Apis Assay Technologies Ltd have opportunities for PIPS placements in their Technical team, working with teams across the company. Read on to find out more.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Apis Assay Technologies Ltd (open deadline)
PIPS Opportunities
Below are listed some PIPS opportunities that the DTP is alerted to on an ad-hoc basis throughout the year. There are many more PIPS opportunities potentially available. Please see the main ‘How do I find a PIPS’ page for the full options for finding a PIPS.
PIPS Opportunity: Academy of Medical Sciences (deadline 4th April)
Applications for the Academy of Medical Sciences’ Grants & Programmes PhD Internship scheme are now open!
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Academy of Medical Sciences (deadline 4th April)
PIPS Opportunity: QIAGEN Manchester (multiple intakes)
Overview
QIAGEN is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions to transform biological materials into valuable molecular insights. QIAGEN sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective molecular testing workflows. QIAGEN provides these workflows to more than 500,000 customers around the world.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: QIAGEN Manchester (multiple intakes)
PIPS Opportunities: yet2 (open deadline)
Open Innovation & Technology Scouting Placement Opportunity
yet2 is a global open innovation and technology scouting services company with offices in the US, Europe (Liverpool and Nottingham) and Asia and works across a range of company sizes and engages with: Global 1000, Small/Medium Enterprises, Venture Capitalists, Incubators, Accelerators, Research Institutions and Technology Brokers. They work across all disciplines but have a strong client base in consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and agricultural technology – see the Active Projects page for an overview of the variety of work we cover.
PIPS Opportunity: Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
12 weeks PIPS project 2025: Science Communication – STEM education
The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and use new medicines. They represent companies of all sizes who invest in discovering the medicines of the future.
Their members supply cutting edge treatments that improve and save the lives of millions of people. They work in partnership with Government and the NHS so patients can get new treatments faster and the NHS can plan how much it spends on medicines. Every day, they partner with organisations in the life sciences community and beyond to transform lives across the UK.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
PIPS Opportunity: Academy of Medical Sciences Policy Internship Scheme 2025/26 (deadline: 3rd February 2025)
The Academy of Medical Sciences is welcoming applications for its open policy internship scheme in 2025/26. Our policy internship is designed to give PhD students first-hand experience of the medical science policy environment, to gain insights into how research can impact on policy, and to build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists and key science and health stakeholders.
This internship builds on over ten years of experience of running internships at the Academy and broadens access to a wider range of PhD students.
We are looking to work with PhD funders, HEIs, DTPs or research institutes to offer UK-based PhD students the opportunity to join the Academy’s policy team for a three-month internship to gain insights into how research can impact on policy, develop new skills in communication and influencing, and build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists.
Read on for more details and the link to apply.
PIPS Opportunity: Sygnature Discovery (open deadline)
Sygnature Discovery is a world-leading integrated drug discovery Contract Research Organisation based in the UK and Canada with its headquarters in Nottingham and additional facilities in Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Glasgow, Montreal and Quebec City. Its staff of over 1,000, which includes 900 scientists, partners with global pharma, biotech and NFP organisations.
Since 2004, Sygnature Discovery has delivered over 40 novel pre-clinical and 22 clinical compounds, with its scientists named on over 170 patents. Therapeutic areas of expertise include oncology, inflammation and immunology, neuroscience, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, fibrotic diseases and more. To find out more, please visit www.sygnaturediscovery.com.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Sygnature Discovery (open deadline)
PIPS Opportunity: The Company of Biologists: Community Site internships
The Company of Biologists is looking for one or more interns, through the BBSRC DTP/PIPS or equivalent schemes, to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly growing online science communication environment, to develop writing skills, and to learn about academic publishing.
Together, the Company’s three community sites provide platforms for the research community to share news, discuss issues relevant to the field and read about the latest research and events. The Node is a field-specific site for developmental biologists, FocalPlane aims to bring together the microscopy and biology communities, and preLights is focussed on highlighting the preprint literature and exploring the journey from preprint to publication. The intern will be involved in the day-to-day running of one or more of the sites, and will be mentored by the relevant Community Manager(s). The internship will be based in the office in Cambridge.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: The Company of Biologists: Community Site internships
PIPS Opportunity: The Company of Biologists: Citation Metrics 2025
The Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit organisation and publishes the three internationally renowned, established journals Journal of Cell Science, Development and Journal of Experimental Biology, as well as the two fully Open Access journals Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) and Biology Open (BiO). The organisation has an active programme of charitable giving for the further advancement of biological research, including travelling fellowships for junior scientists and contributions to academic societies and conferences.
