Laboratory Manager- Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Facility

This position is for a Laboratory Manager and Technical Expert for a Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Facility. Key responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day management of an Open Access service, supporting analytical instruments (LC-MS, SFC-MS, GC-MS), and providing specialist guidance to researchers. The main requirement is strong technical expertise in chromatography and mass spectrometry, along with experience managing a laboratory.

• You will work within a small, friendly team in the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (C&MS) Facility, in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
• We are looking for a Laboratory Manager/ Technical Expert to perform and supervises a range of complex work activities including overseeing and day-today management of the delivery of the Open Access Service and support of other instrumentation within the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Facility.
• managing and delivering short and medium-term projects and work assignments,
• The Open Access Service, delivered over 13,000 sample analyses in the last financial year.
• The University is a signatory of the Technician Commitment and a partner affiliate of the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC).

• It provides the core analytical support, training and essential data to research staff and students in the School, across the Faculty and the University and also to external research collaborators and commercial customers.
• In addition, with recent investments and funding successes in the School, especially in the Organic & Biological Chemistry research area, this activity is expected to grow further – with 20 PhD students starting in this section in September.