Category: Career Opportunities, Internships & Volunteering

Imperial College London Outreach Fellow 2025 – 2027 (deadline: 14 Jan 2025)

Vacancy – Imperial College London Outreach Fellow 2025 – 2027

To start in September 2025

Oundle School is seeking to appoint a recent graduate (undergraduate or postgraduate) of Imperial College London to become part of the Science Department, the pastoral and co-curricular life of the School, and to help fulfil the Partnership and Outreach aims of Oundle School and Imperial College London as an Imperial College London Outreach Fellow.

This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate to explore teaching and outreach in a world-class school with a world-class university. You will have a relevant degree within Science or Engineering and a passion for outreach and raising aspirations in STEM.

The Fellowship employment will commence on £28,111 per annum, paid over a twelve-month period. The School will provide accommodation and meals when the school is in session (term time) free of charge. For more information on the role and how to apply, please see the Oundle School website.

Closing date: 14/01/2025

Reflections from former Imperial College Outreach Fellows:

Having been in the role of Imperial College Outreach Fellow at Oundle School for some time now, I can safely say it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Through the role, I have not only been able to work with pupils in a classroom setting, but also outside of it in the form of afterschool Science clubs or rocket car workshops. The versatility of the role is probably what I enjoy about it the most. In any day, I’d start off in the classroom but end the day in a school playground, watching mini rocket cars built by the students fire down the race track! Working with such enthusiastic pupils and sharing my passion for STEM with them is such an exhilarating and contagious feeling – one that I must admit, I have become rather addicted to! I am very grateful to be one of the ICLOF’s at the school, and eagerly look forward to upcoming projects this year.

Anudi Bandara, Aeronautical Engineer and Imperial College London Outreach Fellow at Oundle School, 2022-2024

 

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to teach in many different environments through this role, from Year 3 science lessons in the local primary school right up to extra Chemistry workshops for Upper Sixth pupils from nearby Secondary schools via the STEM Potential scheme in Oundle. It’s been great fun to lead my own after school science clubs as well, where I’ve seen rocket launches, egg drops, boat races and DIY lava lamps to name but a few. Having this freedom and the chance to enhance the education of motivated pupils has been a real highlight of my time so far.

Jake Sidhu, Materials Scientist and Imperial College London Outreach Fellow at Oundle School, 2021-2023

 

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Learn more and register: wilbe.com/sandbox

Call for volunteers – Confront Educational Inequality mentoring programme

Do you want to contribute to making higher education accessible for all students, but don’t know how? Then we have just the program for you!

Confront Educational Inequality’ is a grassroots-driven, EDI seed-funded, mentoring programme, providing 6th form students from a school in a socioeconomically deprived area of London with extra support. We have partnered with Ark Academy in Wembley and now for the first year Barnet Pioneer for the last 5 years to assist highly motivated students (Year 12) in:

  1. Creating a scientific poster in the mentee’s topic of choice.
  2. Applying to universities.

Partnered with the Ark Academy in Wembley, and Ark Pioneer, Barnet the CIE (Confronting Inequality in Education) programme provides support to Year 12 students studying STEM subjects. The initiative aims to foster a nurturing environment for scientific exploration, and to equip students with a diverse set of skills to strengthen university applications.

The programme involves:

  • Matching an Imperial postgraduate student or staff member (mentor) with a Year 12 student (mentee), according to mutual research interest where possible
  • 1-2-1 remote meetings between the mentor and the mentee, with three face-to-face meetings. A time commitment of about 4h / month for the duration of the programme. You do not need to be based in London but we do ask you to try to come meet your mentee during the face-to-face meetings (see dates below) whenever possible to benefit mentor-mentee relationships
  • Until Spring 2025, supervise your mentee to make a scientific poster on a topic of their choice, that will be presented at the final showcase at Imperial College. Afterwards, support your mentee on career aspirations and university applications

Provisional Dates 2024-2025

  • w/c 2nd December, late afternoon/ evening: Career speed-meeting to meet your mentee and give them insights into your studies and/or career path. Location: Ark Academy, Wembley or Ark Pioneer, Barnet (depending on your allocated mentee)
  • Mid to Late January, Afternoon: Crash course for mentees on how to make a scientific poster. Location: Imperial College (South Kensington or White City campus) – this is optional for mentors
  • Late April, Afternoon: poster presentations by mentees to their peers, mentors, and other interested parties. Location: Imperial College (South Kensington or White City Campus)
  • Summer: mentees write personal statement for UCAS applications with mentors support
  • Autumn / winter: Interview preparation.

The students (Y12) are taking courses in Maths, Chemistry, Physics, and/or Biology, and we are looking for mentors whose research has a base in any of those topics, including Engineering.  We are looking for mentors, ranging from PGT students to PIs – everyone is welcome to join!  Any additional experiences (a day in the lab, running a small experiment) that you could give your mentee, would be the cherry on top!

Register to become a mentor here: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a9LkJlOM6D8CcXc

This year we have a record number of mentees signed up, and it would be fantastic if we were able to support them all.  If you have any questions, please get in touch with ciementoring@imperial.ac.uk

Volunteer as a Tutor with The Access Project

The Access Project is looking for volunteers to support disadvantaged young people aged 14-18 for 1 hour a week with their academic studies, through our easy-to-use dedicated online platform.

  • Support a young person in a school subject to achieve the GCSE / A level grades they deserve and to fulfill their potential
  • Inspire, motivate and raise aspirations towards further education & the world of work
  • Students supported by The Access Project typically achieve a grade higher at GCSE and are four times more likely than their peers to progress to a top-third ranked university.

No prior experience necessary, full training included over autumn with start dates throughout the autumn term.

Sign up: www.theaccessproject.org.uk/volunteer