They offer Professional Internships for PhD students. Each internship is carefully defined, both with the institute and the individual, and usually involves projects with our journal teams.
Each year they recruit an intern (usually through the PIPS programme) to work on a project in Citation Metrics.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: The Company of Biologists: Citation Metrics 2025
PIPS Opportunity: Random42 Scientific Communication (open deadline)
Random42 Scientific Communication provides digital scientific communication solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Random42 consists of scientists, artists, animators and programmers, who collaborate to effortlessly intertwine the worlds of science, art and technology, producing some of the most impactful scientific imagery, stories and interactive experiences. The team of in-house scientists hold PhDs in areas of molecular biology, and work across the full range of therapeutic areas we cover.
Address: Random42 Scientific Communication, 114-116 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2HH, UK
Website: https://random42.com/
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Random42 Scientific Communication (open deadline)
PIPS opportunity: MORF (open deadline)
MORF is a web-based platform for storing, sharing and interrogating multi-omics data. It was custom built in the Thomas group at York as part of the DETOX project, for which it is a key resource for analysing and disseminating project data. MORF is now being developed as a service for academics and industry to use for their own data, either for their own primary analysis and use or for data dissemination through publications and other routes.
PIPS Opportunity: UKRI Policy internship scheme – Deadline 2nd October
The UKRI Policy Internships Scheme for 2024/25 is now open and the closing date for applications is 4.00pm on 2 October 2024.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: UKRI Policy internship scheme – Deadline 2nd October
PIPS Opportunity: MetalloBio, Sheffield (open deadline)
Please see below PIPS opportunity with MetalloBio Ltd in Sheffield. There is no set deadline for the placement.
A BBSRC-PIPS PhD student placement is available at MetalloBio, which will focus on customer discovery work aimed at furthering our understanding as to whether or not there is a market need for new wound-care products functionalised with our antimicrobial compounds.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: MetalloBio, Sheffield (open deadline)
PIPS Opportunity: ConsoneAI, deadline Friday 20th September
We are looking for a PIPS intern with a strong interest in programming to work in the ConsoneAI team, developing the platform and delivering accuracy in prediction for clients.
The intern will be required to review and technically evaluate similar public models (examples TBC) and apply to ConsoneAI data. You will be required to set up and implement the technical machine learning (ML) model ensuring integrity of output and best practice in developing the ML, assess these existing tools for value to embed or enhance our technology and review public literature and compare outputs.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: ConsoneAI, deadline Friday 20th September
PIPS Opportunity: Teaching placement, York St John University 2024/25
This PIPS opportunity is available for both Semester 1 and 2, please apply as soon as possible.
This PIPS placement would involve helping deliver lectures and practical classes to students in the Biomedical Science undergraduate degree programme.
Read morePIPS Opportunity: Teaching placement, York St John University 2024/25
PIPS Opportunity: Academy of Medical Sciences, Deadline: 7th October 2024
PIPS Opportunity: 2025 Grants and Programmes Internship, Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences Grants and Programmes internship scheme is now open for applications for internships beginning from January 2025.
More details can be found on the website and the application form can be found here.
Applications are welcomed for 3-month internships between January and December 2025.
The deadline for applications is 16.00, Monday 7 October 2024.
The scheme is designed to give students first-hand experience of the research funding and career development sectors, and to build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists and senior science and health stakeholders. There is a booklet of case studies of previous holders of both the grants and programmes and policy internships which has more information on the kind of work interns can get involved with.
The Academy works in a hybrid, agile way and most staff split their time between the office and home working. We can consider remote internships (some office attendance may be required initially for induction); however, interns can also use the office at 41 Portland Place, London.
If you have any questions, contact Holly Sinclair, Grants Manager Holly.Sinclair@acmedsci.ac.uk
PIPS placement: UK government, deadline 14th June 2024, 11:59pm
The UK government’s Open Innovation Team has opened applications for our PhD Placement Programme 2025 (closing date: 14th June 2024, 11:59pm). PhD placements work on a diverse range of policy projects.
