Lab Technician-Material Science

Roles & Responsibilities:

1.Be familiar with principles of laboratory health and safety regulation principles, maintain general tidiness and help ensure all lab teaching and research activities comply with government, University, School, and Department safety policies.
2.Support teaching and lab/practicals for MRes and BEng Material Science and Engineering programmes, e.g. MTS412 - Characterisation of Materials, MTS425 - Experimental Methods in Materials and Mechanics, MTS201/MTS301 - Materials for Engineering 1/2, MTS202 - Materials Processing, MTS204 - Functional materials, and MTS203 – AI Materials Design Project. 
3.Be able to operate, maintain and troubleshoot experimental equipment, lab apparatus and electronic instruments including tensile/compression, impact, hardness, and fatigue machines; ball-milling, grinding and polishing machines; heat treatment ovens and furnaces, smelting/casting/sintering furnaces, optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) , Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Raman Spectroscopy, etc, as well as to provide relevant training for students.
4.Assist with the procurement, installation, and maintenance of laboratory equipment. Provide training for new users, perform testing and reporting for internal and external projects, especially assigned major equipment, and monitor the status on LIMS. 
5.Assist lab manager with requisitions and receives, stores, inventories chemicals, and laboratory supplies to ensure adequate stock for laboratory experiments.
6.Manage lab waste according to university policies, including classification, and delivery. Manage the controlled chemicals according to university policies, including distribution, record, return etc. 
7.Conduct daily and monthly Lab safety inspections, conduct safety risk assessments periodically, find solutions and perform preventive action accordingly.
8.Participate in the lab construction and management of  Materials Research Center.
9.Undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as required by the Lab Manager and HOD.

Qualifications:

1.Master’s degree (or above) in a relevant scientific subject, such as Materials Science and Engineering  or Mechanical Engineering with fields like Metallurgy, Ceramics and Functional Materials as desirable. 
2.Expertise in material properties, material manufacturing, mechanical testing, material processing, and material characterisation, e.g. XRD, SEM (EDS+EBSD), Raman, DSC, TGA, etc. 
3.Previous experience of working as part of a team in a science laboratory, materials laboratory, mechanical workshop, electronic laboratory or electronic workshop is essential, ideally in a higher education environment or in a research institution environment
4.Good written and spoken skills in Chinese and English.
5.Good time management, interpersonal and communication skills. 
6.High sense of responsibility, good teamwork spirit and problem-solving capabilities.
7.Experience in supervising and managing students is highly desirable.