Laboratory technician

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.


Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.




Your team
The Biological and Chemical support labs at MAX IV are central laboratory facilities for the support of synchrotron experiments carried out at various beamlines.

You will work closely with the lab manager and the MAX IV experimental safety team to ensure high quality and safe daily operation of the labs.



Would you like to work at the brightest lightsource in the world?



MAX IV are looking for a highly motivated lab technician to complement our support lab team.



Your main work tasks will be
- Performing routine laboratory functions to support scientific experiments and investigations, including ensuring a clean, safe working environment

- Setting up, testing, adjusting, calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment and apparatus such as balances, pipettes, pH meters and centrifuges

- Recording, analysing and writing reports, protocols and summaries on experiments

- Collecting and preparing samples and solutions and ensuring safe disposals of laboratory waste

- Provide user support upon request

- Operating and maintaining lab equipment such as gloveboxes

- Maintaining high quality of labware

- Enforcing strict health and safety regulations

To be successful in this role you need to have the following qualifications

- A university/master degree in relevant subjects (biology, chemistry, chemical engineering etc.)

- Previous experience as a Lab Assistant is a merit

- Proficiency in calibrating and maintaining technical laboratory equipment

- The ability to learn and follow specific scientific techniques

- Ability to use technical equipment with maximum accuracy and efficiency

- Outstanding attention to detail

- Strong time management skills

- Experience in maintaining gloveboxes is a merit

- Excellent command of English (both written and oral)

- Ability to work independently and in small teams

- Experience writing instruction manuals is a merit


As a person you are 

- Able to work well and communicate effectively within a team

- Willing to support users to achieve their scientific goals

- Organized and goal-oriented

- Able to work on multiple tasks whilst achieving your goals and maintaining the quality of your work.


Any other relevant information
Recommendation letters will be important to verify the expertise, attention to detail and skill of the candidate. First round online interviews will be held at in mid April, 2022.


What we offer
When you join our MAX IV family, you step into a world of front edge science. We make the invisible visible by supporting scientist from all over the world, generating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development with respect for a healthy work-life balance.

Would you like to work in a challenging and supporting environment? Then join us and take the opportunity to make a real difference!

For further information, please visit:
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university
https://sweden.se
https://www.maxiv.lu.se/about-us/careerjobs/comp_and_benefits/

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MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research laboratory hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden as well as internationally, with state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Fully developed it will receive more than 2 000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-ray light.

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