Job no: 543421 Work type: Full Time

Location:
Sydney, NSW Categories: Research Infrastructure
- One of Australia’s leading research & teaching universities
- Vibrant campus life with a strong sense of community & inclusion
- Enjoy a career that makes a difference by collaborating & learning from the best At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) examines the natural setting, including life, from the core of the Earth to its upper atmosphere, deep in time through to the present and modelling towards the future. Research within BEES is clustered within four general thematic areas: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Climate Science; Environmental Change, Sustainability and Resources; Paleoenvironments and Earth History. The Technical Officer supports the efficient operation of teaching and research laboratories in the School, by providing high quality professional and technical support. The role involves managing laboratory activities, ensuring compliance with WHS standards, and contributing to continuous improvement. Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Technical Officer supports undergraduate courses, coordinates lab operations, and provides on site supervision of casual staff as needed. With a strong focus on Workplace Health and Safety, the Technical Officer works with the team to ensure compliance with WHS requirements, managing WHS activities and implementing policies and procedures.

About the role
- Level 6
- $108K
- $115K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
- Continuing
- Full-time (35 hours per week) Specific responsibilities for this role include:




- Plan for and oversee day-to-day management and scheduling of teaching and/or research laboratories and activities to facilitate the delivery of laboratory teaching and/or research.
- Provide quality technical support to the shared research and/or teaching laboratories, ensuring the timely preparation and turnaround of equipment and learning materials (physical and/or online) for practical classes.
- Provide authoritative technical and logistical advice to staff and students, including demonstration of techniques, operation of equipment, and responding to technical requests in a timely and courteous manner.
- Procure research and teaching materials, including field collection of materials.
- Manage the safe and efficient use of research equipment and infrastructure, ensuring appropriate access and induction, training of students and staff, troubleshooting, routine maintenance, repair, and documentation.
- Develop and implement processes to improve the coordination of teaching and/or research activities to facilitate the delivery of laboratory teaching and/or research.
- Support undergraduate fieldwork, by organising logistics such as accommodation, transport and food, and participate in fieldwork activities as required.
- Collaborate with academic staff to develop and enhance teaching (e.g. lab practicals, field trips) and/or research methods within the School, including laboratory teaching and/or research, equipment, infrastructure, services, and training.




- Collaborate with academic staff and laboratory users to ensure laboratory services align with teaching and research needs.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating existing equipment, infrastructure, service delivery and training processes, and identify opportunities for improvement and implement changes in consultation with the Technical Laboratory Manager and relevant stakeholders.
- Manage and maintain the following facilities and systems in BEES (where appropriate): o Vehicle fleet, include trailers, cold storage facilities, and inventory systems.
- Teaching microscopes.
- Rock storage and operating the rock crushing facilities.
- Glasshouse, John T. Waterhouse Herbarium.
- Organise procurement, purchasing, asset management, stock control and safe disposal of equipment and laboratory consumables.
- Work closely with the BEES HSE Advisor to address WHS issues including risk assessment; development and implementation of Safe Work Procedures and other safety documents; monitoring compliance of WHS practices and corrective actions; ensuring high standards of laboratory work practices are maintained.
- Provide advice and training on WHS issues, ensuring compliance of users prior to granting laboratory access, and ongoing supervision and monitoring of staff, students and visitors as required.
- Perform other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Technical Laboratory Manager.
- Act as the first aid officer and undertake relevant training and refreshers as required. Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do no

📌 Technical Officer (Sydney)
🏢 University Of New South Wales
📍 Sydney