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Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* Manage and maintain tissue culture suites and microbiology labs.
* Oversee a rapidly expanding Tissue Bank and the associated sample database.
* Assist 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 educated to Masters-level or equivalent.
* Extensive experience of mammalian cell culture techniques, molecular biology and some experience of processing and analyzing human tissue samples.
* Essential understanding of health & safety as it relates to laboratories with biological and chemical hazards.
* Experience in maintaining and setting-up databases, preferably using specialist software packages.
* 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
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton together with NHS organizations throughout the South-East Region. BSMS is committed to inclusivity, sustainability, medical education in a multi-professional context, and promoting the highest possible standards in our teaching, clinical practice and research (ranging from early translational to applied).
Working together, our Academics, Technicians and Professional Services staff co-ordinate the passionate delivery of teaching and research, allowing us to remain one of the leading choices of medical schools in the UK.
Our staff are multiskilled and work across varied teams, which are diverse, experienced and dedicated. Our object as a School is to strive for excellence in education, training and research allowing us to support all in a constantly changing healthcare sector. We work to create a nurturing and supportive environment in which our staff and our students can succeed and thrive. Our medical research has developed a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Information
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in STEMM at Sussex. The University values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Higher Education
Find out more about our reward and benefits package and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Further Key Information: Please contact Dr Jose I Pueyo Marques and (j.i.pueyo-marques@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
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