SERS Technician

Salary

Salary Range: £29,588.00 - £32,080.00

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, creating a community where colleagues feel respected and valued. We aim to reflect the diversity of our students and communities, and to strengthen our university through collaboration and diverse perspectives, across all roles at the University.

We particularly welcome applications from people who are underrepresented within our workforce, including people from global majority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women, particularly in senior roles.

We recognise that diverse perspectives strengthen our university and the impact of our work.

Role Overview

The post within the Faculty Technical Services Team will provide laboratory operational support to the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences (SERS) within the Faculty of Health Sciences. SERS delivers teaching, research and applied practice across sport science, biomechanics, exercise physiology, sports rehabilitation, physiotherapy and dietetics. The school supports a large and growing undergraduate and postgraduate student body and benefits from a range of specialist laboratory and applied performance facilities. These facilities include sports rehabilitation teaching clinics and treatment spaces, a high specification strength and conditioning suite, an environmental chamber, and a multifunctional Health and Human Performance Laboratory. The laboratory houses advanced biomechanical and physiological assessment technologies including Kistler and AMTI force platforms, electromyography (EMG), integrated 3D marker based and markerless optoelectronic motion capture systems, breath by breath metabolic gas analysers, isokinetic dynamometry and dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Working as part of the Faculty Technical Services Team, the Biomechanics and Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory Technician will provide technical support for teaching, research and consultancy activities within the School.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate laboratory teaching sessions within biomechanics, sport science and sports rehabilitation.
• Prepare laboratory spaces, equipment and materials required for practical teaching, research activities and student projects.
• Operate, calibrate and maintain specialist sport and exercise science equipment used within teaching and research laboratories.
• Demonstrate laboratory procedures, experimental techniques and equipment operation to staff and students during practical teaching and research activities.
• Assist academic staff and postgraduate researchers with the delivery of laboratory based research projects and data collection procedures.
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking laboratory based research by providing guidance on equipment use and experimental procedures.
• Ensure laboratory spaces are safe, clean, well organised and prepared for teaching and research activities.
• Undertake routine equipment checks, calibration procedures and minor maintenance tasks where appropriate, and report faults where specialist repair is required.
• Maintain accurate records relating to equipment calibration, maintenance schedules, consumables and laboratory procedures.
• Monitor laboratory consumables and order replacements through university procurement processes where required.
• Support the implementation of health and safety procedures within laboratory environments, including assisting with risk assessments and ensuring safe working practices.
• Provide demonstrations of specialist equipment to staff, students and visitors during teaching sessions, research activities and outreach events.
• Assist with outreach activities, open days and school engagement events involving the laboratory facilities.
• Liaise with academic staff, technical colleagues, students and external organisations to support teaching, research and consultancy activities.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as required.

Qualifications / Background

With a background in biomechanics and/or sports rehabilitation, the post holder will support laboratory based practical teaching, sports rehabilitation practical classes and clinics, student research projects and externally facing activities such as outreach and engagement with partner organisations. The role will also involve supporting student placement experiences, assisting academic supervisors with laboratory based research studies, and helping to maintain rehabilitation and assessment equipment used in practical teaching and clinical simulation.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive and flexible approach to supporting teaching and research within a dynamic sport and exercise science environment.