Microscope Facility Manager and Laboratory Manager (Malaria CL2) (0.8FTE)

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ITD College Central Workplace
Wage: 
£43,947 to £49,908
Closing Date:  Monday 01 April 2024
Reference:  ITD-ITDC-2024-03

The London College of Hygiene & Tropical Drugs (LSHTM) is without doubt one of the world’s main public well being universities. Our mission is to enhance well being and well being fairness within the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to realize excellence in public and international well being analysis, training and translation of data into coverage and apply.

The College of Infectious and Tropical Illnesses is in search of to nominate a Microscopy Facility Supervisor and Laboratory Supervisor for Malaria CL2.

As our Microscope Facility Supervisor you’ll play a pivotal position throughout the College managing, working and sustaining our superior microscopy gear, together with distinctive and bespoke techniques. You’ll present specialist technical experience for the customers working beneath ADCP Class 2, Class 3 and/or Schedule 5 constraints, and instructing help for the MSc programme as required. 

Because the Malaria CL2 Laboratory Supervisor you’ll work intently with educational employees who conduct analysis within the laboratory, performing as the primary level of contact for brand new customers and may have a superb overview of all day-to-day exercise throughout the lab. This position is essential within the help of malaria analysis, and liaises with senior analysis leaders to handle area, sources, rotas and coaching to make sure analysis is carried out safely and successfully.

This position works as a part of a group with different Laboratory and Facility Managers, and works with educational employees who conduct analysis within the laboratory. The position works intently with the College Security Companion (FSP) and the Occupational Well being & Security Workplace (OH&S Workplace). 

The profitable applicant may have a level in a organic science or equal expertise, vital expertise in confocal microscopy, wide-field fluorescent microscopy, time-lapse microscopy and/or in vivo imaging, vital expertise of utilizing and sustaining microscopes and understanding of the suitable microscope to make use of to realize aims. Additional particulars are included within the job description. 

The put up is obtainable on a with out length foundation, 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE. The wage will probably be on the Skilled Companies wage scale, Grade 6 within the vary £43,947 – £49,908 each year professional rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The put up will probably be topic to the LSHTM phrases and circumstances of service. Annual depart entitlement is 30 working days per yr, professional rata for half time employees. Along with this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is accessible. 

Functions must be made on-line by way of our jobs web site . On-line purposes will probably be accepted by the automated system till 10pm of the cut-off date. Any queries relating to the appliance course of could also be addressed to [email protected] . Please quote reference ITD-ITDC-2024-03 

The supporting assertion part ought to set out how your {qualifications}, expertise and coaching meet every of the choice standards. Please present a number of paragraphs addressing every criterion. The supporting assertion is an important a part of the choice course of and thus a failure to supply this data will imply that the appliance won’t be thought of. A solution to any of the factors comparable to “Please see connected CV” won’t be thought of acceptable.

Please word that if you’re shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it will not be doable to give you an alternate date.  

The London College of Hygiene & Tropical Drugs is dedicated to being an equal alternatives employer. We consider that when folks really feel revered and included, they are often extra inventive, profitable, and happier at work. Whereas we now have extra work to do, we’re dedicated to constructing an inclusive office, a neighborhood that everybody feels part of, which is secure, respectful, supportive and permits all to achieve their full potential.