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About Us

The Bartlett is unrivalled in its breadth and depth of disciplines, programmes and departments. It is made up of 9 departments, which are constructed of 13 schools, Institutes, Centres and Units, providing teaching and research in a wide range of subject areas to over 4,000 students each year from across the world. The Bartlett is ranked #1 in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment and remains #1 in the UK for the tenth year in a row, in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2025. The Bartlett School of Architecture is a world-leading place to study, teach and research architecture. The School is a key part of UCL, a top-world-ranking university, where architecture has been taught for over 175 years. With over 400 permanent staff, across two state-of-the-art London sites, the school enjoys a rich reputation for cultivating innovative ideas in architecture and is currently the top architecture school by the Architects’ Journal AJ100 for the 17th consecutive year. For further information about the School, please visit www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture n recent years, the Bartlett School of Architecture has invested heavily in new resources and workshop facilities, spending over £5m on advanced fabrication equipment including multiple polymer 3D printing, CNC milling and routing, robotics, 3D scanning, laser and water jet cutters. Together with the School’s long established and heavily invested in, facilities for woodwork and metalwork, the combined suite of facilities and diversity of staff expertise constitute the best of their kind in the UK and rank amongst the highest worldwide. These facilities constitute the core of the newly established Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange, B-made. The primary aim of B-made is to incorporate a diversity of workshops into an integrated and cutting edge centre that supports teaching as well as advanced research activities in the School of Architecture. In parallel, B-made aims to reinforce the School’s relationship with industry and associated disciplines as a national and international resource for innovation in design and manufacturing exchange.

About the role

As an Assistant Technician, you’ll be a valued member of the B-made technical team, supporting the day-to-day operation of our world-leading workshop facilities at The Bartlett School of Architecture. You’ll help deliver outstanding, customer-focused services to a diverse community of staff and students, working across analogue and digital fabrication environments including woodwork, metalwork and laser cutting. Your work will ensure equipment is maintained, safe and ready for use — and that users feel supported, confident and inspired as they bring ideas to life. You will also contribute to wider workshop activities, including exhibitions, projects and the continued development of our cutting-edge facilities.

About you

You’ll bring hands-on fabrication experience and a passion for helping others learn and succeed. Skilled in wood and metalworking equipment — such as bandsaws, lathes, pillar drills, milling machines and welding tools — you’ll be comfortable guiding novice users and sharing safe, effective making techniques. Alongside your practical strengths, you’ll have the ability to troubleshoot and support laser cutting operations, communicate clearly with a wide range of workshop users, and contribute to maintaining a safe, organised and collaborative environment. Whether through a degree, recognised apprenticeship or equivalent industry experience, you’ll be ready to apply your technical skills in a vibrant and creative higher-education setting. Application Process The advert will close on 18th January 2026 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks. • Interview Date(s) are scheduled for: early February. • A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Contact Details • If you have any queries about the role, please contact bartlett.arch.hr@ucl.ac.uk • If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Team at bartlett.arch.hr@ucl.ac.uk. The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

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/reward-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. Our Faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/