Full-Time Field Instrument Technician
Job Description
Salary – £29,733 to £31,553 Depending on experience
Fully site or field based
Permanent and Full Time (37 hours per week)
Closing date for applications, Mon, 4th September 2023
Provisional Interview Date: Fri, 22nd September 2023
UKCEH is seeking a Field Instrument Technician to join our 600-strong team, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.
Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:
- 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues
- Flexible working opportunities
- And much more.
We are recruiting a Field Instrument Technician with experience in a range of field and laboratory instruments, to facilitate long-term air quality monitoring and ecosystem pollution effects research.
You will be joining a vibrant field team operating UK and international field facilities, including Auchencorth Moss air quality supersite and Whim Bog Nitrogen Effects experiment. Our collaborative team consists of air quality researchers, ecologists, technicians and engineers.
You’ll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute that’s committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and investing in your skills and training.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Operation, repair, servicing and calibration of field and laboratory equipment
- Air Quality network local site operator responsibilities
- Assisting in the development of field facilities for ACTRIS, ICOS, WMO-GAW, eLTER networks
- Outdoor fieldwork year-round, sometimes lone working, with occasional overnight stays. Some fieldwork overseas is likely
- Liaising with and supporting researchers and students visiting our long-term field site
We’re looking for somebody who:
- Has a degree, or equivalent experience in an appropriate subject (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering)
- Is able to work outdoors, year-round in the UK and able to travel overseas
- Has some experience in maintaining scientific instruments
- Is well organised, effective at time-management and has high attention to detail
- Is a collaborative and inclusive communicator – written and verbal
- Has an interest in understanding interactions of ecology with atmospheric pollution
- Understanding of the importance of accurate protocols and procedures
- Has a full UK driving licence – please confirm on your CV
Desirable Skills
- MSc in a relevant discipline, or equivalent industrial experience
- Has experience with gas and aerosol monitoring instrumentation e.g. O3 & NOx SMPS
- Experience with meteorological instrumentation and calibration requirements
- Use of eddy-covariance instrumentation
- Ability to write logging programs for instrumentation
- An interest in sensors/instrumentation and electronics
- Skills in infrastructure maintenance and repair
- Data analysis and handling skills, including experience in modern computing environments such as R or similar
- Proven good practice in quality assurance, and Health and Safety in field and laboratories
- A passion for nature and the environment with experience of working overseas
If we’ve just described you, we’d love to meet. Apply now.
How to Apply
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