Building Technician

General Support Services
- Grenoble, France

EMBL Grenoble specializes in fundamental research in structural biology, and in developing state-of-the art instrumentation, methods and services. The site is located on the dynamic European Photon and Neutron science campus (EPN campus), together with other international and French research institutions.

For our laboratory in Grenoble, we are looking for a Building Technician to work as part of our Building Services Team on a full-time basis (39 hours per week) for an initial 6-month contract.

Your role

Working under the direction of the Building Manager and the Head of Administration the following are the main tasks:

- Multi-technical maintenance, servicing and repairs: carpentry, locksmithing, plumbing, high and low voltage electricity.
- Scientific laboratory and office furniture and equipment moves.
- Miscellaneous manual work.
- Other various tasks

You have
- General maintenance training or electrical training.

You might also have
- Welding skills would be a plus.

Why join us

EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

EMBL offers attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation with a very collegial and family-friendly working environment.

What else you need to know

We are Europe’s research laboratory for the life sciences - an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science. We are an international, innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.

Our mission is to offer vital services in training scientists, students and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and actively engage in technology transfer activities, and to integrate European life science research. The working language of the institute is English.

Please note that the appointment is fixed term contract for 6 months.

EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we implement best practices in research assessment in our recruitment processes here.