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NCL Internships 2024-25

About this role

SoundConnect is an innovative platform designed to streamline music education by connecting educators and students through seamless classroom management and interactive tools. It offers flexible plans for music schools of all sizes, providing features like lesson management, resource monetization, and student engagement—all without platform fees. SoundConnect empowers teachers to focus on education while maximizing their revenue potential, offering a scalable solution for modern music learning.

About the internship

The NCL Internships team in the Careers Service at Newcastle University are facilitating an exciting internship opportunity for 1 student to undertake an internship with SoundConnect Limited.

This internship is open to all Newcastle University students with strong computing skills. 

More information can be found here: SoundConnect Limited hiring NCL Internship – Fullstack Developer (NextJs/NodeJs) in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

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:

Role title, company name: Industry Research Intern, OpSec Security

Student requirements: The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of technology & creative problem solver (some of this research will not be freely available and may require confident, creative thinking to obtain the required knowledge)

Closing date: 07/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship will take place for 200 hours starting in November 2024. You will undertake on average 15-20 hours per week, with hours flexible around your course. The internship will take place both at business premises and remotely.

Bursary/wage: £2,500 Bursary

Role overview: We are looking for an intern to design, develop and publish a complete research project on the subject of ‘Global Customs Enforcement – Best Practices’. The project will look to investigate the global market for the best pro-active techniques undertaken that prevent illicit products (particularly illicit cigarettes and alcohol) from being smuggled and sold without the correct excise taxes being paid.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=71894&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Shopify App Developer, Hexis Lab

Student requirements: Experience in Shopify application development & familiarity with image and video editing tools (Canva, etc).

Closing date: 07/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship will take place for 50 hours between October and December 2024. You will undertake on average 5-10 hours per week, with hours flexible around your course. The internship will take place on business premises and remotely.

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary

Role overview: HexisLab are seeking an intern with experience in Shopify application development to maintain and enhance our Shopify-based e-commerce platform within house team. The ideal candidate will handle regular updates, improve SEO performance, and support the manager in implementing changes on the website.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73198&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Research Assistant in Vision Science and Behaviour, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

Closing date: 03/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 50 hours. You will work up to 12 hours per week between late October and December. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The role is as research assistant on a time-limited project developing stimuli for a computer-based colour vision task. The task is designed to assess performance on everyday operational tasks requiring the use of colour vision that a police officer, for example, might undertake. Creating new images for the colour vision assessment task will be the main requirement of the role, and this will involve using off-the-shelf AI-based image generation software and Adobe Photoshop, as well as taking and then editing photographs of real-world scenes.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73516&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Makerspace Student Helper, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Mechanical Engineering students at Newcastle University.

Closing date: 02/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 80 hours. You will work approximately 3 hours per week between late October 2024 and May 2025. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: This is an opportunity for students who are enthusiastic about making and motivated to play a leading role in the Makerspace. Interns will spend time in the Makerspace receiving on the job training to use equipment and in the key processes that will be employed within the Makerspace. The expectation is that these student interns will work in the Makerspace throughout the academic year, supporting Mechanical Engineering students.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73606&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Performer – Instrumental Soloist, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

Closing date: 06/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours. You will work approximately 10 hours per week between November 2024 and February 2025. The successful candidate will need to be available on specific dates (tbc) for the workshops and recording sessions.

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The School of Modern Languages is looking for a musician to rehearse and record a specially commissioned musical composition for unaccompanied soloist. The recording will form part of an art installation featured in an exhibition to take place in Marrakech in Spring 2025.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73976&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Communications and Engagement Intern (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Networks), Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

Closing date: 02/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 360 hours. You will work approximately 10 hours per week over 36 weeks between late October 2024 – June 2025. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The Communications and Engagement Interns will support communication between network Chairs, steering groups, network members, and University EDI team. The role will help to deliver a wide range of awareness-raising projects and celebration events and also support the networks to organise their regular network meetings and group activities. The interns will also assist the networks to develop how they share information with and listen to their members

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73524&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Project Officer: Review of Support for Interdisciplinary Research Funding Applications, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

Closing date: 01/10/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours, with a possibility of this being extended. You will work between 10 to 20 hours per week between November and February, with a break during the Christmas vacation. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The intern will work with the Research Funding Development Team members (the team who are leading the project), colleagues across the University who have been involved in the preparation of the selected grant applications, and the lead investigators for the funded research being delivered.

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73350&service=Careers%20Service

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: Project Officer: Review of Support for Interdisciplinary Research Funding Applications

Location: Newcastle University, Flexible working.

Pay Rate: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Advertising Dates: 18/09/24 – 01/10/24

The Jobs on Campus team in the Careers Service at Newcastle University are facilitating an exciting internship opportunity for 1 student to work with the Research Funding Development Team.

