Internship

Role: UG Summer Intern

Grade: Grade 3 (£23,028-£23,881)

Contract Type: Full Time (1FTE), Fixed Term (2 Months)

Rewards and Benefits: 28 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days per year after 5 years service, plus 9 buildings closed days for all full time staff (Part time workers should pro rata this by their FTE). Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

Detailed Description

The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory at IMPEE is recruiting a UG summer intern to work on a project funded by the Henry Royce Institute (https://www.royce.ac.uk/internship-scheme/internship-2025/). The project focuses on developing a data-driven optimization model for gypsum plasterboards integrated with steel slag to reduce carbon emissions. The intern is expected to have hands-on experience in machine learning and modelling tools and will contribute to this innovative research through data collection, data modelling, analysis, and delivering a final report. 

This is a full-time position for 2 months (35 hours / Week), tentatively 1st May to 30th June.

Education, Qualifications and Experience  

Essential Criteria: 

• The candidate holds artificial intelligence-related qualifications.
• The candidate holds experience in programming languages such as Java, Python, C, OCaml, NumPy.
• The candidate has demonstrated his data modelling skills through an applied/industrious project.

Desirable Criteria: 

• Have an interest in interdisciplinary projects.
• An understanding of engineering materials and manufacturing processes will be advantageous but not essential. The candidate will be trained on materials& manufacturing knowledge, as required.

How to Apply 

Please submit via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment system (1) Cover letter describing their interest and suitability for the post; (2) Full CV 

Applications can be submitted until  midnight on Friday 11th April 2025.

At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community. 

Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities.  Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all. 

Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers https://disc.hw.ac.uk/ . 

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options. 

Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.