School of Chemistry
Salary: £ 37,099 - £39,347 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed term: 1 year in the first instance
The Eden Campus, located in Guardbridge,
approximately 5 miles away from St Andrews, is home to the Colin Vincent Centre
for Battery Technology. The battery scale-up facility, complete with dry-room
and large-scale equipment produces small volumes of pouch-type batteries.
The Battery Scale-up Technician will help
run and maintain the facility to produce high-quality prototype pouch cells for
industrial and academic clients. We will provide training.
- Undertaking the day-to-day running and upkeep
of the facility,
- Operate equipment to produce and test pouch
cells to an acceptable standard for clients,
- Preparing standard operating procedures,
- Carry out minor
repairs and routine
maintenance of scale-up equipment.
- Support research around battery manufacture,
synthesis, materials analysis, and the optimization of cell parameters.
Employees of the University have access to a wide
range of staff benefits including:
- Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer
contributions
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and
subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes
for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn
Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
- A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health
application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized
support on health matters
This post will be primarily based at the Eden
Campus at Guardbridge.
Further information and informal enquiries may
be directed to Professor John Irvine, email: jtsi@st-andrews.ac.uk
Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
(BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are
under-represented in technical posts at the
University.
Equality, diversity
and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central
pillar of the University Strategy. We
strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment
to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race
Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff
and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with
Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers
Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by
contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk
Closing Date: 24
May 2024
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School of Chemistry
Salary: £ 37,099 - £39,347 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed term: 1 year in the first instance