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Vice Principal Education Student Researcher Internship

£27,280 - £27,280
London - East
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Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on Queen Mary Academy’s new educational research and development project on: 

•    Exploring awarding and continuation gaps with undergraduate Black students 

 

We are recruiting one student researcher for a 15-hour contract. 



The aim of this research is to identify and understand Black students’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to their academic excellence at QMUL. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Key Performance Indicators shows the largest awarding gap and continuation gaps are experienced by Black students, and this project goal is to inform how Queen Mary Academy and/or other QMUL institutions can support this student population to perform better. You will work with the Queen Mary Academy and be supervised by professional members of staff at the University. 

 

You will be expected to work collaboratively to help run small focus groups, and present and analyse data.  Findings will be shared internally and externally through publication and presentations. 

 

This position is assigned 15 hours. Successful candidates will be expected to complete these hours between May 2024 and June 2024. This role will be paying £13.99 per hour plus holiday pay to the successful candidates. 



We would particularly welcome applications from student who self-identifies as Black / African / Caribbean / Black British/ or any other Black / African / Caribbean background.

 

Responsibilities: 

•    Assist in literature reviews to gather relevant information and background for projects. 

•    Participate in the design and implementation of focus groups

•    Collaborate with project lead to conduct data analysis 

•    Contribute to the preparation of research reports, presentations, and other final outputs. 



Qualifications

Current enrolment as a Queen Mary student and demonstrable experience of engaging with Black communities



Skills

Qualifications: 




  • Current enrolment as a Queen Mary student and demonstrable experience of engaging with Black communities

  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team 

  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Excellent organizational skills 

  • Comfortable using common software tools, such as Microsoft Office 

  • Enthusiasm for learning and willingness to take on new challenges 



    Desirable:

  • Experience of collating and analysing both quantitative and qualitative data

  • Experience of running focus groups



Interested candidates should submit their CV and a short cover letter to QTEMPS. Applications will be accepted until midnight BST 22 April 2024. Online interviews will be scheduled for early May.

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