Biological Services is an integral part of UCL’s biomedical research efforts, providing expert services to researchers primarily within the School of Life and Medical Sciences. The department is composed of around 80 staff based across a number of UCL’s sites in London.
About the role
We work collaboratively with researchers to deliver an outstanding service and ensure that a high standard of animal welfare is maintained throughout.
The successful applicant will be based in one or more of the Biological Services units at UCL and will report directly to a section or unit manager.
Applicants must show an interest in animal care and have previous experience in animal husbandry within a research environment. The successful applicant will be expected to be able to work unsupervised after induction training.
The successful applicant may be required to work at different locations within Biological Services.
About you
To do this job you'll need:
1. Experience in animal care and welfare in a research environment
2. Experience of transgenic breeding
3. Minimum of 5 GCSEs grade C and above
4. Experience in animal husbandry
Please review our job description, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits:
* 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday, and 6 closure days)
* Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
* Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
* Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
* Immigration loan
* Relocation scheme for certain posts
* On-Site nursery
* On-site gym
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
* Discounted medical insurance
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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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