Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06692

Professional Expertise

Administration and Business Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,981-52,586

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

Yes

Closing Date

13-Nov-2025

About us

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University College London (UCL)

UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.


For more information see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about

UCL East, Stratford

Opened on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2022 and 2023, UCL East unites academic activities across experiments, arts, society, and technology, integrating research and education, theory, and practice, with cross-disciplinarity, innovation and public engagement. More than just a conventional campus, UCL East represents a new mindset for the university.

The Institute of Making

The Institute of Making is a unique organisation that explores, celebrates, and investigates materials and processes through a wide range of activities. From large-scale public events to ground-breaking academic research projects, our diverse outputs and many audiences are united by a shared passion for materials and making. On a day-to-day basis, we bring together students and staff from across UCL, to provide a creative home in which to collaborate, innovate, contemplate and experience making from a wide range of disciplines. At the heart of the Institute of Making are our open-access facilities, which include multi-material workshops and the Materials Library.

About the role

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The Workshop Technician is responsible for the day-to-day supervision, administration and health and safety of our workshops and is the first point of contact for people using our space.



The post-holder will provide expertise in a wide range of making techniques. Our technicians need to be able to work across many areas of our workshops and be willing to learn new skills when needed. Although we look for generalists, we appreciate people often have specialisms and currently, we are particularly interested in people who have skills in ceramics and glasswork.



In addition, the technician is required to cover the Ceramics Room which includes ceramic work, glasswork, mould making and casting.

About you

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The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:


Must have a degree or demonstrable equivalent experience in a material, making or engineering related subject, which enables them to provide high-level advice to students, fellow staff, and researchers on technical issues. Must have worked within a student or shared workshop environment with responsibility for several complex tasks. This could include ceramics, fine art, engineering or technical design applications, and the development of innovative projects. Must be able to use several pieces of precision workshop equipment across a range of disciplines, such as ceramics, woodwork, metalwork, textiles and digital manufacturing. Demonstrate materials and making related skills, knowledge and passion in at ceramics.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies-advice/ways-working to find out more.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.