DataVault Reporting Intern (Student Experience – UoE Student)

UE05: £29,588 - £33,951 per annum, pro-rata for part-time staff

Information Services Group / Library & University Collections (L&UC) / Library Research Support

Part-time: 9 hours per week

Fixed-term contract: until 31st July 2026

 

The prospective post holder must be: 

• Current student at the University of Edinburgh; and residing in the UK. 
• Must be a UoE student for the duration of the post and eligible to work 9 hours per week alongside studies. 
• If you already have an existing work contract with another department within the University of Edinburgh, use your University work email address when applying for this role, not your student UUN email address.

 

The Opportunity:

Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger.

Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you. Be part of something bigger — where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing. There are so many reasons to join us. 

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

Join the Research Data Support team and help us deliver a world-class research data service. We support the University’s staff and students by encouraging best practices in Research Data Management, aligning with our commitment to research excellence and Open Research.

 

This post entails:

 

• Learning about the University’s research data archiving service (DataVault), its purpose and functions.
• Creating meaningful reports or dashboards to enable service users monitor and report on their own data assets and provide our support team with service level overviews.
• We expect the reporting software solution will be using R Markdown or Power BI.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

 

• A student from the University of Edinburgh based in the UK, able to work collaboratively and independently.
• Capacity to engage in detailed data analysis and contribute to project reports.
• Effective communication skills, suitable for contributing to team discussions and project documentation.
• Interest and experience in data analysis and creating flexible reports. 

 

Click here for a copy of the full job description.

 

How to apply:

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Supporting statement

 

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

• A constructive and inclusive work environment.
• A role that provides real-world experience in research and data analysis, contributing significantly to university research practices.
• 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

 

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.

 

Key dates to note:

The closing date for applications is 23rd March 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held in-person shortly after the closing date. 

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.