Job Description

Role: Lab Engineer

Grade: 6

Department: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Location: Dubai Campus

About Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business, and languages.


With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry. We connect with industry at every level and develop programmes to match their needs : so employers get work-ready industry-fit graduates.


Heriot-Watt is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort.


We have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities.



About School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences (EPS) is a community of over 340 staff and around 3,000 students across three campuses in Scotland, Dubai and Malaysia. The School is recognised as an international leader in education, research and the application of knowledge to benefit society globally. We are striving to establish ourselves as partners of choice for world leading institutions, consistently delivering an environmentally and financially sustainable growth by aligning to the opportunities and requirements of our modern times to address local and global needs.


Heriot Watt holds an Institutional Athena Swan Bronze Award, as does the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, recognising excellence in championing employment of women in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.



About our Team

Heriot-Watt University established a campus in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) in 2005 and moved in 2020 to a state of the art, digitally enabled campus within Dubai Knowledge Park. The Dubai campus now has nearly 4000 students. The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) in Heriot-Watt University Dubai offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Automotive, Chemical, Mechanical, Energy, Renewable Energy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Robotics, Autonomous and Interactive Systems, and Global Sustainability Engineering. Staff based in EPS Dubai also contribute to the development and delivery of courses to students based in Edinburgh and Malaysia.



Detailed Description

Heriot-Watt University Dubai is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Lab Engineer. The potential candidate is required to have a diverse range of responsibilities supporting both academic and research activities across the various departments and programmes within the School. The successful candidate will manage and maintain laboratory equipment, provide technical support to students and faculty, ensure adherence to safety protocols, assist in research activities, and ensures a safe and efficient laboratory environment.



Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the proper functioning, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory equipment and instruments. This includes troubleshooting technical issues and coordinating repairs when necessary.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and materials needed for experiments and research project. Monitor database of all equipment and supplies and ensure the accuracy of entries and records.
• Implement and enforce health and safety protocols and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment for students, faculty, and staff.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to students, researchers, and faculty members in conducting experiments using lab and research equipment.
• Organise and conduct training sessions and workshops on laboratory techniques, equipment operation, and safety procedures.
• Collaborate with researchers and faculty to design experiments, set up procedures, and develop protocols.
• Support academic courses by providing hands-on demonstrations, preparing laboratory exercises, and assisting instructors in delivering practical aspects of the school curriculum.
• Supervise and mentor students during laboratory sessions, ensuring adherence to protocols and safety guidelines.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency in laboratory operations, suggesting and implementing solutions as needed.
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students from diverse disciplines on interdisciplinary projects and initiatives.
• Provide pastoral support, recognising when to refer a student for further support. Play a key role in the delivery and support of an excellent student learning experience at HWU.
• Develop and maintain strong links with business and industry, external organisations and the education sector.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in Dubai, other campuses, and with external networks both for the exchange of information, to share learning, and to form relationships for future collaboration.
• Undertake a proactive role in promoting and marketing the University, ensuring the effective recruitment of students and the achievement of recruitment targets. Play a full role in Open Days and other student recruitment events.
• Undertake continuous professional development (CPD) and participate in staff development activities.

All staff endeavours will embody our shared values • : inspire, collaborate, belong and celebrate - into everything we do.
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post and its general responsibilities. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.



Education, Qualifications & Experience

•Applicants must meet the following essential criteria: •

• BSc and MSc in any of the following fields; Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering or related field.
• Experience with lab equipment installation, maintenance and running.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Commitment to HWU values
1-3 Years experience as a Lab Engineer or relevant industrial experience.
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The following criteria are desirable:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency in laboratory operations, suggesting and implementing solutions as needed.
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, and students from diverse disciplines on interdisciplinary projects and initiatives.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including faculty, students, administrators, and external partners, to facilitate collaboration and promote the use of laboratory resources.
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Heriot-Watt University Values

With a history dating back to 1821, Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and professionally relevant, leading-edge research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.


We are a vibrant, forward-looking university, well known for the quality of our degrees with employers actively seeking out our graduates. Heriot-Watt is also Scotland's international university with an unsurpassed international in-country presence. We deliver degree programmes to circa 30,000 students in 143 countries around the world, have a further overseas campus in Dubai and boast the largest international student cohort in Scotland.


At Heriot-Watt we've created an environment that nurtures innovation and leadership - where our researchers, staff and students can realise their potential and develop their ambitions.


We are proud of our collegiate atmosphere and integrated teaching and research approach which has helped to build a community of committed academics and highly motivated students. Our focus on careers delivers results and we've an excellent reputation for graduate employability.


In addition to the Edinburgh campus, we currently have campuses in the Scottish Borders, Orkney, Dubai and Malaysia. For all of our campuses we aim to provide stimulating, supportive environments conducive to effective learning and research, where staff and students can excel. At Heriot-Watt, we have an established set of values that help us to nurture innovation and leadership, and show our commitment to continuous improvement and development in all our activities.


Our values describe our deeply held beliefs and our community spirit. They characterise not only how we are as a higher education institution but also frame how we want to be.


Our values are:


• Belong
• Collaborate
• Inspire
• Celebrate

As learning, living and working institution, we use our values as the building blocks of how we go about doing our work and how we each conduct ourselves as members of Heriot-Watt University. They represent what binds us together as a University community and help us to become the best at what we do.


For full details on our University, please view our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/about.htm



'How to Apply'

Interested applicants must submit applications attaching an updated CV.


At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.


Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.



•The appointment is conditional upon successful completion of all Labour and Immigration formalities, and the start date will need to be delayed if the employment visa is not in place. •