Category: Internships

NCL Internships are open to all current Newcastle University students and provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable graduate level work experience alongside your course.

Opportunities are advertised throughout the year and you find all current vacancies on My Career by searching ‘NCL Internship’

The following NCL Internships are advertising on MyCareer right now:

Marine Summer School Teaching Assistant, Newcastle University

Closing date: 10/04/2024

Duration: The internships are each expected to be for a total of 175 hours, working approximately 35 hours per week between July and August

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=65246&service=Careers%20Service

The Summer School Assistants will support the delivery of three Summer Schools, each a week-long for 9-11 year olds, 11-14 year olds and 15-18 year olds. The role will require teaching, delivery of course content, and planning and development in the weeks between the summer schools.

Research Internship – Developing VR Environments, Newcastle University

Closing date: 07/04/2024

Duration: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours, working approximately 10 hours per week between July and September

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=65368&service=Careers%20Service

Dr Zachary Petzel is seeking a research assistant to help with developing virtual reality experiences in the School of Psychology. Development of these tools will assist in postgraduate research which focuses on factors which influence risky decision making among vulnerable groups (e.g., university students) using behavioural, cardiovascular, and neuroscience methods. 

NU-Farms Summer Internship, Newcastle University

Closing date: 07/04/2024

Duration: This internship is expected to be for a total of 350 hours, working approximately 35 hours per week between July and September.

Bursary/wage: £13.58 per hour including holiday pay

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=65384&service=Careers%20Service

Increased data capture has been recognised as a priority area within our first ‘NU-Farms 5 Year Teaching and Research Strategy’, published in 2022. This summer internship position is available to assist us with this activity, whilst also engaging in other farm activities such as open days. The successful applicant’s work will focus on both arable and livestock/grazing systems.

Software Developer Intern, Luggage-Point

Closing date: 08/04/2024

Duration: This internship will run for 200 hours undertaken flexibly around your course. You will attend business premises as well as work remotely.

Bursary/wage: £2,500 Bursary

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=65398&service=Careers%20Service

We require software upgrades to maintain our service, presence and growth and where necessary a re-write of our service provision that will take us through the next 10 years of development taking into account Windows base platforms are used. Also website upgrade/development is required.

Computer Image Analysis of Marine Microalgae Intern, AkzoNobel

Closing date: 08/04/2024

Duration: 300 hours, either part-time or full-time, starting at a flexible date from late May/June 2024

Bursary/wage: £3,750 Bursary

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=65430&service=Careers%20Service

AkzoNobel are a leading marine coatings company that develops innovative solutions for marine fouling control. An intern will support Computer Vision Automated Image Analysis of Marine Microalgae (slime) Assessment. You will work with our R&D department to develop and test a computer vision system that can analyse images of slime and extract relevant features and metrics. 

NCL Internship Week Workshop – 12/03/2024

Do you want to make the most of your summer vacation by developing graduate skills while undertaking paid opportunities with Newcastle University or with a local business? This week, as part of NCL Internship week, you can learn more about the opportunities available to you.

We’ll be sharing videos and other exciting content about our internships. There will be a special edition of our weekly vacancies, showcasing Summer and term time internships. Follow us on Instagram to see it all!

You’ll also have the chance to learn more about NCL Internships and get tips on making the most of your applications at our workshop next Wednesday – NCL Internships: what are they and how to apply. Click on the link to sign up!

Get in touch with us

If you have any queries regarding careers and employment, big or small, no matter what stage you’re at, you can get advice by submitting your query via MyCareer. You can also find details of all the internships we’re currently advertising on MyCareer by clicking on Vacancies; Search Vacancies and then typing NCL Internship into the Quick Search box.

Please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/careers to explore all we offer!

Job Title: Student Learning Analytics Project Support
Location: Newcastle University. Work will take place mostly on campus with the potential for some blended working dependent on the task
Pay Rate: £13.44 per hour per hour including holiday pay
Advertising Dates: 15 January – 28 January
Role Overview/Background:
This casual work opportunity is being offered by the Learning and Teaching Development Service at Newcastle University and is being facilitated by the Jobs on Campus team in the Careers Service.
This role is expected to be for a total of 10 – 20 hours, approximately 2 hours per week between February and May. Working days and times are flexible.
The role is open to Undergraduate Stage 1 Newcastle University students from the School of Psychology, School of Pharmacy, School of Biomedical, Nutritional, and Sport Sciences, School of Maths, Statistics and Physics (MSP), School of Computing, School of Engineering, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology (GPS), Business School, Law School.
The university will soon be implementing a learning analytics solution supplied by Jisc
(https://www.jisc.ac.uk). The purpose of the learning analytics system is to collate meaningful student data from existing university systems for personal tutors to support tutoring conversations, and ensure students receive support when needed. A casual work opportunity is available as part of the Student Learning Analytics Project Team in the Learning Teaching and Development Service (LTDS) based in the Marjorie Robinson Library. The purpose of the role is to create innovative ways of communicating the use and benefits of the system with students.
The output from this role will form the foundation for ongoing communication with the student body regarding the system ensuring co-creation and student voice are embedded in the roll-out; enabling students to understand how the system can be used. Communicating the use and benefits will require consultation with students to determine the best way for them to engage with the system before producing the promotional material. More information on the Student Learning Analytics project is available on our project page. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/learning-analytics/
The successful candidate will provide a student perspective and support the Project Team to develop communications approach to Student Learning Analytic System as we move to institution-wide roll out.
Key duties/tasks:
-Support delivery of focus groups
-Facilitation as part of a team
-Assisting with event organisation
-Arrange/host pop-ups to collect feedback from students.
-Market research
-Contribute to the evaluation of materials for student engagement
-Contribute to the design of materials for student engagement by offering a student perspective
-Support with additional tasks as part of the project, as required.
Person Requirements
Essential Skills/Attributes:
-Initiative
-Time management
-Organisation and planning
-Attention to detail
-Problem solving
-Teamwork
-Communication skills
-Able to respond to changing circumstances and information
Desired Skills/Attributes:
-Marketing experience
Degree discipline
To be eligible to apply you must be a Newcastle University undergraduate/postgraduate student registered on a programme of study throughout the 2023-24 academic year. For full details of eligibility see the Working on Campus website.

Undergraduate Year 1 Students from the following schools are welcome to apply: School of Psychology, School of Pharmacy, School of Biomedical, Nutritional, and Sport Sciences, School of Maths, Statistics and Physics (MSP), School of Computing, School of Engineering, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology (GPS), Business School, Law School.
Work done as part of this role can count towards an NCL+ Award which can help you reflect on the skills you have gained and how to use them when applying for jobs in the future; to find out more visit https://nusu.co.uk/skills/nclaward.
Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively
recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as
celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.
How to Apply
Apply online via the following link: JobsOC: Student Learning Analytics Project Support (office.com)
Interviews will take place in person the w/c 12 February.
For further information about the role contact Sam Flowers, Learning Enhancement and
Technology Adviser, learning.analytics@newcastle.ac.uk