Read morePIPS placement: UK government, deadline 14th June 2024, 11:59pm
PIPS opportunity- Royal Institution- Deadline Tuesday 4 June 2024
The Royal Institution (Ri) is looking for a Phd student to join us for a three-month science engagement internship at the Ri. This placement is ideal for students interested in science education and communication, and education outreach. The placement will take place Summer 2024.
Read morePIPS opportunity- Royal Institution- Deadline Tuesday 4 June 2024
2 x PIPS Opportunities: Fera Science Ltd
Fera Science Ltd have PIPS opportunities in 2 departments. The placements are both due to start mid-May 2024 so there is a short turnaround time, but if you have been struggling to find a placement, or your planned placement has fallen through, this could be the ideal opportunity!
For more information and descriptions of the placements, keep reading:
31st May 2024- Public and Schools Engagement at the John Innes Centre, Norwich
The John Innes Centre in Norwich is offering a PIPS placement with the communications team.
A PIP placement is available for those who wish to gain experience within a communications and engagement team to support the delivery of public engagement events and to learn skills in communicating science, event management and delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
Read more31st May 2024- Public and Schools Engagement at the John Innes Centre, Norwich
Phytoform Labs- Tools & traits team
In addition to their previous PIPS opportunity, Phytoform Labs are offering a further PIPS placement within their Tools & Traits team.
Phytoform Labs Ltd (Phytoform), a fast-growing AgBiotech startup located at the Rothamsted Research science park, is offering a PIPs placement for a motivated plant scientist.
You will be part of the Tool and Traits team to scout and develop novel genome editing tools and will contribute to engineering plant traits. You will be trained and gain expertise in the latest plant genome editing technologies and will directly report to the Lead Genome Editing Specialist.
Royal institute- 11th March 2024
The Royal Institution (Ri) is looking for 3 PhD students to join them for a three-month internship across two different teams within the Ri: Public Programme (x2) and Digital Media (x1). These placements are ideal for students interested in science education and communication, and education outreach.
For more information on any of these internships please see the attached job descriptions on the website here: Science Engagement Internships May-Dec 2024 (x3) | Royal Institution (rigb.org).
Sense About Science – varying deadlines
Sense About Science are currently advertising for internship vacancies and now have a new dedicated webpage for internships on their website.
Sense About Science offer rewarding internship opportunities for PhD students to gain experience of working in a busy campaigning charity across science communications, policy and public engagement. They typically offer three-month placements in their London office and only consider short-term internship applications as part of a funded scheme, such as the PIPS professional internship scheme for PhD students.
Singer Instruments, Somerset – deadline: ongoing applications
Singer Instruments have frequently managed successful PIPS placements for a number of years and have recently refreshed their offering to open up a wider range of placement opportunities. See their advert for PIPs placements below.
Read moreSinger Instruments, Somerset – deadline: ongoing applications
Kew Gardens – deadlines vary
Please see here for details on placements at Kew Gardens. Two placements have the following upcoming deadlines: 6th October 2023 and 31st October 2023, the rest are rolling deadlines.
Phytoform Labs – Apply anytime
There is no deadline for applications. If you are interested, it is suggested you apply ASAP before they fill the role from elsewhere.
Teaching at York St John – Rolling deadline for 2023/24
This is a brand-new internship and has been uniquely created for White Rose BBSRC DTP students.
Read moreTeaching at York St John – Rolling deadline for 2023/24
Farm Carbon Toolkit – Apply anytime
Farm Carbon Toolkit is offering current DTP students the opportunity to work on their Farm Carbon Calculator.
New Phytologist – Apply anytime
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the Executive Editor and senior publishing staff in publishing of the journals New Phytologist and Plants, People, Planet.
The New Phytologist Foundation is an independent, non-profit-making organization dedicated to the promotion of plant science.
Azotic Technologies – Apply anytime
Azotic Technologies Ltd is an innovative Biotech company specialising in the development and commercialisation of novel microbial biostimulants for the agricultural sector.
Lilium – Oxford
Job role: Protein Engineer
Location: Westbourne Park, London
Position: Full-time, available from April onwards
There is no deadline advertised but the position is likely to start from April, so don’t delay your application!