This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours, with a possibility of this being extended. You will work between 10 to 20 hours per week between November and February, with a break during the Christmas vacation. Working days and times are flexible.

Work will take place mostly on campus with some remote working available.

Interdisciplinary research is when there is significant interaction between two or more research disciplines and/or the research moves beyond established disciplinary foundations in applying or integrating research approaches from other disciplines. Interdisciplinary research is important to us at Newcastle University because we know that some of the biggest challenges facing society will be best tackled through interdisciplinary approaches.

This type of research can be complex. At Newcastle University, we are carrying out some work to make sure that we are supporting our researchers to achieve their full potential in the development of interdisciplinary research funding applications. Part of this work is a project in which we want to review a small sample (2 to 3) of interdisciplinary research grant applications. We will consider in detail how the application was developed and supported. This will allow us to learn what approaches work well and which are more or less suitable for particular types of grant application.

The aim of the project that the intern will be working on is to carry out a systematic review of how 2-3 pre-identified interdisciplinary research grant funding applications were prepared. We will use this work to inform future grant preparation and support practices.

Project objectives:

1. Work with those involved in each application to create a timeline of what was done and when, from planning to submission.

2. Discuss (in a structured way) each step of this timeline with those involved, finding out where things went well, or not. Discuss suggestions for improvements.

3. Discuss (in a structured way) the delivery of the funded research with the lead investigator. Relate this to the application timeline and process to establish whether research projects are ‘set for success’ using our current application timelines and activities.

4. Work with your supervisor to prepare a report on your findings, including analysis of qualitative and quantitative information gathered. Consider with your supervisor any recommendations to be made as a result of your findings.

5. Work with your supervisor to disseminate your findings as appropriate. This will include a range of audiences.

The intern will report to a specified member of the Research Funding Development Team, who will act as their supervisor. The intern will work with the Research Funding Development Team members (the team who are leading the project), colleagues across the University who have been involved in the preparation of the selected grant applications, and the lead investigators for the funded research being delivered.

More information about the Research Funding Development can be found here.

Key tasks:

• Gather information through surveys and structured in-person and/or online meetings
• Present this information logically and clearly as visual timelines
• Analyse the information gathered to establish key findings and messages
• Analysis will be of quantitative and qualitative information
• Contribute to preparation of a report on your findings and analysis
• Contribute to making recommendations as a result of your findings
• Work to disseminate your findings, for example through NUConnections.
  
  

What are we looking for?

Essential skills:

• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Time management
• Organisation and planning
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Analysis and presentation of information and findings

Desirable skills:

• An understanding of research
• Problem solving
• Administrative experience

Degree discipline

Students from all degree disciplines are welcome to apply.  

To be eligible to apply you must be a Newcastle University undergraduate/postgraduate student registered on a programme of study throughout the 2024-25 academic year. For full details of eligibility see the Working on Campus website.

Reflecting on your experience:

Towards the end of your NCL Internship you will be required to complete a short reflection activity with your internship supervisor. This is designed to help you recognise the skills you have gained from the experience and how these skills can be evidenced in future applications, including applications for graduate roles.

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.  

How to Apply

Apply online via the following link: NCL Internship: Project Officer – Review of Support for Interdisciplinary Research Funding Applications

Please reach out to Johanna Gascoigne-Owens, Head of Research Funding Development, for more information about this opportunity (johanna.gascoigne-owens@ncl.ac.uk).

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. 

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. 

Salary: £13.58/hour 

Closing date: 6 October 2024

Hello,

Our Street Scientists are a team of enthusiastic students who are specialists in science busking. We bring science to life through short interactive demonstrations. These are inspiring as well as entertaining.

Our aim is to increase enthusiasm and public understanding of science, as well as break the stereotypes that surround the subject. We want to spark an interest in students at a young age to potentially influence a future in STEM – science, technology, engineering and maths.

We are looking to add new members to our team of Street Scientists. You must be a current undergraduate or postgraduate student studying at Newcastle University. You don’t have to be studying a scientific degree to become part of the team. If you have an interest in the subject and can communicate well to lots of different people, then we’re keen to hear from you.

This work can fit around your studies, some weeks there will be no work, other weeks can be busy. You select the jobs you want to do so it fits perfectly around your studies.

Our Street Science Team will typically participate in the following activities:

• Delivering science workshops to primary school children
• Live science demonstrations at public events around the region
• Talking to the public about their STEM related questions, and helping them investigate the answers
• Promoting your experience of STEM and discussing why you love it
• Providing fun STEM related activities for adults and children at local festivals and events
• Taking part in on-campus events.

Some work will be at weekends or in the evenings.  

A full job specification is attached, please look at this as it will help with your application.  

If you are interested in this position, please apply via this online application form. If your application is successful, you will be invited for an in-person interview on Thursday 24 October.

