Job Purpose

To provide advanced technological and specialist services and expertise in MR imaging, playing a central role in the delivery and development of leading-edge imaging services. The postholder will collaborate with university researchers and NHS staff to ensure the safe, effective and high quality operation of multiple MR-scanners. To provide specialist support and technical guidance to research staff (e.g., tailored sequencing, project planning and delivery, etc) and to promote cutting-edge research, across a breadth of research activities, including both healthy volunteer and patient work. As senior independent specialist, you will provide strategic and functional technical leadership to PIs and research staff, including coordinating research protocols, facilitating practical implementation of all new studies and detecting and investigating contraindications or incidental findings.   Manage and lead all practical aspects of the service delivery, ensuring patient contact, consent and welfare requirements are adhered to.  Candidates will typically have developed the required expertise through substantial experience in senior technical roles and/or significant research experience using MR imaging.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide recognised expert guidance to other technical specialists. Be responsible for all managerial aspects of the specialist service area including contributing to the strategic direction of research/teaching, provision of specialist advice and training to service users, management of resources (including technical and operational staff), financial management and responsibility for health and safety, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, University policy, and best practice.

2.  Contribute towards the technical service/College/School’s strategic objectives by providing appropriate vision, technical leadership and operational control. Anticipate and direct future change and oversee planning that has long-term reach and focus. Ensure implementation of strategic priorities, driving service improvement and supporting organisational change.

3.  Develop novel techniques or systems and lead on policy development with a significant influence upon strategy, structure and development of activity within the service area. Develop and deliver leading edge techniques and practice through innovative design of complex apparatus/equipment/systems or usage/application of specialist machines equipment.

4. Make a leading contribution to shaping the plans of the service area/research/teaching group plans. Develop a vision and strategic plans for operational activities in line with technical service/College/University objectives, as a member of the management team or senior individual specialist.

5. Manage the provision of operational services and resources including space and facilities with the aim of providing a high quality, efficient and collaborative research environment.

6.Present research methodologies, data and findings at national/international level and make a leading contribution to publications within specialism. Actively contribute to subject specialism through learned societies, professional bodies, broader review and editorial processes.

7.Make a significant expert contribution to major funding bids and related activities.

8. Determine priorities and allocate resources to meet planned objectives and requirements.

9.  Be responsible for the management of and compliance with relevant Health and Safety and/or other specialist legal requirements. Maintain all necessary records in accordance with set requirements, keep up to date with developments or legal changes relevant to the work of the research/teaching group/School and advise and train group members as appropriate. Report any potential issues to the PI and/or relevant internal or external bodies timeously.

10.Work collaboratively with others, including within  the wider College/School/Group and University and the NHS where relevant with external contacts, to enhance the delivery of the service/research/teaching aims, promote the technical community and support the broader strategic aims of the University, including for the Technician Commitment https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/technicians/ and other UK-wide initiatives.

11.Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by Head of Service/School.

12.Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together and contribute to outreach activities.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post having acquired the necessary professional knowledge and management skills in a similar or number of different specialist roles. Or: Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 9, 10 or 11 (Ordinary/Honours Degree, Post Graduate Qualification), or equivalent, including being professionally qualified in relevant discipline, with a broad range of professional experience in a management role(s).

A2 Significant breath or depth of specialist technical knowledge and recognised as an expert in the relevant discipline. Details of the discipline/project are as  described in the post-specific information and advert.

A3 Recognised as expert and authority in MR  Imaging.

A4 Demonstrable knowledge of relevant legislative requirements applicable to the role, including but not limited to Health and Safety.

A5 Knowledge of procurement and tendering processes to inform decision making, approving spends and monitoring expenditure on behalf of others.

A6 Full understanding of a relevant broad and/or complex technical or scientific field.

Skills

Essential

C1 Significant IT skills, including proficient user of relevant specialist or bespoke software packages.

C2 Significant analytical and problem-solving capability, including high degree of accuracy and attention to detail when dealing with complex scanning environments and/or high volume datasets

C3 Proven interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to understand, conceptualise and interpret complex technical requirements of a research group and adapt own style to meet the needs of others.

C4 Excellent teamworking, and people management skills, with ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders for effective project management.

C5 Ability to plan and prioritise a technical service to meet long term strategic objectives, whilst delivering a day-to-day service.

C6 Proven analytical and technical/scientific problem-solving capability gained over a substantial period of working at progressively higher levels of technical complexity and influence.

Experience

Essential

E1 Significant experience operating, maintaining and advising on MRI scanners in human participants, and developing and refining a range of MR acquisition sequences (e.g. structural, functional, DTI, MRS)

E2 Experience in handling research volunteers, facilitating effective informed consent, and detecting and managing any contraindications and incidental findings.

Recognised as an expert and authority in a technical field.

E3 Significant relevant work experience within a similar research services environment, including evidence of previous outputs and professional development.

E4 Experience of contributing to the development of a research/teaching services strategy, planning resource allocation and achieving high-quality research/teaching outputs.

E5 Experience of preparing analysis and presentation of data to publication standard

E6 Experience of operating independently in progressing and delivering research/teaching goals within set timescales.

Desirable:

F1 Experience with multimodal imaging (e.g. MRI-EEG, MRI- TMS etc)

F2 Experience working with healthy volunteers and clinical groups

F3  Understanding of NHS R&I processes

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 8, £50,253 - £58,225 per annum.

This post is full time and open ended.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Marios Philiastides, Marios.Philiastides@glasgow.ac.uk

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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Closing date: 23:45 on Monday 30th March 2026