CABI
CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International) is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. We bring science-based agricultural knowledge to millions of smallholder farmers helping to increase their yields and adopt data-driven approaches to support informed decision making.
OZBRIUM – Cambridge
OBRIZUM Group was established in 2015 to transform digital learning. We are a Cambridge-based EdTech company at the forefront of the AI-led eLearning revolution. Our founders discovered that the amount of information we need to consume and apply is increasing exponentially. However, existing eLearning methodologies — which present information linearly — cannot scale with this rapidly increasing body of global knowledge, and will eventually collapse.
Oxford University Innovation
Oxford University Innovation (OUI) is the technology transfer company of Oxford University. Each year, OUI receive hundreds of invention disclosures from the University, many resulting in new patents.
Niche medical writing – Apply anytime
Niche Science and Technology Ltd have recently advertised some medical writing roles for new PhD graduates. See post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6904758177192370176
They can also potentially take our students on PIPS placements. Have a look at their website:
If you are interested in exploring a PIPS opportunity with them, please contact our alumnus (2021 graduate), Ben Stevenson directly for an informal discussion, email: ben.stevenson@niche.org.uk
AMRC research intern – Apply anytime
Research and Membership Intern with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).
3 months, ideally from early February 2022 but applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Download the job description for details:
Note about funding: This employer is based in London. The placement can be conducted part on-site and part remote-working. The DTP PIPS allowance is a maximum of £1,000, which in itself will not cover the full costs of a 3-month on-site placement. Please bear this in mind when negotiating your work plan. See the PIPS Funding page for more information:
https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/pips-funding/
Random42 science communication – Apply anytime
Random42 Scientific Communications Internship
Although this is a rolling deadline, applications are encouraged as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.
About us
Random42 provides digital scientific communication solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and we have an in-house team of PhD level scientists who work on content and client management. Random42 consists of scientists, artists, animators and programmers, who collaborate to effortlessly intertwine the worlds of science, art and technology, producing some of the most impactful scientific imagery, stories and interactive experiences.
Find out more here: https://random42.com/
See also the blog posts written by our recent PIPS interns:
Sarah Stevenson (nee Gratton): https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/sarah-gratton-random42-scientific-communications/
Ashley Hayes: Watch out for Ashley’s PIPS case study coming soon on the DTP website!
What you will do
The PIPS intern would join our medical team to work on the following areas day to day:
- Researching background information for new projects
- Drafting short scripts – This involves putting together a word document that includes the narration and a description of the visuals to be paired up with the voice-over
- Referencing scripts (each statement must be backed up by recent publications)
- Putting together reference packs and adding annotations to storyboards
- Sitting in on client calls to gain live-feedback on scripts and project progress
- Making script/reference amends as requested by clients
- Researching specific protein structures via the Protein Data Bank and drug molecules via Pubchem, to ensure a high level of scientific accuracy in projects
- Putting together storyboards to brief to our production team
- Spend time with our Production Director to see the process of modelling various structures, and how these are then turned into a scene and animated
- Gain an understanding of the whole project process, from script to voice over recording, animation and delivery of the final video
Benefits to the student
- Client management skills
- Writing skills for different audiences
Working with creatives - Digital asset approval processes
- Quality checking
- Brief writing and presenting
Benefits to the company
Previous interns have had a huge impact on projects, helping push them to completion in time for deadlines, checking quality and scientific accuracy, gathering background information and helping to form storylines. In short, they become one of the team!
Ideal candidate
A keen eye for detail, a creative mind and a drive to get things done for deadlines.
When
3 months, available to start ASAP.
Where
114-116 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2HH, UK
The internship can be done in-person or entirely remotely as we work on a hybrid system.
Contact details for queries
Eleanor Spreckley, email: eleanor@random42.com
How to apply
Please email eleanor@random42.com with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested at working at R42.
Deadline for applications
Interested students can apply at any time. However, this is a popular internship so applications are encouraged to apply ASAP.
MORF coding – Apply anytime
MORF is a web-based platform for storing, sharing and interrogating multi-omics data. It was custom built in the Thomas group at York as part of the DETOX project, for which it is a key resource for analysing and disseminating project data. MORF is now being developed as a service for academics and industry to use for their own data, either for their own primary analysis and use or for data dissemination through publications and other routes.
