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Public Health Institute Internship: Violence and Health Risk Behaviours

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1106607


Liverpool John Moores University


02/02/2026


Other - See Job


100 hours between 2nd February and 4th May 2026


Smart Casual

Pay


£12.83


£1.55

Description

Role

*Ringfenced to LJMU Level 5, Level 6 and MSc Students only in School of Public and Allied Health*School of Public and Allied Health: Research and Knowledge Exchange undergraduate and post graduate student funded internships

The School of Public and Allied Health are offering our second- and third-year undergraduate, and master’s level students the opportunity to apply for a paid Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Internship that will enhance your knowledge, employability skills and career insight. You will be paid for the internship, which can be completed part-time alongside your studies.

Internship aim and objectives

The internship aims to enhance student experience though providing opportunities to engage in RKE and enhance academic progression and future employment prospects. 

Objectives include: 

• To build student expertise and experience in relation to RKE.

• To enhance student knowledge on public health approaches to health and well-being issues.

• To enhance student experience, academic progression and future employment prospects.

Internship details:

This advert is one of the six RKE internships during 25/26 academic within the School of Public and Allied Health. The internship duration will be 100 hours, which can be completed part-time alongside your studies. Internships are advertised via Unitemps at LJMU, so you must be registered with Unitemps to be eligible to apply.

Duties and responsibilities

The Role: This intern will work within the Violence, Peace and Health Risk Behaviours research team to gain hands-on experience of RKE through working with research active staff.

It will involve supporting a number of research projects related to violence and health risk behaviours.  The activities involved include supporting a systematic literature review, with opportunities to also gain experience of data collection and cleaning, and the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.

This internship is an opportunity for you to:

• Gain invaluable RKE skills and experience including the collection, cleaning and analyses of quantitative and/or qualitative data; conducting literature reviews; output production; and set up and delivery of RKE activities.

• Enhance your knowledge of public health approach to responding to violence and health risk behaviours through supporting research, and engagement in informal training and events within and external to LJMU. 

• Test out your RKE ideas and discover if this is the type of work you want to pursue in future.

• Have examples/evidence to reference on future application forms and during interviews and show your commitment and enthusiasm to any future employer.

Skills and experience
Skills and experience:

To apply for this internship, you must be a current second year undergraduate, third year undergraduate or taught Masters student within the School of Public and Allied Health. An interest in violence prevention and/or health risk behaviours, undertaking reviews and quantitative and qualitative research are desirable. You will be given training to support you in developing your research skills, but an interest in analysis and writing will be helpful.

Location
LJMU

Additional information
*Ringfenced to LJMU Level 5, Level 6 and MSc Students only in School of Public and Allied Health*Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 18th Janaury 2026

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