Physics & Astronomy programming Course Intern

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**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 Sciences and Engineering / School of Physics & Astronomy**

**Contract type: Full-time (35 hours per week)**

**Fixed-term: Expected commencement date: June 3rd 2024 (12 weeks internship)
**The Opportunity**:

- The School of Physics & Astronomy is looking for an intern to help us review and improve our computing & programming courses and supporting learning resources. The intern will conduct a review of key programming courses and disseminate their findings to key teaching staff. The intern will also help some courses improve and develop new course materials, including new interactive code examples for our introductory Python course, and will review current options for submitting and marking programming assignments.
- 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 based in the UK. You cannot take part if you are a visiting student, or you have already taken part in the programme before. Further information about Employ.ed on Campus can be found on our Employ.ed on campus webpages (opens new browser tab).
- 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.

Expected commencement date: June 3rd 2024 (12 weeks internship)

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Significant Python programming skills
- Prior experience of working with Linux computer systems
- Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
- Good organisational and planning skills
- Ability to work independently

**Click to view a copy of the full **job description **(opens new browser tab)

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- Competitive pay (based on a pro rata salary) of £21,978 - £22,681
- 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 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. Further information about the Edinburgh Award can be found our Edinburgh Award homepage (opens new browser window)

**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)

**Key dates to note**:
Interviews will be held in April 2024.

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