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This internship is only open to current University of Edinburgh PhD students who will be based in the UK for the duration of the internship.
We are looking for a skilled writer to support the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) Research team to highlight examples of research activities and promote our successes on our website and social media.
The Opportunity
This post supports the EFI International Co-ordinator to establish with key members of the EFI community their internationalization ambitions and needs, and map current international partnerships and activities. The appointed candidate will:
- carry out the research and analysis required to support the creation of an international strategy for EFI;
- identify some key principle to establish networks, collaborations and partnerships that align with EFI’s strategic vision, values and priorities, in academia as well as the corporate and public sectors;
- map existing networks and alliances in order to identify key partners
This position is a unique opportunity to gain experience and develop analytical skills as well as practical skills such as preparing reports and collate information to be used in strategic documents.
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills with a range of stakeholders, with strong written English language skills
- Excellent computer literacy, including the ability to learn quickly how to work with new applications
- A self-motivated and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work independently
- A creative approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify the best way to approach a task
- Ability to conduct online research, synthesise information and summarise findings in a clear and concise format for a lay audience
What you can expect
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.
You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Interviews will be held by the beginning of March. If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
The University will employ full-time PG students for no more than an average of 9 hours per week across the academic year (as per its policy), and you must make sure any employment complies with any visa or funding conditions you may have.
Should you be successful, you will require written confirmation from your academic supervisor that you can undertake the internship. We recommend that students discuss the internship with their supervisor, as well as with their employer, before applying.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
