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The School of Politics and IR is pleased to announce a vacancy for a student internship within the Centre for Critical Thought. The Centre for Critical Thought (CCT) aims to consolidate, sustain and develop cutting-edge research on critically-oriented theory within the humanities and social sciences. Research within the CCT focuses on the nature and scope of critical thought from an intrinsically interdisciplinary perspective.
School Research Centre internships are a new initiative to support the development of student skills and employability, as well as helping to build capacity within and raise the profile of the School’s Research Centres. The internships are funded by the School and are available exclusively to SPIR students.
The successful student intern will:
- Support the administrative and other work of the Research Centre, under the guidance of the Centre’s Director and other staff
- Develop or work on a Research Centre blog, writing and commissioning content of interest to students, staff and other stakeholders and raising the profile of the Centre
- Use social media (including Twitter and Facebook) to promote the work of the Centre and to raise its profile, and work within the School to engage students in the Centre’s work
- Support the running of Centre events, and propose events and activities to further promote the Centre’s work particularly on campus and amongst students
- Support individual researchers within the Centre on research projects and activities where such work is available
- Undertake any other duties to support the work of the School of Politics and IR, including employability and recruitment / marketing tasks
The successful student intern should:
- Be an undergraduate or postgraduate student from the School of Politics and IR, at Stage 2 or above (including Bi-Diplôme and Joint Honours students)
- Have a strong academic and attendance record. Priority will be given to students with a grade average of a 2:1 (60%) or above, and an attendance average of 70% or above
- Be able to demonstrate an interest in the area of the research centre, either through module choice / academic record or extra-curricular activities
- Be able to work independently on given tasks, and to show initiative and creativity
- Have experience of using social media and writing blog articles or other online content
Application
This is a paid internship (six hours per week at £7.83/hour plus holiday uplift) and will last until April 2019 initially, with the possibility of an extension until the end of the academic year. Students should be available to commit six hours per week on average including during some vacations.
Interested students should apply by emailing a CV and cover letter to Ngaio Lanfray (n.v.lanfray@kent.ac.uk) by 12pm on 29th November 2018. Interviews are likely to be held on 6th December 2018 and all applications will be acknowledged.
The University’s Careers and Employability Service can provide CV and cover letter advice (www.kent.ac.uk/ces)