"Research Laboratories Manager"

About the Role: The Research Laboratories Manager is part of the SEMS Technical Management Team, charged with supporting research and teaching across a wide range of laboratory activities within the School. The role’s primary objectives are to lead, manage and develop a sub-team of four technicians based in SEMS research laboratories, whilst providing hands-on technical support and acting as School Health and Safety Coordinator.

About You:

• Degree or equivalent qualification/experience in relevant subject.
• Relevant professional registration or willingness to work towards this (e.g. TechIOSH, RSciTech etc.).
• Considerable understanding and experience of providing technical support in the laboratory environment.
• Good understanding of Health and safety legislation as it pertains to the education and laboratory environment, and experience in maintaining compliance amongst lab users.
• Experience of line management, supervision or other team leadership responsibilities.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project: This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), a large School with circa 80 academics and around 50 postdoctoral research staff. There are around 1500 undergraduate and taught postgraduate students and 180 PhD students on the London campus. These are supported by an administrative and technical staff of circa 45. The staff and student body are international in make-up.

About Queen Mary: At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits: We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities. Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.