Safety & Sustainability Intern (Employ.ed On Campus)
2 weeks ago
**Grade UE03: £21,978 to £22,681 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £22,214 to £24,248 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)**
**College of Science & Engineering/School of Chemistry**
**Full-time: 35 hours per week (we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns)**
**Fixed-term: starting 3 **rd **June 2024 for 10 weeks
Employ.ed on Campus internships are ONLY open to 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh based in the UK. You cannot take part if you are a visiting student, or you have already taken part in the programme before.
We are looking for an individual interested in the development of laboratory safety and sustainability resources in the School of Chemistry. This position will involve collaborative working and visits to our EaStCHEM partner School of Chemistry in St. Andrews.
**The Opportunity**:
This post offers the opportunity to gain valuable experience and support laboratory safety and sustainability practices across the School of Chemistry’s teaching and research laboratories, workshops, Stores and academic workspaces. The post holder will be required to research existing good practice and develop guides, videos, posters and online materials to help maintain and enhance the School’s high standards of safety and explore new opportunities for laboratory sustainability. The post-holder will also involve working with another intern who will be undertaking other activities aligning with the School’s sustainability aims.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, however, the vast majority of the work will require working on site.
**Your skills and attributes for success**:
- Good knowledge of common chemistry laboratory activities
- Proactive, resourceful and enthusiastic to learn about safety and sustainability issues
- Attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Ability to work alone and in teams
Click **here **to view a copy of the full job description.
**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Employ.ed on Campus is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools. It offers exclusive summer internships at the University over the summer for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of
Edinburgh. As well as great work experience, the Careers Service provides supporting resources, this is combined with a framework to support the development of participants’ employability and self-reflection with an Edinburgh Award as part of the internship.
**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
**Programme Information**
Employ.ed on Campus is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools. It offers exclusive summer internships at the University over the summer for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh. As well as great work experience, the Careers Service provides supporting resources, this is combined with a framework to support the development of participants’ employability and self-reflection with an Edinburgh Award as part of the internship.
**Key dates to note**
Interviews will be held week commencing 15 th April, 2024.
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