Research & Farm Animal Technician

4 days ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE06: £33,882 to £39,105 per annum**

**CMVM/The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies/Langhill Farm**

**Full-time: 36 hours per week**

**Open-ended: permanent
**The Opportunity**:
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is looking for an experienced farm animal technician based at the University of Edinburgh dairy herd at Langhill Farm. You will organise and assist student teaching classes at R(D)SVS farms, including Langhill Dairy Unit and Easter Bush sheep flock, as well as facilitate research work on R(D)SVS farms.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- You will have extensive knowledge and experience of practical dairy farming and animal husbandry.
- You should have good IT skills, including the use of farm software.
- You will have good understanding and experience of large animal research and the Home Office Legislation under the Animal Scientific Procedures Act 1986.
- You should have experience of teaching veterinary or agricultural students.
- You must possess excellent communication skills as you will be expected to coordinate with researchers, veterinary teaching staff and students.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £33,882 to £39,105 per annum.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of 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).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held TBC.

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