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to attend compulsory training on the afternoon of Wednesday 6 November AND Wednesday 13 November. You must attend both sessions in order to be able to start in the role.

If you have any questions, please contact: Laura Jones 

Important information

If successful in this role, you will need to provide ID for a Right to Work Check. All applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK by providing a passport to be checked after job offer and before you can commence any work.

Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.

Laura Jones

Student Recruitment and Marketing Team

SAgE Faculty

Full link to application form:  https://forms.office.com/e/ciGZ7mSjF5

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:

Role title, company name: Laboratory Research Assistant (Agriculture), Newcastle University

Student requirements: These internships are open to all Newcastle University students, although would be most suited to Agriculture, Biology and Environmental students.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Dates and times: The internships are each expected to be for a total of 60 hours, working approximately one 7-hour day per week between October 2024 and January 2025.

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The interns will be processing and analysing soil and plant tissue samples in the laboratory, working with and reporting to PhD student, Sonia Lee and supervisor, Dr Elisa Lopez-Capel. The samples have been collected from two vegetable field trials, at Nafferton Farm & East Durham College.

For more information and to apply, https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=72332&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: START UP Ambassador, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 120 hours. You will work approximately 6-10 hours per week between late October 2024 to April 2025, with the possibility of the role extending. Working days and times will be flexible depending on requirements and the number of activities and ideas

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: Are you passionate about entrepreneurship and working for yourself? The START UP team are looking for three dynamic and self-motivated START UP Ambassadors! In this exciting role, you’ll support the promotion and delivery of activities organised by the START UP team. START UP supports current students and recent graduates to start and grow a business or independent career, from pre-idea to launch and beyond, through one-to-one coaching, events, grant funding, high profile opportunities and more.

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73050&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Social Science Research Assistant, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to Newcastle University postgraduate taught/postgraduate research students.

Closing date: 23/09/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 240 hours. You will work approximately 20 hours per week between October and January. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: This is an exciting opportunity to work on ongoing projects on global agrifood supply chains at Newcastle University. The study aims to evaluate societal perspectives on agrifood innovations. The research assistants will be analysing survey data on multiple countries. The datasets have already been collected and your role will be to undertake literature reviews and synthesis and preliminary analysis of the quantitative data. Excellent writing ability is required for this role. Ability to use software such as STATA or R is desirable. You will work with the project lead, Dr Albert Boaitey.

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73160&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Academic Skills Advisor, Newcastle University

Student requirements: The internship is open to Newcastle University students postgraduate research students from any discipline.  

Closing date: 22/09/24

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 132 hours. You will work up to 12 hours per week between October and December, with the possibility of the role extending until June 2025

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: This internship offers an exciting opportunity to work with our Academic Skills Team based in the Philip Robinson Library. In this role, the intern will primarily be working with undergraduate and postgraduate taught students on a one-to-one basis, provide guidance and advice on all aspects of academic writing and study skills. These may include assessment literacy, the process of academic writing, application of critical analysis and approaching independent study.

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=72058&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Research Intern for ‘ How to make UK academia more inclusive for international colleagues?’, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students, although would be most appropriate for postgraduate students.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours, working approximately 5 hours per week between early November and January. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The intern will be responsible for analysing the data of the survey, organizing focus group interviews, and writing a report on the initial findings of the project. The intern will be supervised, and report to, Sanchari Deb, NuAcT Fellow.

For more information and to apply, https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=72552&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Heritage Centre of Research Excellence Intern, Newcastle University

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students, although would be best suited to a PGR or PGT student.

Closing date: 22/09/2024

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours. You will work approximately 3-6 hours per week between October and April, with the possibility of the role extending. Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £17.19 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: The Centre for Heritage is recruiting for interns to work with its Directors and Executive Board to aid in the strategic development of the Centre’s activities and remit, through the development of its website, events and research activities. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of one of Newcastle Universities centres of research excellence.

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73068&service=Careers%20Service

Role title, company name: Student Content Creator, Newcastle University

Student requirements: Students from all degree disciplines and stages are welcome to apply.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Dates and times: The internships are each expected to be for a total of 60 hours, working approximately up to 6 hours per week between September 2024 and June 2025.  Working days and times are flexible.

Bursary/wage: £13.76 per hour including holiday pay

Role overview: We’re looking for creative and ambitious students, who are confident in front of a camera, to capture and share their experiences of life at Newcastle University in content for TikTok, Instagram, blogs, newsletters and more.  

Working on a paid casual basis across the Student Life and Marketing teams, the digital content you create will be posted across several University channels, including the website, student blog, email marketing and our social media. Your words, videos and images will inspire and encourage fellow and future students to make the most of their time here in Newcastle.   

For more information and to apply, click on this link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=73076&service=Careers%20Service

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!