Description Grade UE06: £34,610 – £39,906 Per Annum Corporate Services Group / Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) Open-Ended (Permanent) Full Time: 35 Hours Per Week The Opportunity: To ensure the day-to-day activities within a BVS animal facility at the University of Edinburgh are completed to the highest standards and assist I maintaining the effective operation of the Facility. To provide training and support to BVS technicians. Your skills and attributes for success: Essential Relevant academic/vocational qualifications at HNC level and significant work experience at a senior grade in an animal facility (Desirable). Hold a Home Office Personal Licence. NACWO qualification (Desirable). Proven ability to supervise and mentor members of staff. Proven ability to effectively and clearly communicate to a wide variety of staff and researchers at all levels Demonstrable knowledge of IT systems including Word, Excel and databases. Ability to provide authoritative technical advice to management and other staff members. Desirable Registered Animal Technician (RAnTech) professional status Experience in the maintenance of complex transgenic breeding programs. Experience in surgical techniques Experience specifically with Tick@Lab Facility Management database. Experience in working with immunocompromised colonies Click to view a copy of the full Job Description As a valued member of our team you can expect: A competitive salary An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab ). The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note The closing date for applications is 12 January 2026. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews will be held w/c 26 January 2026. If you do not hear from us by 19 January 2026, we will not be taking your application any further and we thank you for your interest in the post and our department.