India Immersion Programme open to applications

Fancy spending two weeks in India this summer?

Kent has partnered with Amity University in India to offer an exciting opportunity for 3 students to take part in the ‘India Immersion Programme’.  Discover more about India through Academic Sessions, Cultural Sessions and Industry visits. The programme will take place this summer from 26th August – 8th September 2017.

For further details and to apply online, visit www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad/opportunities/india-immersion-programme.html

The deadline for applications is 9am on 7th June 2017.

 

Work Experience with Channel 4

4Talent, Channel 4’s in-house recruitment group, has contacted the University to offer a range of opportunities for anyone interested in a career in the media. The deadlines for applications are difference for each scheme, so if you are interested do make sure to check the details carefully.

Production Training Scheme

Twelve month placement opportunities are available amongst a variety of independent production companies across the UK in cities such as Bristol, Belfast and Glasgow. There are sixteen spaces available and two streams to apply for, as either a Researcher or a Production Coordinator. The scheme is particularly aimed at people with disabilities, from BAME communities or disadvantaged backgrounds, because these groups are currently underrepresented in the television industry. These are paid opportunities, and offer an entry level role for those with less than 12 months experience in production.

Applications are open until the 4th June.

More info and how to apply can be found here: http://4talent.channel4.com/get-involved/work-programmes/production-training-scheme-2016-17

 

 

Pop Ups – Apprenticeships

We will be on the road in June to talk to people about apprenticeship opportunities at Channel 4 in different departments such as Sales, HR, and IT for example. This will be a day filled with networking, workshops and opportunities to ask our current apprentices lots of questions! We will be in London on the 21st June, Manchester 29th June and Glasgow 6th July.

Applications are open until 28th May.

To apply visit: https://jobs.channel4.com/Pages/event_apply.aspx?jobId=4556&Type=3

 

 Work Experience

We run three cohorts of work experience per year, each hosting twenty individuals in different departments around Channel 4 for a week! This is a fantastic entry level opportunity to get a taster of Channel 4. We also pay all travel, lunch and accommodation costs (if necessary) to allow more people to take part!

  • Cohort 1: 17th – 21st July
  • Cohort 2: 23rd – 27th Oct
  • Cohort 3: 27th – 1st Dec

Applications for Cohort 1 will open on the 18th May, more info can be found here: http://4talent.channel4.com/get-involved/work-experience

 

Study Plus – Employability Skills in the Summer Term

Study Plus courses are offered by the University, free of charge, to give you the opportunity to explore different areas and skills alongside your degree. They are not credit-bearing, but let you explore new areas, develop new skills and enhance those you already have, and to get more from your time here at Kent. There are several Study Plus courses running during the Summer term that may be of interest to anyone looking to develop their employability skills.

Employability Skills

Start date: Wednesday 17 May (Week 26)
End date: Wednesday 14 June (Week 30)
Time: 17:00-19:00
Number of hours: 10 hours (5 x 2 hour sessions)
Employability Points: 50 points maximum (based on 100% attendance)

This practical course is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and will provide you with the opportunity to:

  • Build a great CV
  • Develop and manage your ‘own brand’ via social media
  • Explore job hunting methods
  • Practice interview techniques
  • Develop key technical and social skills

All sessions will be workshop-based and will take place in a computer suite, providing participants with practical opportunities each week.

If you are interested in this Study Plus course, sign up here.

You may also be interested in the other Study Plus courses running in the Summer term:

Partner Schools’ Teaching Experience Scheme

The Partnership Development Office, in conjunction with the University’s partner secondary schools, would like to introduce you to an exciting teaching experience scheme that we are piloting from September 2017, exclusively for Kent students.

The Partner Schools’ Teaching Experience Scheme has been designed to allow Kent students, who have an interest in entering the teaching profession, a unique insight into teaching, by offering training and paid work opportunities in the classroom.

Part 1 – Students in their penultimate year of study can access paid School Experience Placements, supporting pupils in the classroom in one of the University’s partner secondary schools.