We are looking for a PIPS intern with a strong interest in programming to work in the MORF team, developing the platform and delivering MORF projects for clients. As well as having the chance to put their coding skills to the test, the intern will join the exciting journey to commercialise MORF!
Candidate requirements
Essential:
- Experience of programming with Python and R.
- BSc in biology or a related subject
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Web development with JavaScript
- Good knowledge of ‘omics technologies and microbiology
Placement
This opportunity is expected to be fulfilled remotely by a candidate with access to their own computer and internet, supported by in person meetings in York with the MORF team. The candidate will develop their coding skills and apply this to data visualization, integration and analysis problems to help improve the functionality of the tool. Experience in teamwork, time management and customer facing communication will be gained. There may also be opportunities to contribute to publications in this role.
Application Details
Please contact MORF Business Manager Joyce Bennett for informal enquiries and to submit your application and cover letter: joyce.bennett@york.ac.uk
FEBS Editorial Associate (virtual) – Apply anytime
For details of this internship opportunity and how to apply, please download the flyer:
Wellcome Centre Human Neuroimaging Public Engagement Assistant (virtual)-Apply anytime
Download the flyer for details, including how to apply:
The Babraham Institute – Tech Transfer and Innovation – apply anytime
Remote working opportunity
About the organisation
The Babraham Institute undertakes world-leading research into understanding the biology of how our bodies work, including what changes as we age and during disease. Our research is split into three programmes: Epigenetics, Signalling, and Immunology, and is supported by strategic programme grants from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) with additional funding from research councils, the EU and charities.
Read moreThe Babraham Institute – Tech Transfer and Innovation – apply anytime
Sense About Science – Public engagement – apply anytime
About the organisation
Website: http://www.senseaboutscience.eu/
Sense about Science’s Dublin office is providing an exciting opportunity for a volunteer intern who has a keen interest in science communication. The successful candidate’s role as intern would involve organising events, building of the Voice of Young Science (VoYS) network and communicating with scientists, citizens, the media and civil society organisations.
Sense about Science’s Dublin office focuses on building the VoYS network in Europe, and working with research groups through public engagement partnerships. Voice of Young Science is the growing network of dynamic early career researchers who are trained, motivated and committed to communicating about research. VoYS was started by Sense about Science in the UK and has grown into a supportive international network. Members meet at our Standing up for Science workshops where they are trained in engaging with policy makers and the media, challenging misrepresentation of research and, ultimately, standing up for science in public life.
Sense about Science is a small team working with thousands of supporters, from world leading researchers to community groups. It is a diverse band of people who share the goal of better representation of evidence in public life, and it is growing.
Our primary areas of focus are:
- Promoting the scientific method.
- Tackling systematic misrepresentation of science and evidence.
- Championing the use of evidence for better, more accountable policies.
- Talking about difficult issues.
What we do:
- We challenge the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life and intervene when necessary, in partnership with others, to hold those responsible to account.
- We encourage the public to ask for evidence, offering insight into how to analyse evidence and ask the right questions. And we encourage researchers and decision makers to talk about evidence, particularly when it is controversial or difficult.
- We press for openness and honest reporting and challenge intimidation.
What you will bring
We are looking for an intern from April 2021 (flexible start dates throughout 2021) to be based in Dublind (initially remote-working), with the following skills:
• University degree
• Some years of research experience
• Fluent in English
• Strong interest in public engagement
• Candidates should be familiar with and share the Voice of Young Science (VoYS) ethos of taking responsibility in discussions about evidence in public life.
What you will do
- Assistance in organising Standing up for Science workshops.
- Assistance in public engagement partnerships – involving patients and the public in co-creation workshops, assisting in organising events.
- Content creation – assisting in producing social media posts and Voice of Young Science newsletters.
- Represent Sense about Science EU at networking events.
- General support of the EU office: contact management, communication, monitoring of evidence use in EU affairs.
When
This internship opportunity is available from April 2021 onwards. The start date is flexible and we recruit for interns on a rolling basis through the year.
Where
Remote-working until further notice. For the Dublin office.
Daily work pattern
Flexi-time but generally 9 am – 5 pm. Potential working pattern: full-time, total hours per week approx. 35, with some evening events. 2 days per month granted as leave.
