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

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ITD School 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 Medication (LSHTM) is among 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 attain excellence in public and world well being analysis, schooling and translation of data into coverage and follow.

The School of Infectious and Tropical Ailments is looking for to nominate a Microscopy Facility Supervisor and Laboratory Supervisor for Malaria CL2.

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

Because the Malaria CL2 Laboratory Supervisor you’ll work intently with educational workers who conduct analysis within the laboratory, performing as the primary level of contact for brand spanking new customers and could have a very good overview of all day-to-day exercise throughout the lab. This function is important within the assist of malaria analysis, and liaises with senior analysis leaders to handle house, sources, rotas and coaching to make sure analysis is carried out safely and successfully.

This function works as a part of a staff with different Laboratory and Facility Managers, and works with educational workers who conduct analysis within the laboratory. The function works intently with the School Security Associate (FSP) and the Occupational Well being & Security Workplace (OH&S Workplace). 

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

The submit is obtainable on a with out period foundation, 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE. The wage shall be on the Skilled Providers wage scale, Grade 6 within the vary £43,947 – £49,908 every year professional rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The submit shall be topic to the LSHTM phrases and circumstances of service. Annual depart entitlement is 30 working days per 12 months, professional rata for half time workers. Along with this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is on the market. 

Purposes needs to be made on-line by way of our jobs web site . On-line purposes shall 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 

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Please word that in case you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it is probably not potential to give you an alternate date.  

The London College of Hygiene & Tropical Medication is dedicated to being an equal alternatives employer. We imagine that when individuals really feel revered and included, they are often extra inventive, profitable, and happier at work. Whereas we have now 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.