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Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

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SGSSS Summer Internships

R23-20

Internship host: Scottish Government
Internship reference: R23-20
Part time or Full time: 3 months full-time or 6 months part-time
Location: Edinburgh

Project Title

Improving Scotland’s evidence base for future pandemics

Project Details

The internship will take the form of a tightly defined 3 month project. The internship will be based within the Office of the Chief Social Policy Adviser, a small team at the centre of government led by Professor Linda Bauld. The team have a long and successful track record of supporting successful SGSSS internships. The project will involve synthesising evidence on the short to medium impacts of interventions such as closing schools, mandatory use of face masks, physical distancing, stay at home orders / lockdowns etc.  It is intended that this evidence will be used to help ensure that Scotland’s communities have the best possible outcomes when faced with a future public health emergency.

Policy Context

This internship will involve synthesising evidence on the positive and negative impacts for different group of some of the key interventions introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. This will contribute to a wider programme of work to create an evidence repository to support Ministers respond to a future pandemic. This work is being taken forward in response to recommendations from the Covid inquiry and will support Ministers to understand evidence on the potential impacts of interventions on different groups, trade-offs and mitigating actions. The internship will involve working with analysts from across the Scottish Government.

Skills Required

• Ability to synthesise evidence and write concisely
• Communicating with impact
• Evidence review
• Mixed-methods
• Stakeholder engagement

Skills to be Developed

• Communication and writing skills
• Engagement and impact
• Professional management
• Skills in working with others

Timing and Working Hours

3 months full-time, 6 months part-time
Hybrid

Challenge-Led Pathways aligned to this placement

• Governance and Institutions
• Health, Wellbeing and Communities
• Social Inequalities

Challenge-led pathways give students the opportunity to develop capacity for interdisciplinary connections within the social sciences and beyond. More information on challenge-led pathways can be found here.

About the Host

Directorate General: Communities
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice
Division/Team: Office of the Chief Social Policy Adviser

Contact for Queries

Tom Lamplugh tom.lamplugh@gov.scot

Pool Applications

All applicants applying for placements with Scottish Government are encouraged to apply for the pool. For more information about the pool, please click here.

How to Apply

To apply for this internship create an account on SGSSS Apply and start a new Internships application, making sure to note the reference number R23-20 when selecting your choices. The deadline for applications is Monday 9 March 4pm.
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