We’re supporting a London based university to recruit a Laboratory Technician to join their Sustainability Research team.

About the role:

This is an excellent opportunity for an researcher to join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. The role involves assisting with environmental fieldwork and testing across various projects.

The successful candidate will contribute to both field and laboratory research, which may include supporting initiatives in Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Society or working on remote sensing techniques.

Main duties:

Support the team during fieldwork, ecological surveying, and monitoring activities, including the planning and preparation of activities
Accessing monitoring locations, setting up equipment and sampling
Record keeping and data collection, handling, and analysis
Operation of various analytical equipment and environmental testing in the lab
Collation of site information relating to the monitoring and corresponding process activities
Writing technical and scientific reports.
Cleaning, preparation, repair, calibration and maintenance of test equipment
Maintaining stocks of consumable items
Overseeing the lab health and safety and conducting/updating risk assessment documents

Essential person specification:

Degree in an area of Sustainability related to Ecology, Environmental Science or Chemistry related subject
Practical experience working in an analytical laboratory
Experience of ecological fieldwork and/or relevant environmental and ecological impact assessment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
UK Driving Licence
Comfortable working outdoors, at heights, in physically strenuous situations, and where manual handling of scientific equipment is require

Job information:

Salary: £38,000
Hours per week: 35
Contract length: 6 months
Full time on site

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

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