Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas Intern Employ.ed on Campus

Full Job Description

The Opportunity:

Employ.ed on Campus internships are ONLY open to 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh based in the UK. 

We are looking for an intern to support marketing and delivery of the University’s Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI) feature university academics talking about some of their more controversial research in an informal setting at the Edinburgh Fringe. 2024 will be the twelfth year that CODI has run. 

The Cabaret of Dangerous Intern will lead on the final marketing of the 2024 shows. This will include:

• Undertaking a programme of focussed, tailored publicity for each show
•  Designing and implementing a social media campaign for the whole programme.

This is a fixed term 12 week post from 10th June- 30th August

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

Employ.ed on Campus  is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools.  It offers exclusive summer internships at the University over the summer for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience of using social media, ideally in a work or volunteering context.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Assertiveness.
• Adaptability and reasonable flexibility.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

Edinburgh Research Office

Working in Edinburgh Research Office  you will be part of a professional, supportive, and friendly team ; at the heart of University research support, working in collaboration with academics and research support professionals across the institution. The breadth of our remit means you will get an overview of research support activity while you build your skills in your specialism. Gaining new knowledge and skills to help you develop in this role and progress in your career is a priority. We offer colleagues a stimulating working environment based on our values of integrity, expertise, community, and collaboration. Our work is fast-paced and intense; you will thrive here if you are motivated, collaborative, and passionate about providing an excellent service to enable our researchers to do amazing work.

The Research Engagement and Impact Team leads and coordinates impact development, policy and public engagement with research across the University, working in partnership with colleagues in Colleges, Schools and other support units including Edinburgh Innovations and Communications and Marketing. As a member of our team of 9, you will build networks across the University and with counterparts in other institutions. Working with academic colleagues you will gain insight into our amazing research and have the opportunity to maximise and demonstrate the benefits of this to the wider society and the economy.

Employ.ed on Campus  is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools.  It offers exclusive summer internships at the University over the summer for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh. 

As well as great work experience, the Careers Service provides supporting resources, this is combined with a framework to support the development of participants’ employability and self-reflection with an Edinburgh Award  as part of the internship.  

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 13^th March 2024 . 

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.

Interviews will be held online on the 1^st of April 2024

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  (opens new browser tab) . 

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.