PEARL Technician (Lighting) at UCL Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering
Application closing date: 16 Aug 2026 8:00am
Based: London
Salary: £36,433-£41,833
Position: PEARL Technician (Lighting)
Contract: Full Time
Website: www.ucl.ac.uk
Job Description
In Dagenham East, UCL CEGE hosts two unique research environments: the Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) Welcome to PEARL | Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory – UCL – University College London, which investigates how people interact with their surroundings, and the Clean Active Ventilation Environments (CAVE) laboratory, focused on innovative ventilation systems. Controlled Active Ventilation Environment | Faculty of Engineering)
PEARL and CAVE are among the laboratories in the UK National Facility for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC). Housed in a £50M development in east London, PEARL fuses the arts, physical, clinical, life and engineering sciences, design and instrumentation in multisensorial environments constructed at 1:1 scale. CAVE is a large environmental chamber which allows investigation of simultaneous multiple ventilation environments to study how people respond to different temperature and humidity conditions.
- Provide technical support and assistance to all PEARL facility users and ensure that safety procedures are adhered to
- Operate mechanical handling and MEWP equipment (including pallet trucks, forklift trucks, skyjacks, cherrypickers etc. (training will be provided)
- Contribute to the smooth running of a highly dynamic laboratory by providing technical support as a member of the Making and Production team on all activities, with a lighting bias.
- Complete technical duties such as rigging, focusing and operating lighting, sound, olfaction, smoke, AV equipment, instrumentation, cameras, microphones etc.
- Deliver comprehensive training to students, UCL staff and external users in technical practices
Apply via www.ucl.ac.uk