Outreach Internship at ADAPT

ADAPT Undergraduate Students as Researchers
Programme
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Institution/Team:
Education and Outreach at Dublin City University
Project Title:
Outreach Internship with ADAPT
Suitable for students
who are studying in
the following areas:
Suitable for students studying science communication, education studies, marketing
or public relations.
Skills needed:
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Project Description:
The Role of the
student & benefits
gained from
participation in this
project:
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Possess an ability to communicate technical concepts in a simple and
interesting way
Excellent social media skills
Strong IT skills including being very comfortable with Microsoft Word and
Excel
Ability to work in a team
Excellent organisational skills
The Outreach intern’s goal will be to raise the public profile of ADAPT and various
Outreach projects through social media engagement and outreach activities. This
includes identifying stories suitable for a public audience, updating the various
ADAPT social media pages, contributing to a quarterly newsletter and assisting with
outreach tasks and events.
This is an 8-week paid internship based at DCU School of Computing, Dublin 9. Start
date is ideally early June 2015.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach to their work, and will
have ample opportunity to contribute their own ideas and suggestions.
This is an exciting role for a self-starter who is seeking hands-on experience with
one of Ireland’ leading research centres. The ideal candidate will have an interest in
technology and a passion for communicating leading-edge research to diverse
audiences, but particularly to the general public.
Who will be working
with you?
The Outreach intern will be working closely with Dr. Cara Greene, Research
Outreach Coordinator for ADAPT. The student will participate in all our projects
during his/her time with us.
Short description of
the group:
You will also have the opportunity to work with Ms. Laura Grehan (Marketing and
Communications Officer)
Recommended
Reading Material:
www.adaptcentre.ie
www.adaptcentre.ie/ailo
http://www.cngl.ie/outreach/
Other information:
For further details on
this project please
contact:
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Name:
Phone:
E-Mail:
Website:
Dr. Cara Greene
01 700 6704
cgreene@computing.dcu.ie
www.adaptcentre.ie
This is an initial description of the role of the student and it is liable to change following discussions
between the investigators and the student.