Senior Technical Officer for the Magan Centre of Applied Mycology

Cranfield University
Cranfield
1 month ago
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Role Description

We are inviting applicants passionate about analytical chemistry to join our new Magan Centre of Applied Mycology as a Senior Technical Officer.

About the Role

The recently secured funding for the creation of the expected to grow from four staff to 36 by 2031-32. Your role will be to manage and operate key analytical equipment within MCAM ensuring the effective execution of various analyses that support research and teaching activities.  

About You

You will have a degree qualification in the relevant scientific discipline or equivalent significant experience, in-depth technical know-how in the relevant scientific area gained over a significant number of years. You will require expertise in methods for decontaminating work surfaces, equipment, and waste materials, including the use of autoclaves, chemical disinfectants. You will be proficient in the use of microscopes to study fungal structures and chromatography, mass spectrometry for targeted and untargeted analysis for quantification and characterisation of compounds of interest. You will possess skills in DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and bioinformatics tools for fungal identification.

Ability to prioritise tasks, work under pressure and to strict deadlines to meet key milestones whilst ensuring excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact .

The project will be part of the , one of eight themes at Cranfield University offering world-class and niche post-graduate level research, education, training and consultancy. The MCAM will aim to expand the 's expertise beyond food and expand to the other at Cranfield.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working .

As part of our commitment to support and develop Technical staff across the University, we are a founding signatory of the Science Council's Technician Commitment. Find out more .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients, and partners.

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