Laboratory Attendant
| Posting date: | 25 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £23,751 to £24,570 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2026 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 3LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26000286_1774438918 |
Summary
The Role and Department
The Department of Chemistry at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Laboratory Attendant. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the support of internationally excellent research while allowing you an opportunity to embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information on the Department, please visit our webpages at . The University is committed to developing all of our colleagues to achieve their full potential. We promote and maintain an inclusive and supportive environment to ensure that all colleagues can thrive.
The day-to-day role of Laboratory Attendant is primarily to remove waste from the laboratories and to carry out a range of specialist cleaning duties within the scientific environment. This includes hazardous research areas, teaching laboratories, analytical suites and technical / scientific workshops; with the requirement to wear PPE at all times.
Further information about the role and the responsibilities is in the job description.
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