The Rosalind Franklin Institute is the UK’s national Research Centre for the use of Physical Sciences to understand Biology. It is funded by the UK government through UK Research and Innovation, dedicated to bringing about transformative changes in life science through interdisciplinary research and technology. As a technical specialist within the Rosalind Franklin Institute, you will help establish, maintain and develop its high-throughput discovery laboratory.  You will contribute to and advise on scientific projects, train researchers in the use of equipment, support data analysis, and oversee equipment operation and maintenance.

Your primary task will be to manage the high-throughput discovery facility, and facilitate its integration with other research activities at the Franklin.  The laboratory integrates instrumentation for automated microscale chemical synthesis, reaction analysis, product purification and formatting, and biological evaluation in various functional in vitro and cellular formats.  You will manage the instrumentation, and develop methods that can support each of these stages within molecular discovery workflows.  You will support other scientists to use the laboratory to support research at the Franklin, and to capture and analyse the data generated.  You will scope and lead the expansion of methods that allow greater integration with novel biological function.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Maintain and integrate complex instrumentation within the institute’s high-throughput discovery laboratory.
• Establish methods, standard operating procedures and data analyses to support molecular discovery workflows and to expand the capabilities of the laboratory to meet the needs of users.
• Train scientists from diverse scientific backgrounds to harness the capabilities of the laboratory within wider interdisciplinary research projects.
• Ensure maximum uptime of all instrumentation in the facility by ensuring you are fully trained, establish maintenance schedules, execute calibration protocols and resolve problems.
• Take responsibility for health and safety, ensuring that laboratory work is conducted safely and in accordance with statutory requirements and local regulations.
• Organise and manage access to the facility to maximise the productivity of projects of the user community.
• Contribute to the public engagement in science programme of the Rosalind Franklin Institute. 
• Any other duties that come up in the normal running of the facility and that can be reasonably requested of the post-holder.

In return we offer:

• 25 days holidays + site close for Christmas (in addition to your allowance)
• Hybrid working
• Generous pension scheme (employer’s contribution currently up to 18%)
• Training and development opportunities for staff at all levels
• Bus pass discount scheme
• Access to employee discount platform via Perkbox (discounts/wellbeing/Employee Assistance/counselling)
• Occupational Health services
• Health cash plan
• Access to wellbeing resources through Thrive
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Campus location in beautiful countryside with social and sports clubs open to staff

Before submitting your application please ensure you read the Job Information Pack for full details of this role available on our website.

About us: The Rosalind Franklin Institute is a new national Research Centre, funded by the UK government through UK Research and Innovation, dedicated to bringing about transformative changes in life science through interdisciplinary research and technology.

Location: The Franklin is based in Harwell Campus, UK’s innovation hub and well-established as one of the leading science and innovation campuses in Europe. 

At the Rosalind Franklin Institute we welcome applications from all around the world!

Closing date: Sunday 18th June 2023

Interviews will be held on 6th July 2023.

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