Current University of Edinburgh undergraduate student with SQA Higher in Mathematics or equivalent, strong communication and organizational skills, ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Desirable: familiarity with university mathematics, outreach experience, and Microsoft products.

The Mathematics Outreach Intern at the University of Edinburgh will be responsible for designing a storage system for outreach resources, researching best practices, designing classroom workshops, and developing new resources to be used in workshops.

Engineering

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

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<ul><li>The postholder will work closely with the Mathematics Outreach and Widening Participation Manager to optimise efforts in outreach and widening participation in the area of mathematics. The postholder will assess existing resources, both physical and digital, used for outreach activities delivered by the School of Mathematics, and play an instrumental role in re-designing the systems of organisation of these resources. In addition, the role will support the design of a new classroom workshop series and the production of new outreach resources, for the purpose of building relationships with specific schools throughout 2024-25. Each workshop will be tailored to a specific audience age range, and will be designed with a view towards sustainability.</li></ul>

Currently Studying

Undergraduate

Third Year

Second Year

Penultimate Year

The postholder will work closely with the Mathematics Outreach and Widening Participation Manager to optimise efforts in outreach and widening participation in the area of mathematics. The postholder will assess existing resources, both physical and digital, used for outreach activities delivered by the School of Mathematics, and play an instrumental role in re-designing the systems of organisation of these resources. In addition, the role will support the design of a new classroom workshop series and the production of new outreach resources, for the purpose of building relationships with specific schools throughout 2024-25. Each workshop will be tailored to a specific audience age range, and will be designed with a view towards sustainability.

Mathematics Outreach Intern

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Responsibilities

The University of Edinburgh

Mission & Purpose