Laboratory Technician

Job no: 517262
Work type: Fixed term - Part-time
Campus: Adelaide
Categories: Technical, Laboratory and Research Support, HEO6

(HEO6) and salary scale per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term part-time position (0.8FTE) for 12 months.

The team are responsible for building and testing silicon modules for the next generation of particle tracking detector in the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The role will play a leading part in Adelaide's commitment to Australia delivering our pledge of silicon strip modules to the inner tracker (ITk) group of ATLAS. Specifically learning to operate the hardware required to thermal cycle, test and characterise the silicon strip modules of ATLAS ITk. The position will require working with a team of staff and students and liaising with international collaborators to ensure the high-quality modules are produced.

• Operate hardware required to thermal cycle, test and characterise silicon strip modules for ATLAS ITk.
• Work with a team of staff and students; liaise with international collaborators to ensure high-quality modules are produced.
• Support the laboratory needs of physicists and maintain equipment and computers to assist researchers, students and staff.
• Contribute to the coordination and integration of silicon module production within the ITk project.

• Experience with laboratory needs in experimental particle physics, electronics, applied physics, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting laboratory needs and maintaining equipment and computers for researchers and staff.
• Experience working with university-based academics.
• Knowledge and experience interfacing and controlling hardware across various computing platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to promote integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to associated behaviour expectations.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through groundbreaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

We offer a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work\'s cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. TheFaculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.

If you have the talent, we\'ll give you the opportunity. Together, let\'s make history.

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To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be an Adelaide University, University of Adelaide or UniSA current employee at the time the position is advertised.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

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We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Advertised: 10 Sep 2025 12:00 AM
Applications close: 17 Sep 2025 11:55 PM

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