Technical Supervisor

University of Sussex - Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Medical Research.

Hours: Full time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE/ 36.5 hours per week.

The core working hours in Medical Research Building are 8:30- 17:30, therefore the daily working hours have to be within core hours, flexible working options outside core hours would not been considered suitable for this role.

Expected Interview date: To Be Confirmed, In Person Preferred.

Expected start date: 1st December 2025

About the role

As a Technical Supervisor, you will be supporting the research taken place in our facilities in a growing Medical School with a diverse research portfolio. You will take primary responsibility for managing and maintaining tissue culture suites and microbiology labs, a rapidly expanding Tissue Bank, the associated sample database and assisting the Technical Services Manager with health and safety and other regulatory compliance.

About you

We are looking for a self-motivated, hard-working person to act as a Technical Supervisor. The post requires a proactive approach, initiative, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be highly organized, with a positive and flexible approach to work in order to deal with a variety of requests and tasks.

Ideally you will be educated to Masters-level or equivalent, have extensive experience of mammalian cell culture techniques, molecular biology and some experience of processing and analyzing human tissue samples. An understanding of health & safety as it relates to laboratories with biological and chemical hazards is essential. Experience in maintaining and setting-up databases, preferably using specialist software packages, is also essential as well as some understanding of the Human Tissue Act as it relates to the acquisition and storage of human tissue samples. Some laboratory managerial experience would be an added benefit. This post would suit an experienced scientist looking to pursue a technical career in laboratory-based research management.

About our School

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Further Key Information

Please contact Dr Jose I Pueyo Marques by email: j.i.pueyo-marques@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

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