Stage 2 – Students in their final year of study can apply to take on a Direct-Entry Teaching Internship, receiving training and paid work delivering pre-written teaching materials to pupils in our partner schools.  If suitable trainee teacher vacancies arise within our partner schools during this year, this placement could lead to an offer of a salaried direct-entry teacher training position at the school upon graduation.

The scheme offers extensive benefits, including first-hand classroom experience, training and paid work opportunities.  For further information, please see https://www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors/files/pstes-information-booklet.pdf, or come along to one of our information sessions:

  • Monday 15 May 2017 at 10am (main Registry reception, Canterbury campus)
  • Tuesday 16 May 2017 at 3pm (main Registry reception, Canterbury campus)

To book a place at one of these sessions, please email Olivia McGlone, O.McGlone@kent.ac.uk.

If you wish to apply for the scheme, please go to www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors/vacancies and then select ‘outreach vacancies’.

If you need any further information, please contact Rebecca Spink on r.spink@kent.ac.uk.

 

First World War Schools Project Ambassadors

The School of History is currently looking for History / Military History / American Studies students currently in their first or second year of study (or those staying on at Masters level) to join the History Ambassador Scheme for the First World War Schools Project, and would like to invite you to apply. Although we welcome applicants with an interest in any area of history, we would particularly like to hear from those of you with an interest, or who are studying, any aspect of the First World War.

The First World War Schools Project aims to bring schools and academic departments in the humanities at the University of Kent together to commemorate the centenary of the war. Supported by the Partnership Development Office and the Gateways to the First World War research centre, the project intends to encourage school students to learn more about the war, in a variety of ways and through different subject areas, to raise aspiration, attainment, and awareness of the conflict.

The History Ambassador Scheme is made up of several paid roles, with responsibilities ranging from assisting with campus visits and tours, working closely with small groups of students in schools, to helping to deliver a range of sessions, over a period of time, about the First World War. In the first instance, you will have the opportunity to support a range of summer activities during late June and early July. Thereafter, there will be the opportunity to work on a variety of events during the next academic year. Even if you cannot attend the summer events please do still consider applying. There will also be opportunities to work as an ambassador for the School of History more broadly, on Open Days, Visit Days etc.

 As a History Ambassador you will develop invaluable transferable skills that will assist you in getting a job after you graduate, particularly if you are interested in pursuing a career in teaching. For more information about the Student Ambassador Scheme, such as the different roles available, rates of pay, and other vacancies please visit https://www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors/

If you would like to apply, please complete this form – History Ambassador Application Form – and return the form, by email, to w.m.butler@kent.ac.uk

The deadline for applications is Friday 14th April 2017, after which you will be notified as to whether you have been successful in progressing to interview stage. Interviews are scheduled to take place during early May 2017 (dates TBC). Training will take place during June 2016.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process please do not hesitate to contact the First World War Schools Project Officer Dr William Butler (w.m.butler@kent.ac.uk).

 

The School is taking part in Humanities for Hire, a two-week series of employability talks, skills workshops, and other events intended specifically for Humanities students. I wanted to write to you to highlight a few sessions being particularly run by the School of History, but I would strongly encourage you to have a look through the full programme of events to see what might be relevant to you.

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Paid work: Student Research Assistant with Dr Andrew Cohen

school-of-history-uok-logoFollowing the enormous interest in the two recently advertised Student Research Assistant roles, the School of History is now seeking to appoint a Student Research Assistant to support Dr Andrew Cohen with his research project, ‘’Labour Migration and Labour Relations in South and southern Africa, c.1900-2000’.

The SRA on this project will be expected to undertake a variety of tasks, including:

  • The cataloguing of research materials
  • Obtaining research materials from archives
  • Support for the organisation of conference and other research events
  • Digitisation of records and other sources
  • Support for editorial work (standardising footnotes etc.)
  • Undertaking basic research tasks

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