Specialist Technician – Digital Making
Grade UE06: £32,982 to £38,205 per annum.
Edinburgh College of Art / CAHSS
Full time: 35 hours per week.
Fixed term: for 12 months.
Edinburgh College of Art is looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable creative technologist who enjoys getting hands on with digital manufacture. If you have considerable experience of working with both 3D printing, laser cutting and also know your way around 2D + 3D modelling and design - we want to hear from you! If you have a keen interest in CNC milling or experience with laser welding, even better! Join us to support a range of cutting-edge technologies in our workshops.
If you have technical skills, are committed to helping staff and students get the best from their projects, and you are keen to work with students and academics from across disciplines, please apply.
You should expect to work in a vibrant artistic environment on a range of creative projects, supporting students and staff with teaching, research and imaginative project work across a broad range of disciplines. Working closely with a wider ITTS Digital Making Teams, you will find yourself pushing the limits of technology and making imagination a reality.
This post is fixed term, for 12 months from October 2024. Based on location within ECA`s Lauriston Campus.
The Opportunity:
You will join a team of dedicated and professional technical staff supporting interdisciplinary teaching and research. You will have a solid background in and practical understanding of new and transformative technologies within digital making and a passion for helping others make use of them to challenge, create, and make change happen.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Demonstrable in-depth technical knowledge and experience of relevant processes and equipment.
- An inquisitive attitude and desire to learn new skills and technologies to tackle challenges as they arise.
- Proven ability to present technical ideas and concepts to an audience with a wide range of skill and experience levels
- Firm grasp of the health and safety aspects of busy technical workshops with students as the primary user.
- Ability to produce high-quality documentation and learning material for students and staff, using a variety of delivery methods
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
• A competitive salary of £32,982 to £38,205 per annum.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
To Apply: Please apply via the University website, including your C.V and a supporting statement addressing the essential and desirable criteria as detailed in the job description.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 2 September 2024.
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Interviews will be held mid September.
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