# NWSSDTP Student Representatives

The ESRC NWSSDTP is looking to appoint 6-8 enthusiastic and motivated NWSSDTP funded students from across the DTP to join our Student Representatives Team. Student feedback and engagement with the governance of the NWSSDTP is important for the ESRC and the partnership. Whilst the role is valuable and makes for a good esteem marker on a researcher's CV, the commitment is not too onerous. We would expect that each representative would spend between 10-12 hours per year on the role. Tasks and activities will be shared across the Student Representative Team to keep involvement at moderate levels.

## The Student Representative Team as a collective will cover the following responsibilities and activities:

- o as a vital link for comments/ideas from fellow ESRC funded students across the academic o as a vital link for comments/ideas from fellow ESRC funded students across the academic schools and pathways.
- o positive suggestion to inform changes to the student learning experience o positive suggestion to inform changes to the student learning experience
- o an advocate for student engagement and ensure good communication between all o an advocate for student engagement and ensure good communication between all parties involved in the Doctoral Training Partnership.
- o with student induction and act as a point of contact for new students. o with student induction and act as a point of contact for new students.
- o and actively contribute to the Training, Employability and Knowledge Exchange o and actively contribute to the Training, Employability and Knowledge Exchange (TEKE) Panel where you will represent the views of your colleagues on issues around training, researcher development and provision for future careers.
- o organise social events, reading groups, writing groups etc. using social media e.g. Zoom. o organise social events, reading groups, writing groups etc. using social media e.g. Zoom.
- o to the NWSSDTP Newsletter and the building of an online profile for the Team o to the NWSSDTP Newsletter and the building of an online profile for the Team
- o formation of LGBT, women’s, parents or other networks. o formation of LGBT, women’s, parents or other networks.
- o review applications for online student-led training sessions. o review applications for online student-led training sessions.
- o the DTP identify needs for advanced training provision, enhance current research o the DTP identify needs for advanced training provision, enhance current research training and the overall PhD student experience.

What you will gain: you will gain: Being a Student Representative will provide valuable experience and skills, for example:

- • chance to meet/interact with a wide range of students across the DTP. • chance to meet/interact with a wide range of students across the DTP.
- • in maximising the range, volume and vibrancy of opportunities. • in maximising the range, volume and vibrancy of opportunities.
- • opportunity to gain a range of core work skills including communication, leadership and • opportunity to gain a range of core work skills including communication, leadership and management. This will provide experience for Domain D ‘Engagement, influence and impact’ within Vitae's Researcher Development Framework
- • experience in peer-reviewing. • experience in peer-reviewing.
- • opportunities, for example, experience in working collaboratively with academic • opportunities, for example, experience in working collaboratively with academic and non-academic partners.
- • of the NWSSDTP structure and mechanisms for student engagement and • of the NWSSDTP structure and mechanisms for student engagement and representation.