Research Internships Opportunities for summer 2013
Canterbury Christ Church University
The Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme gives undergraduate students experience of real research
projects with high quality research outcomes. As an intern you will gain a tremendous amount from this
opportunity, not only will you get to experience research ‘first hand’ but you will also acquire a range of
transferrable skills which can help you to secure that graduate job or post graduate place. You will also be
paid. Research projects run for 10 weeks over the summer break, completing by the end of August.
Project Information:
REF: RI 3 Carolyn Oulton, English and Language Studies
closing date: 6th May Interviews 16th May
The Kent Connections of S. C. Nethersole
Brief Summary
The internship will contribute to the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (ICVWW) project ‘From
Brontë to Bloomsbury: Realism, Sensation and the New in Women’s Writing from the 1840s to the 1920s.’ This
ambitious five-year project aims to trace and reassess how women’s writing develops from the 1840s to the
1920s: a transformative period in women’s private, public and literary lives. Including the work of canonical
authors such as Charlotte Brontë and Virginia Woolf, the project is also significantly concerned with
rediscovering and repositioning the lives and work of neglected female authors.
We are looking for a research intern to work in the Kent History and Library Centre, and other local libraries
and archives as appropriate. The project will be an investigation of the local novels of forgotten author S. C.
Nethersole, written between the 1900s and the 1930s. You will record and research the local allusions and
fictionalised locales (including Canterbury, Sandwich and the North Downs) in Nethersole’s novels. The
research will be used as the basis of an exhibition at the Kent History and Library Centre, which you will curate
with guidance from the project directors.
This new partnership between the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (ICVWW) and Kent
Libraries, Registration and Archives (KLRA) comes about in response to the interest of both Centres in the work
of Victorian and Twentieth Century authors with a Kent connection.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
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Experience of undertaking independent literary research projects such as dissertations
Ability to manage time effectively and meet fixed deadlines
Desirable Criteria
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Interest in 19 and early 20C women writers
Experience of archival research
Canterbury Christ Church University, Research & Enterprise Development Centre (RED)
Research Internship Scheme 2013
Application Process:
To apply for this opportunity, please complete the application form below.
Successful applicants will be called for a short interview; you will be told if you are to be awarded the
internship shortly after the interview
CCCU Undergraduate Research Internship Application Form 2013
Last Name:
First Name:
Address :
Email (CCCU student email address):
Preferred contact email (if different from above):
Telephone and/or mobile:
University course attending:
Year:
CCCU Student number:
Are you an International Student?
YES / NO
If Yes, please provide details of your current Visa:
Do you require a Work Permit:
Demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the project and explain why you are interested in this research
area (600 words max):
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Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? YES/NO
(Delete as appropriate)
(Your attention is drawn to the fact that under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you may be entitled to
answer 'no' to this question even if you have, in the past, been subjected to criminal proceedings resulting in
conviction(s). However, certain types of employment are excluded, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 (Exemptions) Order, 1975, from the protection of the Act. It is therefore, suggested that you take the
appropriate advice if you are in any doubt as to the correct answers to give).
If yes, please specify date of conviction, Court, nature of offence and sentence imposed:
Declaration:
I certify that the information given on this form is correct.
I understand that any wilful omission or falsification may lead to the disqualification of this application or
dismissal if appointed to the post applied for:
Signed:
Date:
Please email this form to red.businessdevelopment@canterbury.ac.uk by 6th May 2013.
Or by post to: Internship Scheme, RED, Hpf21, Hall Place, Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 9AG
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FAQ:
Q. Can I apply to this scheme if I am a final year undergraduate student?
Yes. If you graduate this year you are still eligible to apply
Q. Do I have to be a student at CCCU in order to apply?
Yes. Only current CCCU students are eligible.
Q. How will I be paid? And will it be subject to tax?
You will be paid £200 a week for up to 10 weeks. This will be paid in monthly instalments over the summer.
This may be subject to tax depending on your circumstances.
Q. When will the internship run?
Most of the internships will begin on the 17th June and finish on the 24th August (10 weeks). There are a few
exceptions to this, but this will be stated in the project advertisement.
Q. Who do I ask to find out more information?
If you want to find out more about an individual project you should contact the member of staff responsible
for running that project. General queries should be directed to amanda.hutson@canterbury.ac.uk
Q. When will I find out if my application has been successful?
All students will be informed if they have successfully progressed to the next stage in the application
procedure or not in May 2013.
Q. I am planning to go on holiday over the summer, will this affect my application?
Possibly. Students will be paid for 10 weeks work in total. Small amounts of time can be made back up at the
start of the internship, if the members of staff working on the project agree. A two week break in the middle of
the internship may be impractical and difficult to make back up. Students are advised to clearly state any
holiday plans in their application.
Q. Is it ok to apply for an internship in a different faculty?
Yes. As long as you meet the essential criteria for the project you are welcome to apply for it.
Q. What if I have a part time job already? Can I still apply to be an intern?
The internship scheme is a big commitment over the summer months; however the actual pattern of work can
be negotiated between the member of staff running the project and the student intern. A weekend or evening
job probably wouldn’t be a problem. If you are on a student visa you cannot work more than 20hours in total.
Q. Will I be supported?
Yes! You will be invited to an induction event and have a Personal Development Plan and opportunity to meet
with other interns to record all of the transferable skills and knowledge that you will develop. You will also
work closely with the lead researcher.
Q. Will I have to complete a final report?
You will be given the opportunity to produce a final report or presentation in partnership with your academic
lead; it forms part of your contract as an intern.
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Research Internship Scheme 2013