Research Support Technician

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom UCL Eastman Dental Institute Full time

About the role

The post holder will join UCL Biological Services as a Research Support Technician.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing transgenic mouse breeding programmes and the maintenance of experimental animals. The post holder will take responsibility for the everyday organisation of their workload. The successful applicant will work closely with licensees to ensure good husbandry and animal welfare.


The post holder will be required to work unsociable hours to meet the demands on the service. This may include some weekend working and working outside of normal working hours as well as occasional work at the different sites covered by Biological Services.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description. 

About you

To do this job you'll need good knowledge of the Animals Scientific Procedures Act and EU Directive E Knowledge of the latest developments in bio-security, transgenic breeding and general animal welfare.

If you have certificate IAT Qualification(s), experience of presenting training workshops, experience of health and safety issues in a laboratory animal unit, or supervisory or management experience on a local level, then that's great. But if you don't have these things but tick our other boxes, we'd love to hear from you

Please ensure you review the JD and cover your experience of the Essential and Desirable criteria when applying.

What we offer

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

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