The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students from the Department of Sociology (and Criminology), to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
This project is in partnership with GMCA. In the context of the hostile environment, anti-migrants riots, and the increase in nativist narratives in public and political discourse, this project will provide a timely snapshot on the sense of belonging of Greater Manchester migrant-background communities. The results will help shape the development of GMCA's integration and cohesion policies and practices.
The intern's key activities will revolve around processing survey data. This will include data entry, coding responses, data management and some data analysis with support from Nazneen Ismail.
Date(s): May 2026 - June 2026
Hours of Work: 8 hours per week on average up to a total of 60 hours
Students will gain experience in the following:
- Experience of working with real world data
- Time management
- Team work towards projects goals
Please Note - As part of the 2026 Sociology Internship offering, priority will be given to Level 5 & 6 students who have specified in the Careers Registration survey (this is completed during enrolment and cannot be changed at this time) that they have had no work experience in the last 12 months and would like some on campus work or a short work placement and those who have not worked via Jobs4Students previously. However, applications are welcomed from all students meeting the criteria below.
Students are only eligible to undertake one Sociology Internship.