Battery Research Technician

Join to apply for the Battery Research Technician role at UCL This range is provided by UCL. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. About Us UCL has made its largest expansion since its founding by opening UCL East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. This new campus is dedicated to disruptive thinking and discovery across disciplines, addressing the biggest challenges for future living. Situated in Newham, one of the UK's most socially diverse areas, we are committed to ensuring our staff recruitment reflects this diversity. UCL East is more than a conventional university campus. It brings together research and education, theory and practice, across experiments, arts, society, and technology. It represents a future-focused approach, delivering new research, technology, and innovation alongside undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for up to 4,000 students. About the Role This role is based within the Advanced Propulsion Lab (APL) in the Marshgate Building at UCL East, a cross-faculty hub with 800 m² of collaborative research space. The APL brings together researchers from Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, with Chemical Engineering as the lead partner for this post. As Battery Research Technician, you will lead the operation of our battery manufacturing facilities, including the dry room and gloveboxes, and provide specialist technical support to researchers and students. You will manage and maintain advanced equipment, ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and contribute to the installation and commissioning of new instruments. Training users, developing operating procedures, and supporting collaborative projects across UCL East and Bloomsbury will also be part of your role. About You You will have a degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field, with experience in chemical or electrochemical laboratories and supporting research environments. Strong technical expertise in operating and maintaining electrochemical and materials lab equipment is essential, along with skills in fault diagnosis, repair, and safe handling of instruments. You should be confident using hand tools, learning new techniques, and committed to high safety standards. Excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively, are key. Experience with dry room and glovebox environments, vacuum systems, compressed gases, and hazardous materials would be an advantage, as would familiarity with advanced electrochemical testing and analytical methods. Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to work in a world-leading department ranked among the top 25 globally in Chemical Engineering. You will be part of cutting-edge research facilities at UCL East, contributing to the development of sustainable energy solutions in an inclusive and innovative environment. What we offer 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance APPLICATION GUIDANCE It is essential that all applicants include a supporting statement, with examples, that clearly demonstrates how they meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification If you follow the Apply Button a job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of the UCL external advert. If you have any queries about the role, please contact Toby Neville (Departmental Technical Operations Manager). Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ #J-18808-Ljbffr