Project Development and Structuring Assistant - GROW Your Future Micro Internship
Closing Date: 26/04/2026

This micro internship is for 30 hours in total (including 4 hours for training) and is aimed at students who have limited professional prior work experience and are looking for an opportunity that supports them to develop their employability skills.

To apply for this micro internship, students must be part of GROW Your Future.

GROW Your Future is an opt-in scheme for UK undergraduates and postgraduate taught students who also meet specific Widening Participation criteria, e.g. students who are:

• first in their family to go to university;
• in receipt of a Lancaster Bursary;
• received free school meals
• over 21 when they start their first undergraduate degree;
• Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic;
• disabled (including learning disabilities, physical or mental health conditions);
• care leavers or have caring responsibilities, or estranged from family
• a refugee or asylum seeker, from a gypsy or Traveller community, or from a military family

For more information and to sign up see the following link GROW Your Future | ASK - Lancaster University

As stated above, the GROW Your Future Micro Internship Scheme aims to support students with limited professional work experience, therefore priority will be given to students who meet this criteria. This includes students who may have already completed a GYF micro internship.

This role is based within the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS) and the Library at Lancaster University. The internship will support the early-stage development of a scholar-led academic publishing initiative (Render) focused on improving how research is disseminated and supported.

The role provides an opportunity to contribute to a real-world academic project by helping organise its next stages of development. The intern will work on structuring project materials, workflows, and documentation to support future activities and collaborators, gaining hands-on experience in a professional academic environment.

• Review and organise existing project materials and information
• Support the development of a clear project roadmap and next steps
• Assist in creating workflow diagrams and structured documentation
• Help translate complex ideas into clear, concise written outputs
• Develop basic templates (e.g. notes, task tracking, simple guides)
• Organise shared project files and resources in a structured way
• Contribute to preparation of short presentation materials
• Attend meetings and provide brief progress updates

• A member of GROW Your Future 
• Good written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work independently (with guidance)
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to learn and engage with new topics

Desirable (but not required):

• Interest in science, research, or academic environments
• Familiarity with using Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience working on structured tasks or projects (e.g. coursework, group work)