Employment & Recruitment Service Summer Internship

Funding Research Assistant UNP058: UNITEplus

This position is part – funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

This vacancy is being recruited by the Employment and Recruitment Service- please direct all queries to recruit@lancaster.ac.uk 

  • Location: North West
  • Position: Research
  • Salary: £7.83 per hour + holiday pay totaling £8.78 per hour
  • Advertising End Date: 03 May 2018
  • Reference: CRA8005
  • Application Link: click here

A Lancaster based Literary Arts Community Interest Company (CIC), has identified a summer placement opportunity. The objective of the placement will be to support in research and application processes for targeted funding.

They provide emerging writers who are under-represented in publishing with opportunities to develop, as well as publishing and performance platforms.

Placement Activities

  • Identification of funding sources
  • Research funding opportunities and application requirements
  • Funding strategy planning
  • Reporting and presentation of research and plan
  • Database / contact management recording

Benefits from placement experience

  • Knowledge and understanding of grant funding and application processes
  • Insight into working in the Arts
  • Experience in working with a community interest company

Person specification

Can evidence at interview:

  • Research analysis and decision abilities
  • Good communication skills – can articulate research outcomes
  • Presentation skills
  • Excellent time management and organisation
  • Can self-manage a 140hour placement
  • Confident with IT
  • Interested in literary arts and social community activities

Preferred Applicant  

Final year Student / Postgraduate Student looking for Lancaster-based early summer placement activity

Start and end date of placement

Recruiting early May. Start date dependent on successful candidate availability. (140 hours over 7 weeks between May and August)

This vacancy is being recruited by the Employment and Recruitment Service- please direct all queries to recruit@lancaster.ac.uk or click here to apply

Key Information

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Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand.

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