Isotope Research Technician
- Employer
- Durham University
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Apr 6, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Research Administration
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The Isotope
Research Technician will be responsible for managing and delivering
external isotope projects and associate services in the
Departmental Isotope Laboratory within the Durham Archaeomaterials
Research Centre (DARC), an archaeometric research facility based in
the Department of Archaeology offering advanced analytical services
to academia and industry. The post holder will be responsible for
expanding our current customer base, liaising with customers, DARC
and other University staff, progressing orders, undertaking routine
laboratory preparation of samples for isotope ratio mass
spectrometry, data analysis and interpretation, producing fully
researched and contextualised specialist isotope reports to agreed
deadlines and basic accounting. In addition, the post-holder will
support internal research grant activity and laboratory-based
teaching.
The post holder will liaise closely
with members of the technical support group for Archaeological
Science. The post will also involve cross-Faculty collaboration
with colleagues in the Department of Earth Sciences. He/she will be
expected to maintain, attract and encourage a client base, develop
promotional materials, extend the research portfolio of the
department through production and interpretation of new data, meet
deadlines for projects and contribute to problem-solving by working
independently and quickly and communicating outcomes to relevant
staff. The ideal candidate will be organized, methodical and
practical but able to respond to changing deadlines and new
challenges in a flexible, informed and considered manner.
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