This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join the Life Sciences Resources Centre (LSRC) team for the Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry.

The role involves preparing rooms for teaching in the mornings, ensuring resources are set out across tables and IT equipment is switched on. Full training for the IT and wider role will be provided.

You will be expected to have good communication skills to engage well with academics, team members and students. Each day will be interesting and varied as you will deal with student queries, check stock levels and prepare registers.

We would like you to be adaptable, hardworking, able to prioritise work to meet deadlines as well as being physically able to move equipment.

This is a part-time position working 10.5 hours per week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8.30am on a permanent basis, based in the Portland Square Building on the main University Campus. Term-time and flexible working options will be considered.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please initially email the team on lsrc.managers@plymouth.ac.uk and leave your name and number for us to contact you.

Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 15th June at the Portland Square Building at the University of Plymouth, and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.

The Faculty of Health holds a Silver Athena Swan Award, and the University holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award which recognises commitment to advancing women’s careers in STEMM academia.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is a diverse, welcoming community where everyone makes a difference and is encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. To find out more about our inclusive community, initiatives such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter and our range of benefits / support mechanisms such as flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups such as BAME/BIPOC and LGBT+