Laboratory Technician

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

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

About us

The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, engineers, allied health professionals and researchers are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment. This includes developing highly effective methods which go beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and treating each patient as an individual. As a world leader in medical and biomedical research we are able to see at first-hand the directions in which medicine and science are moving and where patient and industry needs are growing. This knowledge ensures that we are producing and teaching some of the most innovative master's courses for clinicians and scientists across the world. Additionally, our cutting-edge research expertise ensures that the latest techniques are taught using the most advanced equipment. Finally, we offer innovative master's courses led by world leading experts, providing a truly research-based learning experience delivered by some of the greatest minds in science and medicine today.

The Division reaching across three London campuses (Bloomsbury, Royal Free and Stanmore) brings together three major research departments; Targeted Intervention, Surgical Biotechnology and Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science. Within these departments are world class research centres, specialising in many different surgical and interventional specialties. The Division also offers teaching and training in a wide range of subjects with intercalated BSc options for UCL medical students, direct MBBS teaching, undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research programmes for both clinicians and non-clinicians. The Division holds a silver award for the Athena Swan Charter which recognizes advancement of gender equality and aims for representation, progression and success for all. Further information on the Division can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/surgery/

About the role

We are looking for someone with the skills, knowledge, and ability to provide our students with training, teaching and support for the use of a variety of imaging and physiochemical characterization equipment as well as the provision of teaching, training and support with related sample preparations, the setup and clean-up of teaching laboratories for our taught BSc and MSc courses and the contribution to laboratory-based teaching.

The successful candidate will assist with the maintenance and running of the equipment to a high standard and ensure that all health and safety regulations are complied with.

The postholder will be required to assist academic staff with student teaching and also to be willing to participate in university and external public engagement events.

Other

• The advert will close on 28th October 2026 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.

• Interview Date(s) TBC

• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Catalina Moreno on m.catalina.moreno@ucl.ac.uk

• If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Team on l.oppong@ucl.ac.uk

• The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Closing an advert early: In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date.

As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

About you

The post holder must have good general education to BSc, MSc levels or equivalent or having acquired substantial relevant experience.

Experience in operating and maintaining research equipment.

Research background with experience in cell/tissue culture and molecular biology and/or materials characterisation and/or advanced microscopy

Training and background in health and safety relating to laboratories in the biomedical sciences area.

Ability to teach laboratory techniques to students and advise on appropriate use of methodology and methodical problem solving would be advantageous.

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 Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.