Research Laboratory Apprentice

Some of your key duties will include:

Working in a scientific research laboratory (e.g. use of and maintaining laboratory equipment such as X-ray systems, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Scanning Electron Microscopy) and as needed trouble shoot and resolve simple problems. Under guidance modify and adapt items for specific uses (such as a heating stage for an X-ray diffractometer). Follow documented processes to deposit materials and to collect experimental data. Provide a general introduction for new users on how to operate systems or equipment.

Training:

Through the training provider, CSR Scientific Training, you will undertake a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship which will include: 

Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Laboratory Technician On-the-job competency training Theoretical knowledge - BTEC Level 3 Applied Science or Level 4 HNC (depending on prior academic attainment)

The majority of your learning will be completed online once a week with some face-to-face practical sessions/exams in Sutton Coldfield/Birmingham City Centre. Travel and accommodation expenses will be paid for these trips.

Upon successful completion, apprentices can apply for professional registration as a Registered Science Technician, RSciTech, with either the Royal Society of Chemistry or Royal Society of Biology

Training Outcome:

Upon succesful completion of your Level 3 apprenticeship, there may be the possibility to progress onto a higher level apprenticeship, such as the Level 5 Technician Scientist.

Employer Description:
The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy has a large and vigorous research school, with about 100 research fellows, postdoctoral scientists and visiting scientists, and more than 140 research students studying for the postgraduate degrees. The growth in our research activities over the past twenty years has been almost exponential, with a current research income of more than £10 million per year. Although our research has always been closely linked with industrial needs and supported in large part by industry as well as government, recent trends have seen the development of larger-scale working relationships with major research sponsors. Similarly, our wide range of international contacts which bring visiting researchers to Cambridge has been extended through formal collaboration agreements with institutions from around the world. The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy plays a central and major role in research and teaching in materials science. With an academic staff of around 30, including Research Fellows, the Department’s research covers all major areas of the subject, and this breadth is reflected in the scope of our increasingly popular four-year undergraduate course. The emphasis in undergraduate teaching is always on the underlying principles which are applicable to the whole range of engineering materials; ceramics, metals, polymers, composites, solid state device materials. The lecture courses are integrated with laboratory work, projects, example classes and supervisions in small groups. Contact with industry plays an important part in the course through visits to industrial facilities, speakers from industry and vacation placements. The Department is continuing to grow and remains one of the leading centres for the study of materials in the world.

Working Hours :
Monday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm with one day per week dedicated for studies and course work.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Team working