

You’ll support the undertaking of high quality original research and data analysis / interpretation, as well as participating in the writing of reports and peer-reviewed publications. This opportunity will also broaden your career options - some students enjoy lecturing in their discipline so much that they decide to progress into a teaching career permanently, sometimes even joining our Hartpury teaching team.Īs a Hartpury postgraduate research assistant, you’ll contribute to the delivery of our research and knowledge exchange strategy, joining an innovative research team making worthwhile contributions to our industries. As part of the role, we’ll support you to achieve your Advance HE Associate Fellowship status, which is highly regarded across the higher education sector for those who want to progress into lecturing roles. Teaching is a valuable experience for many postgraduate students. Please scroll down for current vacancies.Īs a Hartpury postgraduate teaching assistant, you’ll join our university teaching team to support academic staff for 15 hours each week across all aspects of practice including facilitating group and one-to-one student sessions, teaching and assessment, as well as academic administration duties.

These opportunities are open to anyone holding an offer for or studying a Hartpury MSc or MRes qualification. This enables postgraduate assistants to enhance their networks, experience and expertise, whilst contributing to the provision of an outstanding student experience. Successful candidates will become part of a dynamic academic team, benefitting from formal training opportunities and coaching from senior staff. Our teaching and research assistant roles are a fantastic opportunity for postgraduate students to gain valuable academic and industry qualifications and experience on campus alongside their studies whilst earning a salary to help support their studies.

“I’ve done six shifts at Lion Quays this week and earned the same amount as I would have made in thirty shifts where I used to work.Postgraduate research and teaching assistant roles “Even though I travel almost an hour to get there, it’s definitely worth it,” she said. Brooke emphasised how much of a progression this has been from her last job as a waitress in a local pub. The Massage Therapies course is designed to allow room for students to work professionally in the industry while studying and Lion Quays has been very accommodating of the students’ schedules.įinding part-time work in a luxury spa marks an excellent start to the students’ careers in beauty therapy. Melanie Pountney, Beauty Therapy Teacher, expressed how proud she was of the students for impressing the staff of a luxury spa despite having comparatively limited experiences of high-pressure situations at the time.Īll three students are now working part-time at Lion Quays and are planning to increase their hours once they have finished college. Poppy explained that studying Massage Therapies has not only provided her with the technical skills she uses at work, but it has also given her the confidence to succeed in a spa due to her experiences treating external clients in SCG’s Hair & Beauty Training Academy.ĭue to Covid restrictions, Brooke, Samantha and Poppy had fewer opportunities than usual to treat external clients during their first year at college on the Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy. The Level 3 Massage Therapies students on a visit to Lion Quays Hotel & Spa in October 2021. They have a fantastic work ethic and are extremely eager to learn.” She continued: “Every single student we have had has been exceptional. Lauren congratulated SCG’s Hair & Beauty staff for training “a phenomenal calibre of therapist”. The students worked in the spa for two weeks and impressed the staff so much with their knowledge and professionalism that all three of them were offered part-time jobs as spa therapists.īoth Sarah and the assistant spa manager, Lauren, previously worked on luxury Steiner Cruises, meaning that their positive assessments were highly valued by the students. Inspired by Sarah’s talk, Brooke Roberts (18), Samantha Rogers (18) and Poppy Davis (19) chose to do their December work placements (which is a requirement of their course) at Lion Quays. The students visited Lion Quays in October with the college and met the spa manager Sarah, who spoke to them about careers and explained the path she took to achieve her current role. Three SCG students, who are currently studying the Level 3 Diploma in Massage Therapies, have been offered coveted jobs at Lion Quays Hotel & Spa near Oswestry.
