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Are you a social science undergraduate in your penultimate year? Do you want to gain practical experience and use your research skills to make a difference? Join the UK Government for a paid student placement. 鈥�鈥�听

You would spend a year working alongside social researchers and policy officials before returning to your studies. The job could involve analysing research data to help government decision making, evaluating the impact of policies, and providing social research advice to help shape government strategy.鈥�鈥�听

Placement students also get a priority interview for a government role upon graduation and many return to work for us.鈥�鈥疻e offer:听

• Meaningful work that benefits society听

• Chance to gain professional social research experience听

• Offer of an interview for a graduate role听

• Diverse and inclusive workplace听

• Flexible working听

For further information, please refer to the to the job descriptions and the application guidance notes.听听

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London: 拢25,000 minimum听Nationwide: 拢20,281 minimum听

Salaries vary according to department and location. Please refer to the job descriptions pack for full details.听听

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Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield, York听

About Government Social Research (GSR)鈥�听

We are the professional body for social researchers in the Civil Service. Our Social Researchers study and analyse various aspects of society, like people鈥檚 behaviour, opinions, and needs. This then helps the government make informed decisions.鈥疻e recruit students, graduates, and apprentices to work in over 30 departments across the UK.听

Eligibility Requirements听

This scheme is only open to students in their penultimate year of undergraduate study and who are on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 in their degree as indicated by their first-year results. 鈥淧enultimate鈥� means that you have one more year at university to complete your undergraduate degree after this placement. To avoid disappointment please do not apply if you are due to graduate in the Summer of 2025, but plan to continue your studies with a post undergraduate degree, such as a Masters.

To be eligible you must meet the following academic requirements:听

• Be on course for a 2:2 or above outcome. This is indicated by your exam results of your first year.听听

• Be studying a degree which contains a minimum of 30% course credits in social research methods training in your overall degree content. Your degree must include quantitative research methods (i.e., research design, data collection [i.e., questionnaire design, sampling, weighting], data analysis [e.g., statistical analysis, interpretation]) as well as three of the following areas:听

• Qualitative methods, including research design, data collection (e.g., interviewing, focus groups, ethnographic), data analysis (e.g., thematic analysis)听

• Study design, hypothesis formation, testing and evaluation, application of ethics to research听听

• Systematic/literature review听

• Interpretation of data (qualitative & quantitative), presentation of results, provision of recommendations/ conclusions听

• Students are not required to have undertaken research themselves as part of their degree course at time of application, but they should have gained an understanding of the principles and skills needed to design and conduct social research and to be able to critically evaluate research methods, strategies and data used by social scientists.听

Individuals will also need to demonstrate that they meet the relevant immigration requirements and their eligibility under the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs). Nationality requirements are explained in more detail on the鈥�Civil Service nationality rules webpage.听

More information on the eligibility criteria, can be found at the top of this page in the attached Application Guidance Notes, along with a 2025-26 Job Descriptions pack from individual government departments.听

How to Apply听

The full application process is outlined in the application guidance notes. You can apply for this role on .

Candidates who are successful at the sift stage will be randomly allocated to any of the participating departments for interview.听

Candidates who are unsuccessful at the sift stage will not be given any feedback or comments. If you do not hear from us within 2 months of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.听

Please note that some departments require candidates to have resided in the UK for 3 years in order to be granted security clearance.听

Question and Answer Session

There will be a听Question and Answer (Q&A) session听with the GSR Recruitment Team, to chat about the recruitment and application process for this scheme.

Date:听Wednesday 9 October 2024

罢颈尘别:听12:30辫尘-13:30辫尘

Place:听Virtual, on Microsoft Teams.听

We will give you:

Information regarding a career in Government social research and in the Civil Service

• An outline of the recruitment process for the scheme
• Our tips on filling out the application form

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Candidates who are successful at the sift stage for the 2025-2026 scheme will be invited for interview at one of the participating Departments. Interviews will take place during December 2024 and will be conducted virtually.听

搁别-箩辞颈苍鈥�GSR鈥痑fter your placement听

As part of the scheme, we have included an enhancement to the already successful sandwich placement scheme by making an offer of a permanent contract (subject security clearance) to those students to take up upon graduation (in their placement department where possible or another government department) and who:听

• are on track for a minimum 2:2 degree containing at least 30% in social research methods听training

• are assessed to have successfully completed their placement by their line managers听

• have passed a Civil Service Social Research Assessment Centre (SRAC) towards the end of their placement听

• have the right to work in the UK听听

This means that the placement scheme is now a gateway to a career as a government social researcher. Candidates wishing to apply for the Research Officer Scheme or the Fast Stream after they have completed their degree, should review the relevant schemes full eligibility criteria to ensure they achieve the necessary modules/qualifications.听

Please note: Some departments may not be able to offer a permanent contract if successful at鈥�SRAC鈥痑nd you will be informed of this, should this be the case.听

Contact point for applicants鈥�听

GESR鈥疪ecruitment Team:鈥�GESRRecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Social media听

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Equal Opportunities听

The Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates with disabilities (as defined in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act) can choose to declare on their application form that they require adjustments at interview, for which we can make a range of provisions. Please contact us should you have any questions regarding this 鈥� we would be happy to help.听

We are interested in your skills and aptitudes. We have no preferences for particular backgrounds or universities. We want to reflect the diversity of the country we serve.听

Complaints procedure听

For details on our complaints procedure, please click鈥�here

Working for the Civil Service听

罢丑别鈥�Civil Service code鈥痵ets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.听

罢丑别鈥�GSR鈥疌辞诲别鈥痠s an addendum to the Civil Service code. The purpose of the鈥�GSR鈥疌辞诲别 is to set out the鈥�GSR鈥檚 additional professional standards of behaviour.听

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission鈥檚鈥�鈥疶he Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.