Technical Instructor (Sport Science) (EH5030-25-182)

University of Brighton

  • Falmer, East Sussex Brighton
  • £31,236-34,610 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
EH5030-25-182Are you a passionate Sport and Exercise Scientist looking to make a real impact in higher education?We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our energetic technical team within the School of Education, Sport & Health Sciences. Based at our newly developed, state-of-the-art Sport & Exercise Science laboratories at the Falmer campus, you’ll be at the heart of cutting-edge teaching and research.As a Technical Instructor, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing the practical learning experience of our students, and provide expert technical support, guidance, and training to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academic staff across the school.As part of your role, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining specialist laboratory equipment and software, ensuring everything is in optimal working condition. You will deliver hands-on technical support during practical teaching sessions, helping students and staff engage effectively with the equipment and experiments. Additionally, you will provide expert advice on best practices and techniques in Sport & Exercise Science, contributing to the quality of instruction and research. Your support will extend to teaching, research, and knowledge exchange activities, where you will play a key role in maintaining safe and efficient laboratory operations.What we are looking for:
  • Proven experience with techniques, equipment, and software relevant to Sport & Exercise Science.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
  • Experience supporting learners in an educational or training environment.
  • A recognised qualification or equivalent experience in Sport & Exercise Science or related disciplines.
This is a full-time, permanent position based at our newly built teaching and research facilities on the Falmer campus.We welcome applications from candidates who would prefer to job share.Further details:The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the

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