Chemistry Technician

**About the role**



The School of Archaeology is looking to recruit a Chemistry Technician to join
our small and friendly team in the The School of Archaeology, Research
Laboratory for Archaeology -Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU), based
in the centre of Oxford. The lab provides about 2,000 radiocarbon dates each
year for our own research and for collaborators across archaeological,
environmental and forensic sciences. This post is a fixed-term contract for 3
years. It is a full-time position.





Reporting to the Lab Manager, you will mainly work on samples submitted to the
laboratory as part of collaborations and commercial contracts but work may
also include some method development and research. Much of the material you
will be working on is irreplaceable, so the work needs to be carried out
methodically and with a suitable sense of responsibility. You will be able to
cope with repetitive tasks on a daily/weekly basis in a timely manner. The
laboratory is ISO-9001 accredited.





**About you**



You will be educated to A level or an equivalent technical education, you will
have experience and good practical skills of working in a chemical or
biological laboratory, the ability to communicate effectively including the
ability to write up experimental results and the ability to troubleshoot
problems with experiments and arrive at an appropriate solution. You will also
have excellent organisational skills and good attention to detail. You should
have a flexible, collaborative, and proactive attitude to work.





**Application process**



Informal enquiries about the role may be addressed to Dr Rachel Wood, ORAU
Director (rachel.wood@arch.ox.ac.uk). Enquiries about the application process
may be addressed to hr@arch.ox.ac.uk.





Applications must be made online. You will be required to upload a CV and
Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting
Statement should clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria
listed in the job description. The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon
on Monday 27 November 2023. We expect to hold interviews in the week beginning
11 December.