Research Assistant

POST/JOB TITLE:            Student Assistant

SCHOOL/DEPT:             Careers, Employability & Skills

NO. OF HOURS:     19 hours during term time, specific to event dates as below

Autumn Careers Fair - Monday 14th October for briefing/Set Up (1.00pm until 4.00pm) and Tuesday 15th/Wednesday 16th October (9.00am until  5.00pm) on both days.

To support the successful delivery of our Autumn Careers Fair on campus, undertaking promotional and logistical event tasks, with focus on providing an excellent Fair experience for students and employers. 

MAJOR DUTIES: 

Fair Event Delivery 

• Work as part of a team to ensure the successful and smooth set up and delivery of our Autumn Careers Fair on 14/15/16 October  
• Provide consistent and high level of customer service at our Autumn Careers Fair 
• Welcoming exhibitors (including employers), staff and students on campus 
• Acting as a point of contact and a source of information and guidance 
• Registering students 
• Guiding exhibitors according to designated seating or floorplans 
• Providing directional support as required 
• Accurately capture required Fair information, e.g. scanning student attendance, recording feedback and providing update to supervisors as required
• Undertake event set up and tear down tasks as allocated
• Event staging, dressing of exhibitor stalls and positioning of branding collateral at Fair venues 
• Recording and storing of Fair collateral post event 
• Undertake any administrative duties in support of the careers fair 
• Preparing exhibitor welcome packs and other fair papers 

Event Briefing and Training 

• Undertake and fully participate in all relevant event training, as required. 
• Attend fair briefing session, set-up and tear-down for Fairs, as directed. Key dates where availability is required are ? 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 2024 
• Act as an ambassador and representative of the University at all times when undertaking duties. 
• Carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by a Supervisor. 

N/A

• Previous experience of working in a customer facing environment (face-to-face contact) e.g. could include event venues, bars, clubs or restaurants, this is preferred but not essential 
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and make a positive and constructive contribution  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to proactively engage others in promotion of key messages and deal with face-to-face enquiries in a confident, courteous, patient, and professional manner
• Ability to use initiative and be proactive 
• Provide a high level of customer care 

We have a number of postgraduate teaching assistant roles to assist with the delivery of undergraduate modules in the Archaeology-Palaeoecology programme. When applying, in your cover letter please list all the modules you would like to be considered for. Please also include any relevant expertise and previous experience. The opportunities include:

Semester 1

ARP1006 Ancient Humans and Landscapes (CoOrdinator: Dr Rob Barrett): 8 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Vacancies: 1.

ARP1013 World Archaeology (CoOrdinator: Prof. Eileen Murphy): 18 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Vacancies: 1.

ARP1013 World Archaeology (CoOrdinator: Prof. Eileen Murphy): 24 hours at AC1 per demonstrator (marking). Vacancies: 2.

ARP2051 Palaeoenvironmental Techniques (CoOrdinator: Prof. Maarten Blaauw): 12 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Dates: Tues pm and Wed am, 1?16 October. Vacancies: 1.

ARP2057 Archaeology in Practice (CoOrdinator: Dr Becca Younger):  9 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Dates: Thu pm, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct; Mon pm 2 Dec.  Vacancies: 1.

Semester 2

ARP1007 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (Co-Ordinator: Prof. Maarten Blaauw): 42.5 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Vacancies: 2. 

ARP1010 Themes in Historical Archaeology (CoOrdinator: Dr. Patrick Gleeson): 20 hours at AC1 per demonstrator. Vacancies: 1

ARP3053 Society, Death and Disease (CoOrdinator: Prof. Eileen Murphy): 6 hours @ AC1 per demonstrator. Dates: weeks beginning 27 Jan and 3 February. Vacancies: 1.

Demonstrators must have completed Small Group Teaching before they can take on a demonstrator role.

Relevant skills and experience will vary according to the module under consideration. Please include relevant skills/experience when indicating which modules you would like to be considered for. 

Student Mooting Officer

The Student Mooting Officer will work alongside the Mooting Co-Ordinator, the Student Law Society Mooting Officer and others on the Mooting Team in helping to run the mooting programme during the academic year and in contributing to the future development of this programme.

The post will require a commitment of a total of 100 hours over the current academic year for which the post holder will receive a payment of ?12.00 per hour.

Background to the Programme

The QUB School of Law Mooting Programme involves undergraduate and postgraduate law students in the exercise of arguing disputed points of law against an opposing counsel and before a judge. It is perhaps the closest experience that a student can have whilst at university to appearing in court.  Mooting involves a number of skills, including legal research, the drafting of written arguments, and oral presentation.  In recent years, teams from the School have performed with distinction in external mooting competitions, and we also have a raft of competitive and training activities within the School.  Our overall aims are to develop students? skills in legal research and legal argument and to maintain and build up the reputation of the School in mooting skills.

Responsibilities

1. To assist in the organisation of training and support sessions for student participants on the programme.
2. To assist in co-ordinating the development of internal and external events associated with the programme.
3. To assist in managing the administration of the programme in conjunction with the Mooting Co-ordinator.
4. To manage the programme?s online presence, including social media.
5. To liaise with the Research Advocates in publicising mooting activities.
6. To assist in the development of other advocacy related activities such as mock trials. 

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to Dr John Taggart (john.taggart@qub.ac.uk) by 5pm Friday 27th September 2024.  This should include a passage demonstrating how the candidate meets the essential criteria for the post listed above.  Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates during week commencing 30th September 2024.

Registered student of Queen?s University Belfast, and either have a law degree or be studying for a law degree.

Essential Criteria

1. The post-holder must be a registered student of Queen?s University Belfast, and either have a law degree or be studying for a law degree.  
2. Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently and to deadlines.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop good working relations with colleagues, members of professional bodies and other universities.