Whether you’re looking for a permanent role, a short-term placement, or an internship, this page brings together:
- Jobs in the ADR UK partnership
- Opportunities with our partners
- PhD placements, fellowships, and internships funded by other organisations
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How to advertise an opportunity
If you would like to work with ADR UK to provide an opportunity or have any questions, please get in touch: hub@adruk.org.
Posting on our website is free. The information we will need to post your opportunity will be:
- Organisation
- What type of opportunity is this?
- Duration
- Desired start date
- Opportunity topic (e.g. Education, Health)
- Who is this opportunity suitable for?
- Compensation
- How to apply - including any relevant information on what the application process involves.
Current opportunities
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NHS Data Science Internship 2025 now open: closing date 31st October
3 October 2025
The NHS England Data Science PhD Internships are now open for applications from PhD students working in a quantitative discipline. This opportunity is not funded.
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Job opportunity: Engagement Lead, SCADR / ADR Scotland
1 October 2025
The University of Edinburgh is looking for an exceptional candidate with proven communication and leadership skills, and experience engaging with a range of partners and stakeholders, including policymakers and the public. The post holder will need to apply their skills to a large data linkage research and infrastructure programme which aims to provide data-driven evidence and insights for policy and public good.
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Featured internships and placements
The below opportunities will typically open and close throughout the year. Click through to the relevant website to find dates.
Note that we highlight internships, placements, and fellowships designed to help researchers gain experience working with administrative data in real-world contexts. Many of these are offered by external organisations, and ADR UK acts as a hub to connect researchers with these opportunities. Please contact the organisations directly with any questions you may have.
Further guidance on placements can be found in the ESRC Postgraduate Training and Development Guidelines 2022.
UKRI Policy Internships scheme
Duration: Three months
Important dates: Check the website for application deadlines.
Opportunity topic: The UKRI Policy Internships scheme provides an opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month placement at one of a selected group of influential policy organisations.
HM Government’s Open Innovation Team: PhD Placement Scheme
Duration: Minimum of three months
Important dates: Check the website for application deadlines.
Opportunity topic: The Open Innovation Team is a cross-government unit that works on a wide range of policies, including health, justice, education, housing, foreign policy, digital transformation and many others. Successful applicants can expect to work on a diverse range of policy projects and are not expected to have prior experience of policy or knowledge of the policy area they are asked to work on.
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology PhD fellowship scheme
Duration: Typically three months
Important dates: Fellowship scheme involves multiple learned societies, professional associations, and funding bodies with different recruitment dates
Opportunity topic: You will not choose what topic you will be working on. Often fellows are allocated a topic in a field that is entirely new to them. They have the opportunity to delve into novel and exciting areas of research, develop a unique understanding of the UK Parliament, and forge relationships with key stakeholders.
British Library PhD Placement Scheme
Duration: Three months (or part time equivalent)
Important dates: Annual call for applications - contact pgr@bl.uk to be added to mailing list
Opportunity topic: The broad scope and areas of the PhD placement projects are set in advance by the British Library. A project profile for each placement lists the expected tasks and outcomes, the training and experience offered to the student, and any required knowledge or skills. All projects provide scope for students to define areas of focus depending on their own interests and include a range of opportunities for professional and personal development.
Do you have a placement opportunity that you think would be suitable for ESRC-funded PhD students?
1. Read the ESRC Placement Guidance Document carefully to understand our requirements.
Note: Placements must comprise a clear programme of activity or project which will develop the students’ transferrable skills and ability to apply their research skills in different contexts. Placements should not be used as a substitute for temporary staff or to cover business as usual within a host organisation. Placements should focus on a discreet project, challenge or research question which will enable students to build on the skills being acquired through their doctoral studies.
2. Complete and return the Placement Opportunity Template to ADRStudentships@esrc.ukri.org.
3. ADR UK will review the form and be in touch if we have any questions. If suitable, we will post your opportunity on our internships and placements page. We typically allow a minimum of 3 weeks for a placement to be advertised - but the longer the notice, the better!
4. Students will directly apply to you (using the contact information you provide in the template).
Note: Student applications must be accompanied by a completed Placement funding permission form. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure their supervisor and Doctoral Training Partnership have approved their application prior to submission.
5. Notify us once you have successfully filled your placement post.
Are you an ESRC-funded PhD student interested in applying to a placement opportunity advertised on our website?
1. Complete a Placement funding permission form. This form must be completed and approved by (1) your primary supervisor, and (2) your DTP contact.
2. Submit a completed application package directly to the host organisation according to the requirements set out under “how to apply” section of the post. Include your completed permission form (from 1 above) as part of your application package.
