Do you want to help steer world-leading research in mental health and cognition AND get paid for your contributions? Here at SCAMP we have a variety of opportunities available. Your eligibility will depend on if you are or have been a SCAMP study participant, your age and your skill set. To find out more, click the drop down bars below.
Ambassador’s Programme
Are you a student in a SCAMP-participating school? We are looking for enthusiastic and well-connected students to be SCAMP Cohort Ambassadors starting from September 2023 and finishing when you leave school or college.
What does the role involve?
- You are aged 16 to 18.
- You attend a SCAMP school.
- You will be the face of SCAMP at your school. You will be promoting SCAMP to your on-campus peer-networks and undertaking various knowledge-sharing activities.
- Assembly/lesson shout-outs: encouraging fellow students and teachers to get involved in data collection through assembly and lesson shout-outs.
- Engagement testing: seeing which engagement techniques or methods work best at your school to engage students.
- Event support: providing support at face-to-face data collection visits with the SCAMP team.
- Sharing research findings: help get the message out about SCAMP’s achievements and what findings and knowledge the SCAMP cohort has helped uncover.
- Feedback meetings: attend 1-2 hour every 2-4 months (depending on the workload; meetings can be hosted and attended remotely) to provide examples of work carried out, results and feedback.
What are we offering you?
- £15 per hour whilst working flexibly and managing your own time.
- Experience working with a world-leading university.
- Excellent experience for your CV – working with Imperial College London! This role is a unique opportunity, which demonstrates enthusiasm, commitment, and organisational skills.
- Making a difference by helping people understand adolescent mental health.
- A rewarding role where your creativity and dedication are valued – with the chance of earning extra money when excelling.
Who is best suited for this role?
- If you are or have been a SCAMP participant and attend or have attended a SCAMP participating school or college.
- You can commit to approximately 2 hours per month for this role on average.
- You enjoy talking to people and sharing ideas – or want to improve your communication skills.
- You are enthusiastic about the SCAMP study, self-motivated, proactive, and have an interest in science or research.
- You enjoy using social media (Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.).
How to apply?
Please email us at scamp@imperial.ac.uk and we will provide you with the Application Form as well as request an up-to-date CV.
Work Experience (non-paid)
Work experience placements at SCAMP vary based on responsibilities, duration and time of year.
You are eligible to undertake work experience with us if you are between the ages of 16 to 18. You do not need to have been a SCAMP participant. Previous experience working within research is helpful but it is not necessary.
Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG)
We have been following SCAMP pupils for the past 9 years and have been awarded an exciting multi-million-pound grant from the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) to continue to study until at least 2025 and investigate mental health during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. As the young people and their lives are changing, we need to find innovative ways to study, contact, engage, and work with them – this is where you come in!
What does the role involve?
- You are aged 16 to 21.
- You currently attend or have attended a SCAMP school.
- A minimum commitment of 2 years.
- Feedback meetings: attend approximately one 90-minute meeting every 2 months (meetings can be hosted and attended remotely). Frequency will vary but meetings will never run more than monthly. You are not required to attend all meetings, but you are expected to attend at least two per year.
What are we offering you?
- £15 per hour of feedback.
- Excellent experience for your CV – working with Imperial College London! This role is a unique opportunity, which demonstrates enthusiasm, commitment, and organisational skills.
- The opportunity to learn more about the fields of psychology, epidemiology, statistics, and science research in practice.
How to apply?
Please email us at scamp@imperial.ac.uk and we will provide you with the Application Form as well as request an up-to-date CV.
Casual Workers
‘Casual Worker’ opportunities differ based on the needs of the research group at any given time. Previous casual work has involved attending and supporting with data collections in schools, helping at public engagement events as well as administrative tasks and feedback.
You are eligible to become a casual worker if you are over 18. You do not need to have been a SCAMP participant. Previous experience working within research is helpful but it is not necessary.
If you wish to apply for any of the above roles or simply wish to find out more, please contact us at scamp@imperial.ac.uk.