Lab Manager (LifeLab)
Salary: £25-27,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) permanent
We are looking for a highly motivated, Lab Manager to join our Schools and Communities team to support curriculum-linked workshops in our labs. The role involves working within a fast-paced, busy environment with hundreds of school students visiting every week to enjoy being scientists and investigating the world around them.
Your duties will be managing the labs and prep room in Lifelab, providing technical expertise, planning, delivery and safe operation of technical resources, supervising the Lab Technician and troubleshooting technical problems. You will oversee day to day running and help provide a well maintained, clean, safe and visitor-focused experience for schools and communities. You will manage all materials and equipment, maintaining stocks and ordering as needed, and ensure appropriate disposal of wastes and any hazardous material.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within a similar role in a busy lab or school environment. With practical skills in setting up and supporting the delivery of activities and experiments, you will be a confident, approachable and reliable individual with excellent organisational skills. Knowledge of a range of laboratory techniques and experience across STEM disciplines including molecular biology and DNA techniques (e.g. PCR) used to A-level is essential.
As well as working in a welcoming, friendly environment, we offer a range of staff benefits including a wellbeing day and a day off on your birthday, access to wellbeing initiatives and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), electric car scheme and discounted car-parking in the centre of Newcastle.
The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check. Details of our DBS policy are available on request. For further information regarding this post, please refer to the job description and person specification on our website here: https://www.life.org.uk/join-the-team/#vacancies
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jenny Search (Head of Schools and Community Engagement) at jenny.search@life.org.uk
To apply for this vacancy, please complete the online application form by creating an account and then logging onto the system by Sunday 24 March 2024.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday10 April 2024.
