges of global significance. We currently comprise over 120 members of staff and we work across mechanical, nuclear, chemical, robotics & control, electronics, materials and manufacturing engineering subject areas.
You should have a strong commitment to supporting the teaching activities of the School and the on-campus staff and student experience at Lancaster, and also have a willingness to engage in continuing professional development and outreach activity.
The School offers a highly collegial and stimulating environment for career development based on our departmental values of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis as well as the Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, which recognise and celebrate good employment practice undertaken to address gender and race equality in higher education and research. Furthermore, we are active and progressive around sustainability, wellbeing and widening participation agendas. We particularly welcome applicants that are enthusiastic advocates of STEM.
This role is a full time, 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave and is based on-site at Bailrigg.
Guidance on the material to provide.
Cover letter: Please discuss why you are interested in this position.
Please also describe the skills you have developed that are relevant to this post and tell us about any skills you want to develop further.
CV: Please include the following sections: Education history; Professional experience/Employment history; Areas of expertise/Skills; Career development (e.g. training courses or workshops).
Supporting Statements: Please provide a supporting statement for each criterium in the Personal Specification document that is listed as being scored via “Supporting Statements”. This should include examples that provide evidence of your experience and expertise. Aim for one paragraph per criterium (~50-200 words).
Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Andrew Baker, Building and Laboratory Superintendent and Area Safety Officer.
(a.baker@lancaster.ac.uk)
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