Contact
Ilaina Khairulzaman
Head of International Public Engagement, Training and Marketing
Sense about Science
Email: ilaina@senseaboutscience.org
Tel: +353 83 450 9758
How to apply
To apply, express interest to Ilaina Khairulzaman – contact details above – to arrange a video interview
Deadline
No fixed deadline; rolling programme of applications throughout 2021
Lifebit – AI – Apply anytime
Lifebit is a UK based start-up that specialises in bioinformatics software and AI. We have hosted BBSRC-DTP PIPs students in the past and are looking to host more PIPs students in 2021.
We are currently fully remote-working, so there will be no need for students to travel. We are looking to host students from April 2021 for the foreseeable future. We also have flexibility if students wish to break up the internship into two parts.
For further details about the company and the internship, click the button below:
How to apply
Send your CV & a short explanation of why you are applying to: tom@lifebit.ai
There is no deadline as such but Lifebit is looking for interns to start from April 2021 onwards in the first instance.
Contact
Tom Sharrock
AI Engagement Manager | Lifebit
Mindspace – 9 Appold St, Hackney, London EC2A 2AP
Email: tom@lifebit.ai
CambioScience – Deadline: apply anytime
Remote-working opportunity – Flexible deadline
Overview of CamBioScience
CamBioScience is the life sciences brand within OBRIZUM X, a division of the OBRIZUM GROUP LTD. CamBioScience is a premium global provider of education and educational technology founded in Cambridge by life science researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK. Working with world-leading experts we provide intensive training courses and conferences in a broad spectrum of emerging and established life science technologies for academic and industry professionals. In-Person courses and conferences take place in various locations around the world including the United Kingdom, Austria, South Korea, and China.
Contact
Michelle Ware
email: michelle@cambioscience.com
Tel: 07791481346
OBRIZUM GROUP LTD.
Unit 3 Duke’s Court
54-62 Newmarket Road,
Cambridge, UK
CB5 8DZ
Project Outline
Interns will be involved in self-guided training course development. Activities will include:
– Collating and arranging content for on-demand digital courses through our e-learning platform OBRIZUM®
– Writing material for the website, for marketing purposes and for social media
– Provide support with the promotion of the courses
– Designing questions for the course exams
– Hosting webinars
Essential Skills
– Scientific background
– Highly Organised
– Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
– Excellent project management skills
– Ability to work in a team
Skills Developed
The student will gain a greater understanding for how scientific events are be run. By the end of their internship, they will be confident with all aspects of organising a technical life-sciences course. Key skills developed include: sales, marketing, organisation, time-keeping and project management.
How to apply
The starts dates available are flexible. Each placement will be 3 months (12 weeks). There is no deadline for applications. To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to: michelle@cambioscience.com
Until further notice, internships will take place remotely from home, with regular calls with the team.
Singer Instruments – rolling deadline
Singer are now looking to fulfill placements for 3 month periods from May 2020 onwards.
Note: There is a rolling deadline for applications. However, certain times of year are more competitive than others, and early application is suggested to avoid disappointment.
Project summary
The Research team aims to use Science! to achieve “A Responsibility to Science”. This means actively enquiring, and devising experiments that prove that our equipment facilitates, automates and accelerates scientific research – more so these experiments should be rigorous enough to reveal truth, free from investigator bias.
Project outline
Singer Instruments is a fast paced SME environment. As such projects are subject to change as
required by business need. Generally speaking, each project includes:
- Working with a robotic instrument to test its capabilities and investigate its restrictions.
Previous examples involve producing bioart with colony pickers, investigating the use of
fluorescent strains, and testing new detection algorithms. - Collaborating with Engineering and Software on numerous projects, gaining and consulting
with expertise. This has involved; coming up with hardware and software solutions to
problems, QC of brand new software packages and production spec machines and also
affecting the look, feel and function of new products. - A desk based research piece. This is usually heavily tied to new product development, and hence tends to be the most secretive. Previous examples have included market research, as well as investigating how scientists perform work, and how this may change in the future.
Essential skills
- An independent working style.
- A robust approach to reporting.
- Flexibility to sudden project changes based on business need.
- Adherence to non-disclosure agreements, as projects can include valuable prototypes and intellectual property.
- It should be noted that no knowledge of engineering, software development or marketing is required. However, if the student does have an appropriate background, and wishes to investigate these skills further, cross departmental projects can be arranged.
