Category: Placements

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Placement Year at Office for Students

Office for Students are currently recruiting under graduates for our student placement opportunities in our Data, Foresight and Analysis directorate, for an intake in 2024.

The details of the vacancy and the option to apply are here: Assistant Analysts (13 month student placement)

If you have any questions about the role or application process please contact Shannon Corbishley, Senior Personal Assistant shannon.corbishley@officeforstudents.org.uk, 0117 931 7346 or Becki Witts, Business Support Manager Rebecca.witts@officeforstudents.org.uk, 0117 931 7015. 

The closing date for application is 4 February 2024.

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NCL Internship Opportunities for SAgE Students

NCL 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:

NCL Internship – Engineering Intern – Boyd Technologies Ashington UK Ltd

Closing date: 30/10/2023

Duration: This internship will run for 100 hours undertaken flexibly around your course. You will attend business premises.

Bursary/wage: £1,250 Bursary

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=56032&service=Careers%20Service

The intern will be positioned within the Engineering team in the UK facility, supporting the development of thermal components, thermal tests, equipment development and production support. The intern will be receive broad experience working with different departments within Boyd to help realise the engineering projects.

NCL Internship – Web Developer – Sound Mind and Body

Closing date: 06/11/2023

Duration: This internship is for 50 hours, undertaken flexibly around your course, from our gym in Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary

For more information and to apply, visit MyCareer (link). https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=56104&service=Careers%20Service

We are looking for an intern to overhaul our website and internet presence. The website is outdated and needs some urgent attention from someone that is creative and passionate about what is possible. The successful candidate will research, design, and implement technical specifications for projects based on user requirements.

Employer Connect: Analytical Student Placements with the Government Operational Research Service

In this session employers from the Government Operational Research Service will outline what Operational Research is, how Operational Research fits into the civil service, the benefits to a GORS placement and hints/tips to the application process. There will be time following the presentation for Q&A with the presenter/s who will be Operational Researchers currently working in government.

  • Date: October 19, 2023
  • Time: 13:15-14:00
  • Where: L1.26, Kings Gate Building, Newcastle University

For more information click here.

Employer Connect: A Guide to Morrisons Graduate Schemes

Gain a unique insight into what makes a leading retail business run smoothly, from the people on the shop floors and those coordinating products throughout the UK, to the people making big decisions and those analysing data behind everything they do. Join Morrisons and find out how you can grow your career with their variety of Graduate Schemes. Learn more about each the application process and what’s involved. Take the opportunity to ask any burning questions you might have to get a true insight into who Morrisons are as an employer, and whether their schemes are the perfect fit for you.

  • Date: Tuesday 24th October
  • Time: 13:15-13:45
  • Where: L1.26, Kings Gate Building, Newcastle University

Link: https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/event.html?id=7260&service=Careers%20Service

Employer Connect: Getting started with your UK job search with Student Circus – for international students

Student Circus is a job-readiness platform for international students, with pre-filtered job opportunities that fit their needs as well as aspirations. This event will focus on providing information around simplifying the job search for international students in the UK.

  • When: 13:00-15:00, October 23 2023
  • Where: This is an online event. 

For more information and the link to join the event please click here.

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!

With best wishes,

The NCL Internships Team

Kind Regards,

Jess Leech

Employer Liaison Assistant

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Placements at Enigma Interactive for 24/25

Are you a smart, enthusiastic computer science student and developer, who’s looking to do a placement year in a fast-paced creative digital agency on a wide range of digital projects from eComm to apps and business-critical digital applications?

Yes? Then this is a great opportunity to join Enigma’s award–winning team during a paid 12–month placement starting in summer 2024.

Headquartered on Newcastle’s quayside, Enigma are a 40 strong team of creative developers, inspiring designers and digital innovators. We work with some of the most ambitious clients from around the UK and design and build market leading web, mobile and bespoke digital applications for them.

Being a developer at Enigma isn’t just about being a great coder, it’s about collaborative problem solving, learning new techniques and skills and pushing the boundaries of technology. At Enigma, you’re not the ‘geek in the corner’, you’re at the centre of everything we do.

Application deadline: Nov 1st 2023

Website: www.enigma-interactive.co.uk

Email: vacancies@enigma-interactive.co.uk

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Placement Opportunity – Altitude Foundation

STEM Outreach Officer

Salary: £17,490 – £19,080p.a. (or pro rata as appropriate)

Duration: Fixed Term from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne; some travel for event delivery within the region will be required   

Closing date: 21st April 2023

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, inquisitive STEM Outreach Officer to support Altitude Foundation’s programme delivery, as we seek to become a beacon of excellence in tackling social mobility for young people aged 13-18 through digital education. You will primarily be responsible for assisting the Programme Manager to deliver Altitude’s activities, developing our offer to create high-impact interventions that nurture participants’ digital skills and knowledge of the Regional tech economy. Coding activities will particularly focus on developing participants’ knowledge of Python and Javascript using the Micro:bit, an open source computer education tool. 

The role is designed as a comprehensive one-year package, to help you further develop the skills, attributes and abilities that will support you to excel and flourish in your future career. You will gain in-depth skills and experiences through delivering all aspects of our programme and through dedicated training. Your colleagues will be committed to ensuring you get the most out of this opportunity, aligned with your own personal career objectives. As a team member in a small charity, you will also have the opportunity to assist with the general work of the Foundation, as directed by the General Manager.

We are looking for exceptional candidates who can demonstrate: 

  • Studying towards a relevant degree in an applicable field (STEM) 
  • Developing programming and coding skills 
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask 
  • Experience of facilitating and/or supporting activities and events, preferably with a focus on young people 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to credibly engage with a range of audiences 
  • Empathy with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and understanding of the socio-economic barriers that they face 
  • The ability to work well independently and as part of a team  

To submit an application, please send your CV and completed application grid to applications@altitudefoundation.org. Applications will not be considered without an application grid.

For further information about the role, please see the advert on MyCareers or contact Megan at hello@altitudefoundation.org. 

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Placement year at Baker Hughes, Cramlington

Baker Hughes, who have taken our students for a number of years have an open internship at their Cramlington office (this is in South-East Northumberland and is not that far from Newcastle).

The link for candidates to apply is :

https://careers.bakerhughes.com/global/en/job/R68285/12-month-University-Placement-and-Graduate-Internship-Opportunities-UK-Digital-Technology-2023 The headline location is Aberdeen, but the text refers to positions across the UK. The intern would be involved in cloud-based application development on AWS using a variety of technologies – it would be a continuation of the project on of our current placement students there has been working on.