Research - Grade 5
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Level: Developing/SkilledÌý
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
Health & Safety responsibilities
- Report faults or damage to equipment or infrastructure, and assist with simple maintenance tasks
- Promote and follow safe working practicesÌý
- Understand and follow safety paperwork, with the ability to identify and report hazards
- Conduct routine compliance tasks
- Assist in Maintaining good housekeeping, waste disposal procedures and cleaning activities
Core responsibilities
- Contribute to meetings
- Make suggestions to improve the service
- Contribute to and support change
- Assist with stock control and stores operations
- Assist with record keeping, inventory and asset managementÌý
- Conduct portering duties
- With high accuracy prepare routine buffers/reagents and materials adhering to standard operating procedures where necessary
- Operate simple equipment following instruction or standard operating procedures and interpret simple results
- Organise laboratory spaces in preparation of scheduled activities
- Set up and operate equipment following well-established procedures
- Assist with the induction of new staff
- Check and stock consumables
- Carrying out experiments according to protocols
- Input into writing and review of standard operating procedures
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Take responsibility for undertaking work independently, carrying out tasks without supervision
- Participate in activities to support continuous improvement e.g., particularly in the Induction process
- Conduct accurate record keeping and actively find ways to improve internal processesÌý
- Develop report writing skills
- Apply additional training or acquired knowledge to day-to-day tasks
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Work with others to broaden skill base in areas such as experimental design, data analysis, health and safety, etc.
- Work shadow colleagues to gain an understanding of new or different work practices
- Join a Community of Practice
Formal learning
- Undertake training on the use of specialist equipment and techniques relevant to role
- Apply for training through a mid-career apprenticeship programme
Transferable skills and competencies
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.
Applying expertise and technologyÌýÌý
- Applying technical expertise.
- Building technical expertise.
- Sharing expertise.
- Using technology resources.
- Demonstrating physical and manual skills.
- Demonstrating cross-functional awareness.
- Demonstrating spatial awareness.
Working with people
- Understanding others
- Adapting to the team
- Building team spirit
- Recognising and rewarding contributions
- Listening
- Consulting others
- Communicating proactively
- Showing tolerance and consideration
- Showing empathy
- Supporting others
- Caring for others
- Developing and communicating self-knowledge and insight
Presenting and communicating information
- Speaking fluently.
- Explaining concepts and opinions.
- Articulating key points of an argument. Presenting and public speaking.
- Projecting credibility.
- Responding to an audience.
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Ways of Working
These describe expected behaviours in line with °×С½ãÂÛ̳ culture and values.Ìý For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to theÌýWays of Working website.Ìý
4 January 2024
“Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.
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Career case studies
Progression canÌýlead to theseÌýtypes of Research roles.Ìý
Neil Hughes
Head of Technical Staff for the Department of Earth Sciences
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