About the team:
RAVIC is home to SRUC's existing Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health (CEPH), providing world leading expertise in data science, epidemiology, animal health, infectious disease control and zoonotic disease. This team works closely with colleagues in teaching, SAC Consulting and SRUC Veterinary Services to capitalise on emerging applied funding opportunities, helping sustain rural communities and businesses by creating and retaining high value jobs.
RAVIC also forms a part of SRUC's new Veterinary School of Medicine enabling place-based learning opportunities for the next generation of veterinarians, addressing longstanding regional employment shortages in the sector.
About the opportunity:
The Technical Support Officer's purpose is to provide technical support for staff, postgraduate students, and other laboratory users within the SRUC laboratories on the Inverness campus. It contributes to the successful delivery of research and educational programmes through the application of technical skills and knowledge. The postholder will support the maintenance of operational activities within the microbiological laboratory facilities, by the provision of general housekeeping duties, including specimen curation and management.
They will operate a range of laboratory equipment to carry out speci...