Spaces for Students Research Intern

UE03: £24,729.00 - £25,804.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata.

Corporate Services Group / Estates Department.

Part Time – 15 Hours Per Week.

Fixed Term Contract – 8 Weeks.

Employ.ed on Campus is run by the Careers Service in collaboration with University departments and Schools. It offers exclusive semester internships at the University for 2nd year to penultimate year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh. 

The salary for this post is £24,729 pro-rata.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• A current 2nd, 3rd or penultimate year University of Edinburgh students
• Good Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Good attention to detail

 

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Application Information

 

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application: 

- CV 

- Cover letter 

For guidance on writing an effective application, see the additional information section of the Job Description.   

 

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.  

The University’s physical estate is large, varied and complex, the spaces for students estate is no exception. Capturing accurate condition data, in order to inform any required changes is critical to ensuring the estates department continue to offer a suitable physical environment to our students. By becoming a member of our highly experienced team you will be contributing to student experience and the quality of the University’s estate, as well as learning and working with a team of experienced construction professionals. 

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. 

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

 

Key dates to note 

The closing date for applications is 8th May 2026.

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

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. 

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