Government Social Research Sandwich Student

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 373031**Salary**:

- £20,281- Minimum of 25000 in London and a minimum of 20281 Nationally, pro rata (salaries vary according to department and locations). Please see attached job description pack for details.**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer
Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed term**Length of employment**:

- 12 months**Business area**:

- Social Research**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Social Research**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 30Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Government Social Research (GSR) Sandwich Student Placement scheme is aimed at students who are seriously considering a career in the Government Social Research Profession after graduation. These year-long placements are aimed at those in their penultimate year and should fit in with your academic calendar.**Job description**:
As a social research placement student, there will be opportunities to contribute to a range of different research products, including for example literature reviews and evidence summaries, dashboards, drafting surveys and questionnaires, supporting with ad-hoc analytical queries, and shadowing senior researchers.

Please refer to the job description pack for more details.

**Question and Answer Session**

**Date**:Wednesday 9 October 2024

**Time**:12:30pm-13:30pm

**Place**:Virtual, on Microsoft Teams.

**Join the meeting now**

We will give you:
Information regarding a career in Government social research and in the Civil Service
- An outline of the recruitment process for the scheme

**Person specification**:

- Basic Statistical Principles
- Use and Interpretation of Statistics
- Design, Methodology and Qualitative
- Presentation of Information**Qualifications**:

- To be eligible applicants must be in the penultimate year (i.e., year before the final year of study) studying an undergraduate degree which includes around a third of modules in social research methods training and must be on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 in their degree as demonstrated by their first-year results.

Please note: You do not need to list your GCSEs or A-Level qualifications under the CV and ‘Your Qualifications’ section. You also do not need to upload or attach a separate CV document.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Social research methods training

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.To be eligible applicants must be in the penultimate year of undergraduate study for a degree which includes around a third of modules in social research methods and must be on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 in their degree.

1. Essential eligibility requirements

**To be eligible you must meet the following academic requirements**:

- Be in the penultimate year (i.e., year before the final year of study) and on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 in in your degree as demonstrated by your first-year results
- Be studying an undergraduate degree which contains a minimum of 30% course credits in social research methods training in your overall degree content. Your degree must include quantitative research methods (i.e., research design, data collection [i.e., questionnaire design, sampling, weighting], data analysis [e.g., statistical analysis, interpretation]). Your degree must also include at least three of the following areas:

- Qualitative methods, including research design, data collection (e.g., interviewing, focus groups, ethnographic), data analysis (e.g., thematic analysis)
- Systematic/literature review
- Interpretation of data (qualitative & quantitative), presentation of results, provision of recommendations/ conclusions

**To be eligible you must also meet the following nationality requirements**:

- Be a national of the UK, Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland or a European Economic Area (EEA) with a right to live and work in the UK.
- If a holder of a student visa - be allowed under the conditions of the visa to undertake a full-time paid 12-month sandwich placement in the UK without a work permit.
- Meet the UK Civil Service Nationality Requirements which operate independently and additionally to the Immigration Rules. Applicants must also meet necessary security and vetting requirements, along with any other relevant pre-employment checks.

2. Recruitment process

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