Trainee Animal Technician at UCL

Ref Number

B01-05622

Professional Expertise

Research and Research Support

Department

Vice-President (Operations) (B01)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£29,882-£31,290

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

27-Jul-2026

About us

Join a world-leading research environment and support groundbreaking biomedical science at UCL. Our Biological Services team plays a vital role in research areas such as cancer, gene therapy and infectious diseases.

About the role

This is a hands-on, physically demanding and mentally challenging role where you’ll provide daily, high-quality animal husbandry, support breeding programmes and help ensure the smooth running of our facilities. You’ll work closely with colleagues, communicate clearly, manage your time effectively, and uphold high welfare and safety standards. Some out-of-hours and weekend work will be required.

The role offers excellent opportunities for career progression and the chance to apply and develop a wide range of transferable skills, including teamwork, organisation, communication and problem-solving.

Please note we are currently hiring for three of these roles.

A full job description is attached to this advert.

About you

You genuinely care about animals and ideally have experience in animal husbandry. You’re reliable, detail-focused, a strong team player, and confident using IT systems and recording data accurately. Flexibility, good communication and a proactive approach are essential to thriving in this challenging environment.

If you want a rewarding career supporting research that makes a real difference to society, please read the attached job description, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

Please read our job description carefully, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are 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/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.