Science Outreach Assistant

4 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE02: £21,900 per annum**

**Public Engagement, Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine**

**Full time - 35 hours per week**

**Contract type - Fixed term, funding available until 31 March 2025**

**Interviews will be held on Monday 18 December 2023
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual wanting to build their scientific and communication skills by supporting the Roslin Institute’s award-winning Public Engagement with Research (PER) programme. The role is based in the Roslin Institute Public Engagement team at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus, and most of the PER programme is delivered on campus at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC), a laboratory space purpose-built for public engagement.

This post is an ideal opportunity for a recent school or college leaver, or an individual returning to work or making a career change, who is keen to gain experience in a scientific support role and build their technical and communication skills before pursuing higher education and/or further work in science.

**The Opportunity**:
This role is a unique opportunity to support the Roslin Institute’s award-winning PER programme, which aligns with and is supported by strategic research funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. This funding supports research into genes and traits for healthy animals, and prevention and control of infectious diseases, allowing Roslin’s experts to develop the Institute’s overall research themes of sustainable agriculture, controlling diseases and enhancing health.

The PER programme includes in-person and online activities for primary, secondary and international schools, FE colleges, adult learners and teachers; as well as events for community groups and the wider public.

The job will involve supporting the delivery of up to three activities per week, most of which are based on campus at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre, a purpose-built engagement laboratory where we deliver a variety of hands-on science workshops to school pupils and the wider public.

The job will initially focus on technical and administrative tasks in the Easter Bush Outreach Centre; as you develop in the role you will also be supported to get involved in the delivery of our PER programme.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Demonstrable interest in biology and/or animal science
- Enthusiastic, reliable and willing to learn
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Experience of high school level laboratory work and basic laboratory skills Ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our Public Engagement with Research strategy, and the Gold and Silver Athena SWAN awards, held by the Roslin Institute and University of Edinburgh respectively, recognise our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

**Find out more**:
**How to Apply**:
We would like you to include a covering letter and a CV (both maximum one page in length).

Please make sure that you tell us:

- Why you would be a good fit for the role How working as our Science Outreach Assistant would help you to take the next step on your educational or work journey

All applicants will be required to provide details of two referees, who will be contacted if you are invited to interview. If you are a current high school or college student, or recent school/college leaver, we strongly encourage you to list your current or previous science teacher/lecturer as one of your referees.

Interviews will be held on **Monday 18 December 2023 at the Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, EH25 9RG.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **.

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