| Name | Royal Institute |
| Placement base location | Royal Institute London (Hybrid Available) |
| Website | Digital Media PhD Intern Feb 25 | Royal Institution |
| Contact for enquiries |
Rakhshanda Hussain HR Coordinator |
| Contact details | rhussain@ri.ac.uk |
| Placement job title | Digital Media Intern |
| Potential start date | 3 month placements between
(with some flexibility for the right candidate) |
| Potential working pattern | 3-month, full-time internships for PhD students – 35 hours per week. (hybrid working available for these internships) |
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| Application closing date | 9am 28 January 2025 |
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For 225 years the Ri has been dedicated to creating opportunities for people to engage with science. Our public and education programmes reach people of all ages and backgrounds across the UK and worldwide, with an array of opportunities for individuals to engage with and explore a variety of science topics and deepen their understanding of the world around them. Started in 1981 following the first mathematics-focused CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Ri Masterclasses are series of free, hands-on, extra-curricular workshops for young people in mathematics, computer science or cross-curricular STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. Masterclasses designed to highlight the beauty and breadth of these exciting subjects, allowing the students to experience them beyond the classroom and explore new topics and ideas with peers from other schools. In the 2022/23 academic year over 5000 school students attended over 1,300 hours of workshops, all organised in partnership with local collaborators and run at over 100 venues across the UK. |
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About the team At the RI, we see digital as a way to bring thought-provoking science and our rich heritage to millions of people online. As digital media intern, you will help support the Ri’s digital content production and platforms. Through our YouTube channel, we have already established ourselves as a world-leader in in-depth, longform science video. Our monthly podcasts are growing fast, and we are working to develop our online communities to reach new audiences across all our digital platforms. Every day will be different, but tasks may include creating and promoting science engagement content for our social media platforms, creating and editing content for our website, working on our social media and digital offer for the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, helping to film our events and short films for our YouTube channel, and helping to create podcasts. The role of the Digital Media Intern There is some flexibility in the role, depending on the successful candidate’s interests and experience, and the time of year of the internship. We will provide some basic training in audio and video production. Every day will be different, but potential tasks and responsibilities may include:
This opportunity is only open to PhD students who are eligible to undertake an internship as part of their studentship and receive a stipend from their Doctoral Training Programme (DTP). Please check with your university/DTP to ensure funding is available before applying for this internship. Participating Research Councils include (but may not be exclusive to): BBSRC, NERC, MRC, AHRC, EPSRC. Please note there is no formal agreement in place between RI and UKRI, and each placement will be reviewed by the grant holder and approved at their discretion. You will need to obtain the grant holder’s written permission to undertake the placement, outlining any funding arrangements, before a position can be offered. |
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| Please note, the Ri is unable to assist with accommodation costs; applicants need to be able to arrange accommodation in London or the South East for the duration of the 3 months. Some assistance with travel costs may be available. | |