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The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland and has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment, equal opportunities, consumer advocacy and advice, transport and taxation.
Government social science research aims to provide high quality evidence and advice for Ministers and Scottish Government officials to inform policy development, implementation and evaluation. Analysts in government help generate new ideas and open debate, challenge assumptions, beliefs and attitudes, test policy ideas and develop a deeper understanding of issues as they affect Scotland.
The core functions of researchers in government include:
There are internships available with social research, economist, statistician or mixed teams, which all tend to work alongside each other in ‘Analytical Services Divisions’ in the Scottish Government.
The Office of the Chief Researcher (OCR) in the Scottish Government is responsible for central co-ordination of this internship scheme.
There are a number of advertised internship projects available, in addition to the ‘pool’ (applicants to the pool are considered for unfilled advertised projects or others which may later arise in any area of the Scottish Government).
It is anticipated that the majority of placements will commence in April / May 2024 and finish in July 2024. Each internship will have a tailored timeline which will be discussed with the host during the application process.
When live, you can browse the projects below, clicking through for full details of each one. Please pay attention to the reference numbers which you will require when making your application. You can also download a PDF of all of the placements and their details.
Please note: Placement R19-11 with the Scottish Government has been updated to reflect a new placement option. R19-11 ‘[NEW] Developing an Evaluation and Measurement Framework for the Value Based Health and Care Action Plan’, is now open for applications.
SGSSS will host a Q&A session on Tuesday 19 July, 1pm- 2pm. Registration link to be provided shortly.
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