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Curriculum Design Student Intern
Job Description
What is it?
King's Academy serves as the Education ?Think Tank? for the University, working both on strategic priorities for education and to foster a supportive and progressive academic culture across the institution, in partnership with faculties and through our collaborative relationships with staff, students and external partners. This is done through:
- Events, workshops, conferences and awards.
- Consultancy and input into policy development.
- Dedicated support for Faculties.
- Funding for staff and students working on educational projects.
- Supporting staff to gain professional recognition for their teaching practice and/or support of students.
- Major strategic projects e.g. Transforming Assessment for Students at King's (TASK), education for sustainability, inclusive education, student-staff partnerships, AI and Education, curriculum and programme design, and much more.
King's Academy is developing its support in curriculum development across the university. We are taking a student-centred design approach to curriculum development, which puts students? needs, their realities and aspirations at the heart of the design process for new university courses. We are now developing resources to support academics in this process.
Two student interns will support the programme and curriculum design lead at King's Academy in creating resources which illustrate and summarise how students experience their curriculum, what motivates and inspires them and what challenges they face on their learning journey.
Who is it for?
- This role is open to current postgraduate taught students at King?s.
- We are hiring 2 students to this role.
- We are particularly keen to elevate the needs, voices and aspirations of students who identify as belonging to an historical/currently marginalised and/or unrepresented group in Higher Education.
- Students who can demonstrate an interest in the development of university curricula and curiosity for how teaching and learning is organised as well as how fellow students experience their learning journey within their own subject and beyond.
- The following skills, knowledge and experience will be helpful in this role:
- Knowledge and experience in qualitative data collection and/or user experience projects.
- Communication skills, in particular active listening and oral communication.
- Capacity to work independently as well as part of a team.
Why get involved?
- This is a paid opportunity. You will receive 14.88 per hour for a total of 25 hours (averaging 2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks, but timelines can be flexible).
- The role will be from May-July 2025
- You will develop key skills: communication, research, teamwork, user experience and a capacity to work across disciplinary boundaries.
What is involved?
Student interns will conduct focus groups with fellow students as a basis to create King?s Academy resources for curriculum design (e.g. student empathy maps and personas). This will include a 2-hour training workshop on collecting and analysing data from student focus groups. Student interns will contribute to the analysis of the data they have collected as well as to the creation of resources for educators at King?s which will communicate the findings effectively.
How to apply
In your cover letter please address the following questions:
- What interests you most about this role? We are keen to hear about your motivations for applying for this role.
Qualifications
- This role is open to current postgraduate taught students at King's.
Skills
- Students who can demonstrate an interest in the development of university curricula and curiosity for how teaching and learning is organised as well as how fellow students experience their learning journey within their own subject and beyond.
The following skills, knowledge and experience will be helpful in this role:
- Knowledge and experience in qualitative data collection and/or user experience projects.
- Communication skills, in particular active listening and oral communication.
- Capacity to work independently as well as part of a team.
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Qualifications
NA
Skills
- Knowledge of sustainability and climate issues.
- Experience of planning and delivering a range of engagement activities, including events and training.
- Experience of supporting the implementation of projects and contributing to the development and measurement of plans and strategies.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of building good working relationships and the ability to present to a wide range of audiences in an enthusiastic and engaging way.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with a proactive approach and the ability to work independently, flexibly and as part of a team.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality materials.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong IT literacy (i.e. Microsoft Office), including ability to manipulate spreadsheets or databases, to support presentation and report writing and data management.
- A first degree or equivalent in any subject.
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Qualifications
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Skills
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