Skills that will be developed
- Project Management
- Working heavily with robotic laboratory equipment, from early development prototypes to market ready instruments.
- Cross departmental communication (Software, Engineering, Marketing)
- Industry research processes.
Number of Placements Offered
Singer Instruments has a rolling intake of internships. It is usual for the Research team to have one intern at any one time. However this is subject to change based on project requirements. A
maximum of 2 internships could be offered simultaneously within the Research team.
Possible Timeframe
A three month block is the usual placement mode, flexibility can be considered in special
cases. Certain times of year are more competitive than others, and early application is
suggested to avoid disappointment.
Note: Certain times of year are more competitive than others, and early application is suggested to avoid disappointment.
Lead Contact
Dr. Oliver Jack Severn Email: Oliver@singerinstruments.com Tel:(0) 1984 640226
How to apply
Please apply through the Singer website at: www.singerinstruments.com/jobs/
CambioScience – educational technology – rolling deadline
Brand new PIPS opportunity – offered for the first time in Jan 2020!
Overview of CambioScience
CamBioScience is a brand of the OBRIZUM GROUP LTD, an educational technology company founded in Cambridge, UK, by life science researchers from the University of Cambridge. The Courses & Conferences Department works with world-leading experts to provide intensive training courses and conferences in breakthrough life science technologies for academic and industry professionals. CamBioScience offers both in-person and online training courses. In 4 years, 800 scientists have been trained from over 80 leading academic and industrial institutions from more than 30 countries worldwide.
Project outline
The intern will be required to help with the day-to-day logistics for upcoming courses. The internship will be flexible depending on the needs of the department at the time and interests of the intern. Activities can include:
- Designing social media campaigns
- Provide support for setting up course practical sessions
- Provide support during the delivery of a course
- Put together content for department collaterals
- Organise contact databases
- Involvement in the sales of course registrations
The intern will also have the opportunity to be involved in the design of a new scientific course alongside the Head of Courses & Conferences.
Essential skills required
- Scientific background
- Highly Organised
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
- Excellent project management skills
- Ability to work in a team
Skills you will develop
You will gain a greater understanding for how scientific events are run. By the end of the internship, you will be confident with all aspects of organising a technical life-sciences course. Key skills to be developed include organisation, sales, marketing, problem-solving and project management.
Placement location
CambioScience
OBRIZUM GROUP LTD
Unit 3 Duke’s Court
54-62 Newmarket Road,
Cambridge, UK
CB5 8DZ
When
The placement will be for a block of three months (12 weeks). The start date is flexible.
Contact
For informal enquiries, contact Michelle Ware, Head of Courses and Conferences
T: +44(0)7791481346
T: +44(0)1223 470647 (UK, Headquarters)
E: michelle@cambioscience.com
How to apply
There is a rolling deadline. If you are interested, apply by sending a CV and cover letter to: michelle@cambioscience.com
TTP plc – Rolling deadline
The space to invent.
Background
TTP is an independent technology company where scientists and engineers collaborate to invent, design and develop new products and technologies.
Working across a wide spectrum of industries, we create breakthrough solutions that bring strong commercial value to clients and the benefits of technology to all.
Website: https://www.ttp.com/
Internship description
We are always happy to hear from PhD students and Post-Doc researchers who are looking to undertake an internship.
As a technology consultancy, we work across a wide range of industries, from healthcare, to industrial technology, to aerospace & defence (to name just a few). An internship here will see you working within one of these sectors, putting your technical and research skills to work within a commercially focused context. Whilst you can expect to develop your existing skill-sets, you will find yourself growing in new ways: interacting with clients, seeing how business operates and being a valuable contributing member to multi-disciplinary teams. This is the opportunity for you to see how your academic knowledge and skill-sets could be used within an industry setting.
As a postgraduate student/researcher, your placement will be shaped around a project – this could be an internal TTP project, or one of our current external client-focused projects – and the process of concluding what this should be is very much a two-way one. We are interested to hear what your interests and skill-sets are, and this will form part of a conversation throughout the application process so that we can determine what project(s) may be a good fit. Of course, once here, there is scope for engaging in work occurring throughout TTP and having as varied an experience as possible – in fact, such collaboration and involvement is very much encouraged.
