The PhD Place RolesThe PhD Place is an online community for PhD researchers to share their stories, learn from each other, and make friends. We are currently reinventing our approach to ‘Tackling Student Isolation’ in 2023 by making our project MGS-led. We are looking for volunteers at the Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership to lead on our projects, and offer our space to the wider PGR community. The MGSDTP is a consortium of 6 universities including the Aston University, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, and University of Warwick.
With over 57,000 followers on Twitter, our community of researchers is growing every day. The PhD Place is an exciting space for researchers to develop their PhD skills and hear from others going through the PhD journey. PhD researchers can write with us on our collaborative blog, publish a talk on our YouTube account, or attend our weekly online writing groups. |
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Writing Group Coordinator – MGSDTP Volunteer role
We are looking for a Volunteer Writing Group Coordinator to help us launch our writing groups! The PhD Place writing groups run online throughout the year for two hours per week. These are important spaces to connect PGRs within the MGS and all over the world to come together and tackle student isolation, to hold each other accountable, and achieve their writing goals! By taking on this role you will ensure that our writing groups are a safe space for participants, are inclusive, friendly, and productive!
Our writing group coordinator will work within the MGS to find volunteers to run these groups, coordinate a timetable for our volunteers based on their availability, and ensure leads know what is expected to lead a group. The coordinator may also be asked to step in to run a session if a volunteer lead is unavailable. This is an important volunteer role with a big impact to the wider PhD community.
Our writing group coordinator will work within the MGS to find volunteers to run these groups, coordinate a timetable for our volunteers based on their availability, and ensure leads know what is expected to lead a group. The coordinator may also be asked to step in to run a session if a volunteer lead is unavailable. This is an important volunteer role with a big impact to the wider PhD community.
Writing Group Leads (x 10) - MGSDTP Volunteer role
We are looking for a Volunteers to help lead our weekly writing groups on a rota basis. The PhD Place writing groups run online throughout the year for two hours per week. These are important spaces to connect PGRs within the MGS and all over the world to come together and tackle student isolation, to hold each other accountable, and achieve their writing goals!
Your role will involve running a two-hour writing session, introducing yourself and our group in an encouraging, friendly, and inclusive manner. You will facilitate opening the discussion and give participants an opportunity to ‘check in’ and share their goals for the session. You will keep track of time and let people know when it’s time to take an option break, and encourage them to come back and write with us at the end of the session. In-between the breaks and discussion we encourage you to take part and write, so that you can also benefit from the important space you're helping to facilitate. You will require a webcam and a microphone in order to undertake this role.
We appreciate that this is a volunteer role and you will not be asked to volunteer for more than 4 sessions per year.
Your role will involve running a two-hour writing session, introducing yourself and our group in an encouraging, friendly, and inclusive manner. You will facilitate opening the discussion and give participants an opportunity to ‘check in’ and share their goals for the session. You will keep track of time and let people know when it’s time to take an option break, and encourage them to come back and write with us at the end of the session. In-between the breaks and discussion we encourage you to take part and write, so that you can also benefit from the important space you're helping to facilitate. You will require a webcam and a microphone in order to undertake this role.
We appreciate that this is a volunteer role and you will not be asked to volunteer for more than 4 sessions per year.
Article Editor - Volunteer Role - PhD Stories
Our PhD Stories are at the heart of what we do! Your role will include working with our chief editor to ensure that article submissions are edited to an excellent standard, that articles are appropriate and inline with the guidance on our website. Our published articles share advice and support to the wider PhD community, normalise the trials and tribulations of PhD life, and help alleviate the challenges of student isolation.
We appreciate that this is a volunteer role and that PhD's are time consuming, so you will not be asked to edit more than one article a month unless you explicitly request more.
We appreciate that this is a volunteer role and that PhD's are time consuming, so you will not be asked to edit more than one article a month unless you explicitly request more.
Events Intern - Paid internship
We are currently seeking one candidate for a 100 hour paid internship. This will be available through the UoN Careers and Employability service so please do not apply here. As part of our growth and development we are seeking an intern to help design and organize an in-person event for the MGSDTP which will be funded through the Doctoral Event Grant fund. This opportunity would provide you with vital experience in organising academic events such as conferences, seminars, symposiums, and talks both in person and online. This will involve managing a budget, applying for funding, as well as booking rooms, speakers, and catering. You will work closely with our Director (Nath) in this role, and you will be encouraged to engage creatively with this opportunity and discuss your ideas.
As part of this role you will also have the additional opportunity to support our writing groups, to practice editing our article submissions, to help grow our YouTube Talk space, and develop new advice pages on our website. The PhD Place is a space to encourage sharing and support for the wider PGR community, so we are looking for a candidate who is ready to get involved with developing our projects.
As part of this role you will also have the additional opportunity to support our writing groups, to practice editing our article submissions, to help grow our YouTube Talk space, and develop new advice pages on our website. The PhD Place is a space to encourage sharing and support for the wider PGR community, so we are looking for a candidate who is ready to get involved with developing our projects.
Social Media Assistant - Volunteer role - TikTok and Instagram
We are looking for a social media assistant to help develop content to increase followership and engagement on our Instagram and TikTok.
As a social media volunteer, you will be joining our mission of Tackling Student Isolation to create safe, original, and relatable content for our community. We want you to help develop content to increase followership and engagement, but also promote friendship, idea exchange, and community in everything we post. You’ll support our mission with a small team of volunteers across our social media accounts and communicate your ideas with our Director. You’ll encourage others to take part in our social media programs and monitor and respond to comments and direct messages.
As a social media volunteer, you will be joining our mission of Tackling Student Isolation to create safe, original, and relatable content for our community. We want you to help develop content to increase followership and engagement, but also promote friendship, idea exchange, and community in everything we post. You’ll support our mission with a small team of volunteers across our social media accounts and communicate your ideas with our Director. You’ll encourage others to take part in our social media programs and monitor and respond to comments and direct messages.
Social Media Assistant - Volunteer role - YouTube
We are looking for a social media assistant to help develop content to increase followership and engagement on our YouTube account.
As a social media volunteer, you will be joining our mission of Tackling Student Isolation to create safe, original, and relatable content for our community. We want you to help develop content to increase followership and engagement, but also promote friendship, idea exchange, and community in everything we post. You’ll support our mission with a small team of volunteers across our social media accounts and communicate your ideas with our Director. You’ll encourage others to take part in our social media programs and monitor and respond to comments and messages.
As a social media volunteer, you will be joining our mission of Tackling Student Isolation to create safe, original, and relatable content for our community. We want you to help develop content to increase followership and engagement, but also promote friendship, idea exchange, and community in everything we post. You’ll support our mission with a small team of volunteers across our social media accounts and communicate your ideas with our Director. You’ll encourage others to take part in our social media programs and monitor and respond to comments and messages.
To express an interest in any of these roles please email Nath@ThePhDPlace.com.
