Job Description:

Job information Science Outreach Assistant from the Company University of Edinburgh, this latest Science Outreach Assistant job vacancy is located in the city Edinburgh located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Science field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

UE02- £21,978-£22,134

Public Engagement, Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Full Time- 35 hours per week

Fixed Term- Until 31st March 2025

We are looking for a recent school, FE college or university leaver to provide scientific technical support for the Roslin Institute's award-winning Public Engagement with Research (PER) programme. The role is based in the Roslin Institute Public Engagement team at the University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush Campus, and most of the PER programme is delivered on campus at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC), a laboratory space purpose-built for public engagement.

The Opportunity:

This role is a unique opportunity to support the Roslin Institute's award-winning PER programme, which aligns with and is supported by strategic research funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. This funding supports research into genes and traits for healthy animals, and prevention and control of infectious diseases, allowing Roslin's experts to develop the Institute's overall research themes of sustainable agriculture, controlling diseases and enhancing health.

The PER programme includes in-person and online activities for primary, secondary and international schools, FE colleges, adult learners and teachers; as well as events for community groups and the wider public.

The job will involve supporting the delivery of up to three activities per week, most of which are based on campus at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre ( www.ebsoc.ed.ac.uk) , a purpose-built engagement laboratory where we deliver a variety of hands-on science workshops to school pupils and the wider public.

The job will initially focus on technical and administrative tasks in the Easter Bush Outreach Centre; as you develop in the role you will also be supported to get involved in the delivery of our PER programme.

You will need to be interested in science, and enthusiastic about hands-on learning and science engagement. Successful candidates will have basic laboratory skills in biology and/or chemistry and a strong interest in developing these skills further, as well as good all-round communication skills.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Demonstrable interest in biology and/or animal science
• Enthusiastic, reliable and willing to learn new skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of high school level laboratory work and basic laboratory skills
Ability to work in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues

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How to Apply:

Please use the University of Edinburgh's online application system to apply for the role.

We would like you to include a covering letter and a CV (both maximum one side of A4 in length).

Please make sure that you tell us:

• How you meet the Essential and Desirable skills and experience listed in the job description
• How working as our Science Outreach Assistant would help you to take the next step on your educational or work journey

All applicants will be required to provide details of two referees, who will be contacted if you are invited to interview. We strongly encourage you to list your current or previous science teacher/lecturer as one of your referees.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £21,978- £22,134
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab ).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 18 September 2024.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews dates TBC and will be held at the Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, EH25 9RG

Find out more:

Informal enquiries about working hours or any other aspect of the job can be made by contacting the line manager for the post Charis Hogg, Education and Engagement Officer at the Roslin Institute on 0131 6519679 or charis.hogg@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Further information about the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre can be found at https://www.ed.ac.uk/easter-bush-campus/science-outreach-centre and on X (previously known as Twitter) https://twitter.com/EBSOClab

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Closed Date : 2024-12-11