MA Laboratory Assistant – SASA – closing date 1st September

Scottish Government MA Laboratory Assistant, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, Edinburgh – closing date 1st September 2014

Attached is a job description for a Modern Apprentice opportunity for an MA Laboratory Assistant based in Gogarbank, Edinburgh with Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture.

Please can you alert the relevant teams to this vacancy and ask that they encourage eligible young people to apply (16-24 years old, unemployed, who are capable of completing an SVQ level 3). Young people contracted to work less than 16 hrs per week are also eligible.

Candidates should explain in their CVs specifically how they meet the competencies indicated in the job description attached and should include a short covering letter.

Closing date for applications is 1st September 2014. Can I please ask that all CVs and covering letters are sent electronically to laura.mack@sds.co.uk

This position has an attractive starting salary of £16,042.