Senior Technical Officer - Earth Science material preparation and analysis

Senior Technical Officer - Earth Science material preparation and analysis

UCD School of Earth Sciences, Permanent

Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Senior Technical Officer - Earth Science material preparation and analysis within UCD School of Earth Sciences.

We seek to appoint a Technical Officer with the dual role of leading sample preparation activities and supporting the operation of key analytical equipment in the School of Earth Sciences. The successful candidate will prepare and train users in the preparation of a wide variety of Earth materials for analysis (involving sawing, crushing, grinding, resin mounting, lapping and polishing). They will also be required to spend some of their time on the day to day operation and user training on a subset of analytical instruments used for research across the School's geochemistry, sedimentology, and petrophysical laboratories (e.g., core scanners, LA-ICP-MS, SEM) and other duties necessary. They will support and collaborate with a highly research-active academic community, with the opportunity to contribute to scientific publications. They will play an important role in maintaining a safe working environment in the School that ensures compliance with relevant regulations and will have direct responsibility for risk assessment, safety, and maintenance of the equipment under their charge.

95 Senior Technical Officer_2013 Salary Scale : €55,136 - €72,303 per annum (Pts. 1 to 7)

Note : Point 8 (i.e. €73,672 p.a.) is based on long-service i.e. not applicable until 3yr at Pt. 7 is complete.

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Closing date : 12 : 00 noon (local Irish time) on 10 / 07 / 2025.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12 : 00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Tugtar cuireadh d'iarratais ar post buan Oifigeach Sinsearach Teicniúil - Ullmhúchán agus anailís ar ábhar Domhaneolaíochta laistigh de Scoil na nDomhaneolaíochtaí UCD.

Táimid ag iarraidh Oifigeach Teicniúil a cheapadh le ról déach chun gníomhaíochtaí ullmhúcháin samplaí a threorú agus tacaíocht a thabhairt d'oibriú an trealamh anailíseach tábhachtach i Scoil na nDomhaneolaíochtaí. Déanfaidh an té a cheapfar úsáideoirí a ullmhú agus a oiliúint in ullmhúchán réimse leathan d'ábhair Domhain le haghaidh anailíse (lena n-áirítear sábhadh, brúscadh, meilt, gléasadh roisín, scrabhadh agus snasú). Beidh orthu freisin cuid dá gcuid ama a chaitheamh ar oibriú laethúil agus ar oiliúint úsáideoirí i dtaca le fo-thacar d'uirlisí anailíseacha a úsáidtear le haghaidh taighde i saotharlanna geoiceimice, dríodareolaíochta agus peitrifhiseacha na Scoile (e.g., scanóirí croíleacáin, LA-ICP-MS, SEM) agus dualgais riachtanacha eile. Tabharfaidh siad tacaíocht agus comhoibreoidh siad le pobal acadúil atá thar a bheith gníomhach ó thaobh taighde de agus beidh deis acu a bheith páirteach i bhfoilseacháin eolaíochta. Beidh ról tábhachtach acu maidir le timpeallacht shábháilte oibre a chothabháil sa Scoil lena gcinntítear go gcloítear leis na rialacháin ábhartha agus beidh freagracht dhíreach orthu as measúnú riosca, sábháilteacht agus cothabháil an trealaimh atá faoina gcúram.

95 Oifigeach Sinsearach Teicniúil_2013 Scála Tuarastail : €55,136 - €72,303 in aghaidh na bliana (Pointí 1 go 7)

Tabhair faoi deara : Tá pointe 8 (i.e. €73,672 in aghaidh na bliana) bunaithe ar fhadseirbhís i.e. nach mbaineann go dtí go mbeidh 3 bliana ag Pointe 7 curtha i gcrích.

Déanfar an ceapachán ar scála agus de réir threoirlínte na Roinne Airgeadais

Dáta dúnta : 12 : 00 uair (am áitiúil na hÉireann) ar 10 / 07 / 2025.

Ní mór iarratas a bheith istigh faoin am agus dáta atá sonraithe. Déanfar aon iarratas atá fós ar siúl ag an am dúnta 12 : 00 uair (Am Áitiúil na hÉireann) ar an dáta dúnta sonraithe a scriosadh go huathoibríoch ag an gcóras. Ní féidir le UCD glacadh le hiarratais dhéanacha.

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