Technical Specialist (Molecular Biology)

Sheffield Hallam University - Student & Academic Support

Placed On: 11th February 2026

Closes: 8th March 2026

Job Ref: 116607

The Role

In this role, you will be involved directly in supporting laboratory-based activities including undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects, other practical teaching, research and innovation activities.

You will work closely with team members to achieve this and support a range of areas of the University - the team section below details the areas we support. The key focus of this post is molecular biology, mainly within the School of Biosciences and Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre. As a Technical Specialist, you will have an important role in day-to-day management of the area, and you will support the development of colleagues.

TORS

Our Directorate of Technical Operations, Resources and Services (TORS) delivers a broad range of high-quality technical support activities and related services across both the learning and teaching and research and innovation portfolios.

The newly refocused team supports a wide range of applied research across the University’s research centres i.e. biomolecular sciences, advanced wellbeing, materials engineering and food innovation, and is also involved significantly with supporting applied learning and teaching.

The Science and Technology (S&T) technical team sits within TORS to provide specialist support for laboratory activities within three main schools: Biosciences and Chemistry, Engineering and Built Environment and Sheffield Business School.

To learn about some of the specific courses we support see the following web links: Biosciences and Chemistry; Food and Nutrition courses; Chemical Engineering.

To learn about the research facilities that we support, please see these web links: Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Materials and Engineering Research Institute.

For information about imaging facilities see: Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre.

S&T works closely with other teams to provide an agile and responsive service that delivers highly skilled support with customer service at the heart of it. We aim to enable students and staff to leverage maximum value from the laboratory facilities through provision of excellent training and support.

The main duties of the S&T technical team include; preparation of materials for under- and post-graduate practical classes; troubleshooting practical issues as they arise; demonstrating instrumentation and techniques; support for project students and researchers; developing future practical classes in collaboration with academic colleagues; and maintenance of the site's infrastructure and logistical arrangements such as: laboratory housekeeping, management of chemical inventories and waste, equipment maintenance and health and safety-related support.