MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research – Engagement and Communications Assistant – deadline: ongoing – SWBiosciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Name	MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Department	N/A
Placement base location	Remote working (from home)
Website	https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/iii/cvr/
Contact for enquiries	Faye Watson
Contact details	Email: faye.watson@glasgow.ac.uk Telephone: 07793442977
Placement job title	Engagement and Communications Assistant
Potential start date	Flexible start times throughout the year.
Potential working pattern	Daily work pattern: 8 hrs per day Total hours per week: 35 FT/PT: FT
Details of application method	CV and short covering email.
Application closing date	Open ended
Overview of PIPS organisation
“We carry out fundamental research on viruses and viral diseases, translating the knowledge gained for the improvement of health and benefit of society.” The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) was established in 2010 and represents the UK’s largest grouping of human and veterinary virologists. The CVR currently hosts 26 Principal Investigators and alongside their associated teams this makes up a total staff and student complement in excess of 170. This is supplemented with affiliates from the Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Health Protection Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, thus creating a critical mass of researchers dedicated to the study of human and animal viral diseases.The CVR is embedded within the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow which provides excellent research opportunities to investigate virus-host interactions and immune response to virus infection. A defining feature of the CVR is its breadth of expertise ranging from molecular virology to in vivo pathogenesis, virus-cell interactions, viral immunology, viral ecology, viral oncology, clinical and veterinary virology, viral diagnostics, virus epidemiology, mathematical modelling, virus genomics & bioinformatics.Our research programmes address: Chronic and community-acquired viral infections Host immunity to virus infection Emerging and zoonotic virus infections Structural virology Virus genomics & bioinformatics
Placement offered
Engagement and Communications AssistantThe CVR has been pivotal in the UK’s response to COVID-19 and has built a strong portfolio of engagement and communications activities. The postholder will support the Engagement and Communications Coordinator to embed an internal culture that supports and values public engagement with research and contribute to the development and implementation of the training programme for engagement and communications. A number of potential projects are briefly described below. The final decision on which projects to pursue will be made following discussion between the intern and Engagement and Communications Coordinator: CVR’s COVID-19 Reflections: Put together content highlighting the CVR’s response to COVID-19 including potential articles, blog posts, podcasts and social media content. Develop brochures for online and print dissemination highlighting the CVR for different audiences including prospective PI’s, students, parliamentarians and public visitors. Support the Engagement and Communications Coordinator to produce an engagement and communications training programme for the academic staff within the CVR. Support the Engagement and Communications Coordinator to update the CVR’s website to ensure it is maximised for external communications. The postholder will have the opportunity to suggest and embark on projects of their own dependent on time availability and are encouraged to discuss these with the Engagement and Communications Coordinator.
Financial contribution/benefit(s)
In-house costs and out of pocket expenses related to internship business will be covered by us – the host organisation. Due to this being a virtual internship, we don’t envisage many costs in relation to this position.