Project Description:

Space Scotland is initiating an educational scoping exercise aimed at providing teachers across the country with the knowledge and resources necessary to inspire students' passion for space-related careers.

The successful candidate will seek to utilise Scotland’s vibrant space sector to enhance talent retention and prevent 'brain drain' as young people transition into the workforce. If you have a keen interest in space, education and outreach, coupled with strong communication and organisational skills, we encourage you to apply.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to identify and analyse key educational strategies and initiatives in Scotland, with a specific focus on space-related education. Your responsibilities will include conducting thorough market research and analysis to understand the current landscape of space education in Scotland. Additionally, you will explore emerging technologies and trends in education, assessing their potential application to space-related educational initiatives.

Stakeholder engagement is a key aspect of this internship. You will engage with key stakeholders in the Scottish education sector through interviews and meetings. This engagement will help you identify and map potential opportunities to enhance space education in Scotland, including the development of new educational resources and programmes.

Furthermore, you will prioritise sectors, themes, and opportunities for intervention based on their potential impact and alignment with project objectives. As part of your role, you will develop a comprehensive plan outlining strategies for raising awareness and promoting engagement with space education initiatives among teachers in Scotland.

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Applicant Specification:

• Space Scotland is looking for candidates that are enthusiastic, inquisitive, motivated, and self-starting to come and join our team for the summer.

Minimum requirements:

The candidate must

• Be older than 18.

• Be a quick learner, curious and creative.

• Be able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent communication abilities, both oral and written.

• Be open to new challenges.

Desirable requirements:

• Proficiency with Microsoft programmes, particularly Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.

• Prior experience or demonstrable interest in the space sector and/or UK Space Ecosystem.

Process details:

• 8 weeks minimum fixed term contract to be agreed with successful candidate

• In-person Induction Event to be held on Monday 24 June 2024, and an in-person/hybrid Showcase Event to be held in Autumn 2024.

• 4 days holiday to be taken during the placement

How we work:

Space Scotland is a not-for-profit company set up in 2021 to support, develop, and enhance the Scottish Space sector through active engagement with Scottish space industry, academics and development agencies. Through partnerships and output-driven working group discussions, Space Scotland will deliver on the priorities of the Scottish Space Strategy, linking across the wider UK to support the National Space Strategy.

Space Scotland represent the Scottish Space industry interests both national and internationally, ensuring there is recognition of the local expertise that can be leveraged on a global stage. The industry group contains over 50 space companies, ranging across the entire space sector supply chain. Space Scotland works with industry on a number of key properties that are focus areas with the Scottish Space Strategy, including sustainability and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Working Groups in these areas have led to the development of the first Space Sustainability Roadmap, which was launched in 2021, ad and EDI Guidance Pack to support business broaden their scope of engagements across all segments of the community and workforce. Space Scotland pioneers to push the boundary of how the Space sector can operate in the future, with sustainability and diversity at the heart of its processes.

This job description set outs the skills and experience we believe are needed to be able to do this job but, research also tells us women are much more likely than men to take this list of requirements as absolute and self-select out of the process. If you think you can deliver this role then we want to hear from you, regardless of the boxes you didn’t tick.