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Start date: As soon as possible Full time Fixed term: 6 months The Eden Campus, located in Guardbridge, approximately 5 miles away from St Andrews, is home to the Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology. The battery scale-up facility, complete with dry-room and large-scale equipment produces small volumes of pouch-type batteries. The Battery Scale-up Technician will help run and maintain the facility to produce high-quality prototype pouch cells for industrial and academic clients. We will provide training. Responsibilties include: - Undertaking the day-to-day running and upkeep of the facility, - Operate equipment to produce and test pouch cells to an acceptable standard for clients, - Preparing standard operating procedures, - Carry out minor repairs and routine maintenance of scale-up equipment. - Support research around battery manufacture, synthesis, materials analysis, and the optimization of cell parameters. Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including: - Financial contribution to relocation (subject to eligibility) - Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays - Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions of 14.5% - Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services - Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel - Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Professor John Irvine, email: jtsi@st-andrews.ac.uk At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk. Closing date: 15 October 2026 Interview date: TBC Job description: TG1314RSFPs.pdf Ref no: TG1314RS £38,784 to £46,049 per annum pro rata Grade 6
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