How to Apply

Up to 10-week programme, full-time internship within the FoNS EdTech team, offering students the opportunity to gain experience working with technology staff and wider stakeholders. Working in a hybrid format, interns support and contribute to projects that influence the student learning experience, gaining practical insight into how educational technology is developed and delivered. Alongside this, the programme includes structured development opportunities to build professional skills.

Interns worked within structured daily Kanban-style stand-up meetings to share progress, coordinate individual and group tasks, and develop collaborative working practices. They followed professional workflows, engaged with internal systems, negotiated shared expectations, and managed calendars to model real-world team coordination. The cohort also participated in masterclasses, including digital accessibility training, and attended full team meetings and demo sessions — with opportunities to contribute and present their work to the wider team.

During you daily activities you will work on a range of tasks including things like:

• Reviewing content
• Contributing to projects
• Finding technical approaches to delivering content
• Testing systems/processes
• Data cleaning
• Producing clear documentation

• Safe Exam Workspace Performance Testing
• Investigating GenAI as a “Critical Friend” for Students
• Giving student feedback on various educational tools e.g. Blackboard

Develop professional and technical skills, gain hands-on experience with educational technology, and build transferable abilities for future careers.

• Build confidence, self-awareness, and professional habits
• Hands-on experience with educational technology tools
• Enhance employability with transferable skills: teamwork, project delivery, problem-solving
• Gain insight into institutional processes and cross-team working
• Understand and demonstrate Imperial's values and behaviours.

See it in action:
Watch our 2025 interns share their experiences in A Day in the Life of a FoNS EdTech Intern video, produced during a video-making masterclass.

The internship programme is open to any current Faculty of Natural Sciences student who still has at least one year of study remaining.

1. Use the application form to provide us with essential information and a personal statement telling us about your skills and experience. 
2. You must also provide the contact details of at least one person who can provide a reference when required.  This could be your project supervisor, tutor or previous employer. (We only need the contact details at this stage.)
3. If shortlisted, you will be asked to carry out a task as part of the interview process.  Dependent on your availability the interview can be arranged online or in person.   If you are shortlisted this will be agreed with you prior to the interview via email.

Applications open 22nd June 
Applications close  29th June
Interviews will be held 1-3 July
Internship starts 6th July

In your personal statement tell use why you are interested in working for the EdTech team and how you have demonstrated some of the essential skills and experience.

Skills/Experience required: “You will require an understanding of content in your subject area, analytical abilities, computing skills, and a talent for clear writing to prepare good documentation. Any experience with media production, photography, audio and video editing is a bonus. You must also be prepared to be flexible; sometimes you won't have all requisites for a task immediately or projects may have to be redefined, postponed or abandoned as circumstances change (no different from any scientific work). No specific computational experience is needed beyond the use of standard MS Office tools; training and support will be provided on specialist educational technology software.”

Pay: Students will receive a bursary to help with living costs and the rates reflect that of the institution.

• Clearly show how you have demonstrated the necessary skills through your past experiences e.g. coursework, project, extra curricular activities or work experiences. 
• To prepare for your interview prompt AI: “Based of the following job description and my experience [insert job description & experience], give me mock interview questions & answers (in STAR format).
• During the interview, try to smile, take your time to answer the questions & maybe think of an interesting question to ask the team at the end.