Physics & Astronomy Marketing and Communication Intern (Employ.ed on campus)

You will work with the Marketing and Student Recruitment team to create informative, engaging and relevant content about the School and its degree programmes. You will also contribute to develop pre-arrival communication and material for incoming students and participate in the planning and preparation of the School of Physics and Astronomy Welcome Week. You will use digital platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Discord.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed term for 8 weeks, and it is based in the James Clerk Maxwell Building, on the King’s Buildings Campus. There may be the possibility for the postholder to work ‘from home’ for part of the internship.

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 based in the UK. You cannot take part if you are a visiting student, or you have already taken part in the programme before. Further information about Employ.ed on Campus can be found on our Employ.ed on campus webpages (opens new browser tab) .

Expected commencement date: June 3rd 2024

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to work on your own initiative and function as part of a team 
• Excellent time management skills, and experience in planning and managing projects 
• Good knowledge of social media, in particular Discord, Instagram, and Facebook
• Creativity and attention to detail

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As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• Competitive pay of UE03 £21,978 to £22,681 per annum, pro rata (A revised salary range for this grade of £22,214 to £24,248 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024) 
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community 
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page  (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits  
• 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. Further information about the Edinburgh Award can be found our Edinburgh Award homepage (opens new browser window)

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion 

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.  

Prior to any employment commencing with the University 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) 

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. 

Key dates to note:

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 13 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 on w/b 15th April 2024