You’ll gain research experience including data collection, analysis and reporting as well as improving your workplace skills that you can use to support applications for jobs and postgraduate study.

Working with leading academics and partner organisations you’ll make new connections and expand your professional network.

Research Assistant roles are generally btween 140-200 hours long and can be undertaken part-time during term time and full-time during your vacation time, depending on the requirements of the project.

You will be paid at least the Real Living Wage (£9.90/hour as of 1 April 2022).

To apply you must:

• be a current undergraduate student in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law; OR
• be a recent graduate (within six months of graduation) of an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Full list of eligible programmes

The University’s Access and Participation Plan (APP) 2020-2025 has identified five key groups of undergraduate students that face real barriers to academic and career development.

Therefore, if the role receives a high number of applications, we will give priority to applicants with a 'home' fee status who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• you are a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) student. We would particularly welcome applications from students from an ethnic group that is under-represented at the University of Bristol (Asian Pakistani; Asian Bangladeshi; Asian Indian; Black Caribbean; Black African; mixed backgrounds featuring one of these groups);
• you have a disability. Please note that the term disability is very wide; further details of what may be considered a disability are in the definition of disability;
• you are a mature student (aged 21 or over when you started your first undergraduate course);
• your postcode is listed as a '1' or '2' in the POLAR4 column on the POLAR checking tool;
• you are a care-leaver or an estranged student.

Applicants who do not meet any of these criteria are still eligible to apply.

Please note, you are ineligible to apply if you:

• are a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law and have not recently (within the last six months) completed an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol;
• have previously worked as a Research Assistant on a Bristol Model project. Although you can only undertake the role once you can apply as many times as you like, including roles that are being advertised simultaneously;
• have previously undertaken an internship through the Professional Liaison Network (e.g. Q-Step Internship, EFM Internship). If you are unsure whether this applies to you, please get in touch and we can check this for you.

Research Assistant opportunities will be listed here, advertised through mycareer, and all eligible students will also receive an email bulletin.

Applications are made using an online form and, if shortlisted, you will be required to attend an interview.

Please familiarise yourself with the relevant guidance document before applying. There you will find a more detailed outline of the application process, tips for applying and links to application and interview support provided by the Careers Service.

• Bristol Model Research Assistant guidance document
• Civic research Internships Research Assistant guidance document

If you have any questions, please email fssl-pln@bristol.ac.uk