Rakhshanda Hussain

HR Coordinator

• April to June 
• June to September 2025

• • To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement, (of no more than 500 words) to recruitment@ri.ac.uk, explaining which internship you are interested in, and why. Please also state your preferred start date.

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 f rom 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.

• Depending on start date, key duties may include:
• Developing and delivering Masterclass content and resources, including Of f-the-shelf Masterclasses | Royal Institution (rigb.org)  This will involve content development and adapting existing resources to make them more accessible, as well as working to make the resources shareable online to a wide audience
• Create your own workshops based on your favourite STEM topics, to deliver as Masterclass workshops and/or as shareable         resources
• Training groups of older school students to develop and deliver Masterclasses for primary pupils
• Helping to plan, run and support Masterclass series and one-off events in the Ri building, at other venues and/or online
• Supporting with the evaluation of Masterclass activities
• Time dependant, you may be able to help support activities across Ri Schools, public programmes and wider teams; for example:
  -Producing content for our online and social media platforms
  -Supporting our School Grants Scheme, schools activities, annual Youth
  -Summit and/or wrap-around CHRISTMAS LECTURES activities.
• Safeguarding and any other relevant training will also be provided.

There is some flexibility in the role depending on the successful candidate’s interests and
experience, and the time of year.Who are we looking for?
This placement would be ideal for anyone with a mathematics, computer science or STEM education background who is interested in education outreach and science communication. We are looking for applicants who are enthusiastic,
flexible, open-minded, and keen to learn new skills.

There is no need to have any prior experience, but the following is desirable:
• Experience working or volunteering with young people
• Experience communicating STEM subjects to non-expert audiences
• Knowledge of the UK schools system and national curriculum
• Experience of event management

Eligibility

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.