School of Biology
Salary: £30,487 - £36,024 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Applicants are sought to join the vibrant team
of technicians supporting research and teaching activities in the Scottish
Oceans Institute (SOI), predominantly based at the East Sands in St Andrews. In this varied and exciting role, you will
use your knowledge and skills to contribute to the care and welfare of aquatic
animals within your remit, as well as providing laboratory management support
throughout the teaching and research areas of the building. You will support the success of the
Institute through your teamwork, flexibility and can-do approach to your
responsibilities.
Key tasks include:
- Functioning as an
aquarium Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer (NACWO).
- Husbandry of aquarium
facility aquatic animals and maintaining records.
- Liaising with aquarium
users.
- Participating in the
weekend rota and the out-of-hours emergency rota.
- Deputising for the
Technical Manager and providing lab manager support to the SOI Director.
- Providing support and
advice to postgraduate and Honours project students.
- Updating and improving
processes, SOPs, risk assessments and supporting safety improvements in the
laboratories under your purview; deputising
for the site Health and Safety Officer in their absence.
- Undertaking additional
tasks, including in various School of Biology locations potentially including
field sites, in coordination with senior SoB staff.
Key skills and attributes required include:
- HNC or HND in Biology or
a related subject.
- Extensive experience of
fish husbandry and experience / training in animal ethics.
- Willingness and ability
to be trained and obtain NACWO registration.
- Experience within a
University/College Higher Education research laboratory environment.
- Effective IT, written,
numeracy, record-keeping, and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity and expertise
with molecular and/or organism handling techniques.
- Ability to balance own
work tasks and team work tasks.
- Well-developed
analytical, problem-solving and prioritisation capability.
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 S&LAS
Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working
environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family
friendly policies
- 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
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Martin
Cockcroft, email: mgc22@st-andrews.ac.uk,
Tel: 01334 463396.
Applications are
particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds,
and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional
posts at the University.
Equality, diversity
and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience. 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: 1 July 2024
Interview
Date: 7 August 2024
Please quote ref: TG1073HM
Further Particulars: TG1073HM FPs.doc
School of Biology
Salary: £30,487 - £36,024 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible