Career Opportunities at Queen's

To provide specific technical support services to academic and research staff, students and visiting researchers in the Marine laboratory to ensure research can be conducted in a safe and efficient way. This post is based in the Queens Marine Laboratory in Portaferry.

About the person:
The successful must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold academic or vocational qualifications e.g NVQ Level 3, 2 A levels, ONC/OND, City and Guilds level 3 or equivalents in a relevant scientific subject.
• Have two years recent relevant technical work experience in a relevant teaching/research laboratory or marine organisation.
• Have experience of providing health and safety guidance.
• Have experience of laboratory equipment and undertaking basic preventative maintenance.
• Have a good understanding of Health and Safety regulations, good Laboratory Practice systems and other relevant legislation
• Have ICT Competence (e.g. email; Microsoft Office, social media sites).
• Have an interest in the marine species (invertebrate animals, seaweeds, etc).
  

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health.

You can find more detail on all of this and more at Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application Information for international applicants | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

Candidate Information