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Assistant Scientist

2 weeks ago

York, United Kingdom Capita Full time

Become an Assistant Scientist with Fera Science and make your contribution to the UK's Biosecurity and Food Safety

With a heritage stretching back over 100 years, we built our reputation on delivering science for the public good against threats including plant pests, diseases and chemicals that have a global impact on our food security and natural environment. We respond to key challenges facing our society and the implications that this will have. Original thinking...applied.

We offer state-of-the-art aquatic ecotoxicology research services and we’re hiring innovative assistant scientists, preferably with experience or keen interest in ecotoxicology

**Job title**:
Assistant Scientist

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Be responsible for laboratory facilities (which include daily equipment checks, instrument maintenance and general laboratory housekeeping)
- Conduct work to Good Laboratory Practice system in compliance with standard operating procedures
- Perform laboratory procedures using standard laboratory equipment
- Assist others in all aspects of laboratory and field studies in compliance with the relevant study plans / methods
- Conduct sample extraction and clean-up of samples using a variety of wet chemistry techniques.
- Operate analytical instrumentation such as HPLC.
- Maintain written and computer records
- Data entry and checking for study directors
- Calculate and report results

**What we’re looking for**:

- Ideally, you’ll have science related qualifications or equivalent experience and preferably experience gained in a lab environment
- Experience or exposure of working within a quality system would be desirable
- Experience or exposure to varied ecotoxicology studies
- Ability to keep clear and accurate written records of experimental work to a high standard
- Ability to work within a team and independently with supervision
- Practical IT skills in software packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel
- Experienced in organising, prioritising and completing work to required standards and to tight deadlines

**About Fera Science**

At Fera, we're making the world a better, healthier and safer place. We're a joint venture partnership between Capita and Defra and we're working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Fera is a national and international centre of excellence for interdisciplinary investigation and problem solving across plant and bee health, crop protection, sustainable agriculture, food and feed quality and chemical safety in the environment. Join us and contribute to delivering world-class science for the future. Fera are part of Capita Plc, a leading UK provider of technology enabled business services. We're supporting and improving the lives of millions of people every day and we can only do this with the right people in place, working towards a shared goal. We encourage an open, honest working environment where everyone can be true to themselves and people are valued for their differences. We're always challenging each other to learn and improve, because we know when we work together, we can deliver better outcomes. We work across such a huge range of businesses and sectors, that you'll have the opportunity to grow and develop your career in any number of directions.

**What's in it for you?**
- Competitive basic salary £21k
- 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
- This role is based at our world class research facility in York, UK. You will have access to amenities such as a gym, subsidised nursery and restaurant.

**What we hope you'll do next**:
**Location**:
York
,

United Kingdom

**Time Type**:
Full time

**Contract Type**:
Permanent