Teaching Technician

Imperial College London - Department of Chemistry

Location: London

Salary: £41,005 to £45,616 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 18th August 2025

Closes: 1st September 2025

Job Ref: NAT02011

About the role:

It’s an exciting time to join the Department of Chemistry here at Imperial College and we are inviting applications for the role of Teaching Technician supporting the undergraduate teaching laboratories. You will join a team of skilled technicians supporting the day-to-day teaching laboratory activities (practicals/projects) and ensuring materials, equipment and lab areas are fully prepared.

What you would be doing:

You will be engaging with students, graduate teaching assistants and staff demonstrators to ensure the activities operate efficiently and lab areas remain safe. As a teaching technician you will gain wide-ranging expertise with the laboratory techniques and equipment used including; FTIR, UV-vis, GC, melting point, and physical chemical methods, which you will demonstrate and assist others (i.e. students/staff demonstrators) in using them. In this role there will be scope to engage in the curriculum review process by helping to develop and to innovate the resourcing and delivery of the practical education for our undergraduate courses. As a member of the teaching team you will also be required to help evaluate new equipment and instrumentation and liaise with instrument manufacturers.

What we are looking for:

• Minimum of Bachelors degree in relevant subject (Chemistry or similar), or equivalent vocational qualifications plus work experience, some of which must be in a relevant technical/scientific role or the equivalent work experience in a relevant technical or scientific role
• Applicant must have experience of working in a laboratory environment – preferably in a physical chemistry-based discipline.

What we can offer you:

Imperial College is a signatory of the Technician Commitment initiative aimed at supporting the visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability of technicians and their careers. We encourage and support our staff to gain suitable professional recognition (i.e. Registered or Chartered Status) with an appropriate professional institute or society (e.g. Royal Society of Chemistry) and to undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) relevant to your role. The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity. Develop in your role with access to learning and development opportunities. Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days off a year and generous pension schemes) Gain access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Further Information

If you require any further details on the role please contact: Kat Harris – katherine.harris@imperial.ac.uk