About us
The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration.
Further information can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences
We are now recruiting a Research Technical Officer position to provide technical support for the Agritech Platform and People & Nature Laboratory to support our cross-disciplinary research, teaching and external engagement based the new UCL East campus
About the role
In this pivotal role, this position will provide technical support for teaching, research and public engagement activities related to biodiversity, environmental change and human health. The successful candidate will support a variety of complex projects, including those involving (1) vertical farming, greenhouse, bee labs and roof garden experiments; (2) eDNA and environmental genetics; (3) sensor technologies; (4) field-based ecological research and (5) public engagement through citizen science.
About you
You will have an undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience in a relevant Biological or Agricultural Sciences subject area, and have technical awareness of greenhouses, vertical farms, bee labs and a diverse range of ecological laboratory, data science and field techniques and equipment directly relevant to the UCL East Agritech Platform and People & Nature Lab. You would also have experience of supervising staff and in leading a team to deliver technical support provision, and experience of running greenhouses, vertical farms and diverse laboratory, data science and fieldwork environment and adherence to health and safety requirements. Experience in teaching, mentoring, and demonstrating skills or crafts to staff/students and the wider public would also be an advantage.
What we offer
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies-advice/ways-working to find out more.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our division holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/