The Research Assistants (Student Interns) will support a Queen Mary cross-School project exploring how employability and experiential learning are and can be embedded in the curriculum. Working closely with the project leads and a Research Assistant, interns will help conduct focus groups with students, assist in analysing findings, and contribute to developing project outputs.
This opportunity is ideal for students interested in research, employability, or curriculum enhancement, and offers valuable experience in data collection and analysis, teamwork, and communication.
Role responsibilities
- Assist in organising and conducting focus groups with students from participating Schools (School of Business and Management - SBM, School of the Arts - SOTA, and School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science - EECS).
- Help transcribe and summarise focus group discussions.
- Contribute to the analysis of student feedback and identification of key themes.
- Support the preparation of short project summaries and visual materials.
- Handle simple administrative tasks such as scheduling, communication with participants, and maintaining data records.
- Attend online or on-campus meetings with the Research Assistant and project leads.
Experience / Skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills; confident engaging with peers
- Reliable, well-organised, and able to manage time effectively
- Interest in employability, education, or research projects
- Ability to work collaboratively and follow guidance from supervisors
- Experience working in a student-facing role (e.g., course rep., student ambassador) - Desirable
- Experience facilitating group discussions or workshops - Desirable
- Reliable, well-organised, and able to manage time effectively Experience with online collaboration tools (MS Teams, Forms, etc.) - Desirable
- Awareness of employability initiatives at QMUL - Desirable
- Initiative and willingness to propose ideas for improvement - Desirable
Qualifications
Current Year 2 or Year 3 undergraduate student enrolled in one of the following Schools: SBM (preference will be given to students from BSc Business Management), SOTA, or EECS
