Overall Purpose of the Job
The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk) is one of the largest single-site universities in the UK, with one of the biggest student communities. In total, 25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied here and 93% of our research was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework in 2021. Furthermore more than nine out of ten of our recent graduates go straight into employment or continued studies. The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) comprises two multi-discipline Schools; the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences, each led by a Head of School and Head of School Operations. The School of Engineering is made up of five academic departments and the School of Natural Sciences is made up of five academic departments. For more information please visit https://www.se.manchester.ac.uk/.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Technical Specialist to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University. With a commitment to customer service excellence and a passion for science and engineering, Technical Specialist will provide an agile technical support service to staff and students to support teaching, research and professional services. FSE’s research and teaching quality is recognised globally; this is an exciting opportunity to join us in Manchester and contribute to the provision of a sector leading technical service.
The Photon Science Institute (PSI) is a multi-disciplinary research centre in which physicists, chemists, engineers and material scientists use light to enable science as well as developing new ways of generating, manipulating and detecting it. The PSI is housed in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility and benefits from a comprehensive suite of laser sources covering a wide range of wavelengths, energies and pulse durations, providing comprehensive photonic imaging and characterisation. The PSI also houses significant advanced materials modification and analysis tools alongside device fabrication and measurement capability.
The development of ion-beam tools for materials doping, modification and analysis has enabled advances in technology that range from microelectronics through to the study of biological systems. In particular, focused ion beam (FIB) tools for materials modification have provided a key tool for enabling the development of nanotechnologies through the ability to create nanostructured materials and devices. Most recently the demands associated with realising single-ion dopants in materials (e.g. silicon or diamond) for use as quantum bits (qubits) has led to the development of a new generation of FIB tools. The most advanced of these has recently been commissioned at the University of Manchester (UoM), integrating state-of-the-art FIB and electron beam technologies to provide the ‘Platform for Nanoscale Advanced Materials Engineering’ (P-NAME), and subsequently Advanced Materials Enrichment & Synthesis (AMES) tool. It is established within the Photon Science Institute (PSI) at the UoM following significant investment by the EPSRC, Henry Royce Institute and the UoM itself.
What you will get in return:
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Prof Richard Curry (Vice-Dean for Research and Innovation) OR Maddison Coke (Senior Technical Specialist (PNAME) Henry Royce & Photon Science Institutes)
Email: Richard.curry@manchester.ac.uk or maddison.coke@manches-ter.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
