Details
1107359
University of Edinburgh
01/06/2026
3 Months
35 hours per week, worked between Monday-Friday (9-5)
Not Applicable
Pay
£13.55
£2.45
Description
Role
The University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Group (ISG) are hiring an undergraduate student to work this summer as a Witches Map Development Intern. The key purpose of this role is to work as a full-stack web developer to work on the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft interactive map. The successful student will update the VueJS based application, upgrading its framework and packages to ensure that it can be maintained for years to come.
Within this role, you will gain practical experience in updating the framework and packages for a VueJS based website, fixing bugs and accessibility issues, and implementing a new site design using modern Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). You will join the Digital Learning Applications and Media (DLAM) team who manage a wide variety of custom web applications built using either PHP or React. The team also maintain multiple medical school applications, integrations for Blackboard Learn, and the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft interactive map. To find out more about working as a Witches Map Development Intern, you can read a blog post written by a previous intern.
You can expect to start work on the 1st June 2026 and work until the 21st August 2026. You will work 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday) in a hybrid working pattern split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh), and in Forrest Hill. You will be required to attend the office on Mondays and one other day of your choice per week. You will be paid £13.55 per hour, plus £2.45 per hour holiday pay. Payment is one month in arrears, meaning your first payment date (should this position start when expected) will be 28th July 2026.
For more information on what to expect as an ISG Summer Intern and to hear from previous interns, please see our 2026 Summer Internships Webpage.
Duties and responsibilities
- Updating the framework and packages for the VueJS based website, the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft interactive map;
- Addressing reviews from your peers about the pull requests you submit when updating the site;
- Fixing bugs and accessibility issues;
- Implementing the new site design using modern Cascading Style Sheets (CSS);
- Testing the application manually and writing automated tests to enhance future maintainability.
Skills and experience
Essential criteria:
- A current University of Edinburgh undergraduate student (you must be a matriculated student for the duration of your employment). Internships are open to all undergraduate students, except those in their final year of study;
- Based in the UK for the duration of the work, within commutable distance of Edinburgh, and able to work on campus (we cannot accommodate individuals working overseas due to tax and legal implications), and able to attend a Right to Work Check in person if needed;
- Demonstrable experience in writing web applications using JavaScript/Typescript;
- A proven knowledge of accessibility considerations for web applications, with a strong foundational knowledge of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG);
- Demonstrable experience using REST Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to retrieve data from third party sources;
- A proven ability to work well both in a team and independently.
Desirable criteria:
- A proven interest in working in and learning and development, or information technology, environment;
- Demonstrable experience with the VueJS or NuxtJS web development framework;
- Evidence of a good knowledge of SQL to be able to write queries for databases such as MySQL.
Location
Hybrid, split between working from home and in 5 Forrest Hill (EH1 2QL).
Benefits
- The full range of benefits as a Summer Intern is available on our 2026 Summer Internships Webpage;
- Being part of a welcoming community of over 50 ISG Summer Interns with opportunities to network, whilst working in a supportive and nurturing environment with a strong emphasis on work/life balance;
- Training and development opportunities, run by experts across a range of fields;
- Opportunity to participate in the prestigious Edinburgh Award for Work Experience.
Additional information
To apply for this role, please upload a CV and covering letter as Word documents that are under 4mb, saved with ".doc" at the end, these should clearly state how you meet the criteria for the role. To have the best chance of being offered an interview, we encourage you to view our two-page Application Guidance and attend one of our short, online internship overview sessions, bookable via the University System (you must use your UoE student login).
We ask that you carefully consider which internships best suit your interests, skills, and career goals, and apply for a maximum of 3 ISG internships. To view all our internships on offer this summer, please see our Unitemps Adverts page.
Interviews for this internship are expected to be held between the 30th March and 9th April 2026, and will be offered both in person and online.
The closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday, 1st March. If you encounter any issues when applying, please e-mail unitemps@ed.ac.uk well in advance of the deadline, as we will only respond within office hours (9-5, Monday to Friday). Applications received after 23:59pm on 1st March will not be considered.