"Laboratory and Building Assistant"

Laboratory and Building Assistant

University of Oxford - Target Discovery Institute

Placed On: 17th February 2026
Closes: 2nd March 2026
Job Ref: 184733

Location: Target Discovery Institute, NDM Research Building, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7FZ

We have a new and exciting role at the Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine for a Laboratory and Building Assistant. You will support the Deputy Building and Facilities Manager to help maintain services required to ensure the effective and smooth running of the laboratories and building.

Your main duties will be to provide a high level of customer service at all times, including handling and resolving enquires from building users, both face to face and via e-mail whilst maintaining a high standard of Health and Safety and service to the building users. Work with the Deputy Building and Facilities Manager, to undertake regular building checks and proactively identifying areas for improved presentation or requiring maintenance, assisting with minor re-decorations and moving of Laboratory equipment or furniture. It will be important to always ensure compliance with Health & Safety and report any failures, near misses, spillages, breakages etc. in a timely manner to the Building and Facilities Manager.

It is essential that you are educated to GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent qualification and are competent in the use of MS Office packages. Technical knowledge and experience in building repairs and maintenance is essential, along with knowledge of current Health & Safety requirements within a practical research environment. Formal Health and Safety training, e.g. biological safety, manual handling, compressed gases awareness is highly desirable.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online (via the 'Apply' button above) and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

This position is offered full time on a permanent contract.

Only applications received before 12 midday on 2 March 2026 will be considered. Please quote 184733 on all correspondence.