Scientific Officer; Science & Bioengineering

Brighton, UK

37.5 Hours a week - Full Time. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). Minimum FTE would be 0.6 FTE

Grade 8 starting at £47,389 to £56,535 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Permanent

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Scientific Officer to lead and develop a state-of-the-art Bioengineering Facility supporting cutting-edge neuroscience research. The role enables the quantitative analysis of animal behaviour and advanced imaging of neural processes in both vertebrate and invertebrate systems, building on established strengths in multiphoton microscopy and behavioural and circuit-level neuroscience. Working closely with academic staff, researchers and postgraduate students, you will ensure the facility operates safely, efficiently and to a high scientific standard, while contributing to its ongoing technical and strategic development.

This role will suit a technically confident and research-engaged specialist who enjoys working at the interface of science and technology. You will bring expertise in bioengineering, instrumentation, imaging or related areas, alongside a collaborative approach and enthusiasm for enabling high-quality research. You will be comfortable advising on experimental design and best practice, motivated by developing research infrastructure and keen to support training and open science approaches, including prototyping, electronics and 3D printing.

Proactive, adaptable and forward-looking, you will act as a trusted technical and scientific partner within a dynamic research environment.

In the School of Life Sciences we strive to understand the mechanisms that drive biological and chemical processes and to develop innovative and diverse approaches to enhance human health, technology and the environment. We undertake multidisciplinary research, teaching and engagement across a wide range of subjects, from Chemistry through Cellular and Molecular Biosciences to Conservation Biology.

The School comprises five Departments:
Biochemistry & Biomedicine, Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Neuroscience, Ecology & Evolution and Chemistry. We also house the Sussex Drug Discovery Centre which works to deliver the bench-to-bedside translation of our discoveries. The breadth and depth of our cutting-edge research and innovative teaching practice is delivered by a diverse community who work across boundaries to deliver excellence, engage with real world problems and produce impact.

We pride ourselves on our world-leading research and have a strong research economy, with approximately 50% of our income stemming from research and an active grant portfolio of over £50 million. We host or form part of three University Centres of Excellence : the Genome Damage and Stability Centre, Sussex Neuroscience and Sussex Sustainability Research Programme. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 90.6 % of our Biological Sciences outputs and 84.8% of our Chemistry outputs were rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

We are proud that in both areas, 100% of our Impact cases were rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The School is committed to the University’s core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage. We believe that equality, diversity and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility and aim to provide a friendly and supportive environment for all who work, study and visit the School of Life Sciences.

The School of Life Sciences is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award.

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport;
Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible…