Laboratory Technician

Ref Number

B

Professional Expertise

Laboratory Technical and Lab Support

Department

School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£36,433-£41,833

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

23-Nov-2025

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children's health research outside North America. The GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH's activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

The WHO PSRL is part of the Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department at the GOS ICH. The core role of the group is to conduct high quality research for the evaluation of immunological responses to vaccines by ELISA and OPA. The main purpose of the job is to support the research of the WHO Pneumococcal Serology Reference Laboratory (WHO PSRL). The role will involve supporting the Klebsiella research team in a laboratory technician role and to assist the team in the daily running of the opsonophagocytic and Luminex assays. this post is available for 12 months in the first instance.

A BSc or higher in a relevant biological discipline. Experience of microbiological and tissue culture techniques. Laboratory experience in a GCP, GMP, GLP or ISO9001 accredited laboratory. Please check job description/ person specification for detailed information.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance Visit to find out more.

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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on quoting job reference