Requirements
We would be able to accommodate internships for individuals who are, broadly, within the following disciplines: Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Software, Aerospace), Physics, Mathematics, Biology/Life Sciences.
As a consultancy, we can’t always be sure exactly what we’ll be working on 6 months down the line, and for that reason, we can’t guarantee we will always be able to accommodate you as an intern. However, at a minimum, we will always consider your application and investigate the possibility. We are open to applications year-round and the dates of any placement can be discussed on an individual basis; in general we do, however, have a slight preference for postgraduate internships to occur outside of the busy summer months (July-August) when we host a high number of undergraduates.
Benefits
TTP is an employee-owned business operating from pleasant surroundings on our own Science Park in Melbourn, South Cambridgeshire. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and technical collaboration, while providing you the freedom to do your best work. Employee benefits include:
- 25 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays (annual leave is pro on a pro rata basis if here for less than a year)
- Discounts and memberships to local sports facilities and the theatre
- Private Medical Insurance (depending on length of internship)
- Cycle to Work scheme (depending on length of internship)
Contact
Rebecca Bradley I University Interactions & Outreach Liaison
Email: Rebecca.Bradley@ttp.com
Tel: +44 1763 262626
Feel free to contact Rebecca with any queries or for an informal discussion in advance of applying.
How to apply
There is a rolling deadline therefore you can apply anytime. However, please do not delay, as there will be lots of competition for these placements. Application is via an on-line form.
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TU Delft – Science Communication & Research Data Management – Apply anytime
Exciting BBSRC PIP opportunities are now available at TU Delft (Netherlands) – For students that are looking for placements in science communication and research data management.
Remote working: Both these internships can be offered for someone willing to work remotely. (Re-location to the Netherlands for the internship period is not necessary).
Upcoming internship projects @ TU Delft:
1. FAIR Support Team – case study development
Funders and policy makes increasingly require researchers to make their data and research code FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. Most researchers, however, do not know how to do it or where to get started. Therefore, in September 2020 TU Delft is launching its FAIR Support Team pilot. The FAIR Support Team is a pool of Data Managers and Research Software Engineers available ‘for hire’ (at no cost) by researchers to help them make their work more FAIR.
The purpose of this internship is to develop case studies which will help to evaluate the pilot. You will interview researchers who receive support of the FAIR Support Team, as well as Team members, who are providing this support. Subsequently, based on the interviews, you will develop case studies. The case studies will be published on the website advertising the service, as well as dedicated blog posts on the Open Working blog.
The intern will also have an opportunity to present their work at meetings and conferences, and, if there is interest, to summarise their work in a peer-reviewed publication.
This internship will help develop various interpersonal skills, such as networking, communication, writing, presentation, talking & listening; as well as an opportunity to better understand how a large, research-intensive organisation works.
2. Top 10 FAIR things – community building and writing sprints
Funders and policy makes increasingly require researchers to make their data and research code FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. Most researchers, however, do not know how to do it or where to get started. Therefore, TU Delft would like to help research communities develop short, disciplinary guidelines on how to make things FAIR in the format of ‘10 FAIR Things’.
The purpose of the internship is to help research communities develop such guidelines. To do this, you will work with Data Champions community of TU Delft, the University of Cambridge, EPFL and the University of Melbourne to decide on three priority disciplines where such guidelines are most needed. Subsequently, you will organise writing sprints during which these guidelines will be produced. The guidelines will be offered for publication to the Carpentry organisation and for endorsement by the Research Data Alliance (international organisations for global cooperation on data and code management practices).
The intern will also have an opportunity to present their work at meetings and conferences, and, if there is interest, to summarise their work in a peer-reviewed publication.
This internship will help develop various interpersonal skills, such as networking, communication, organisation, presentation, leadership skills; as well as an opportunity to develop international networks and collaborations.
For more information
BBSRC student Clare Constance, who undertook her PIP at TU Delft last summer, is more than happy to chat with students about these opportunities and her personal experience of working with the team 🙂 (constance.clare1@nottingham.ac.uk).
Deadline and how to apply
To apply, contact Marta Teperek at m.teperek@tudelft.nl
Closing dates – The projects are flexible with no immediate deadlines. Students can negotiate a start date and organise remote working arrangements with Marta.