PGR Industry Internship
Grade 6 - £32,296 to £37,999
‘We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.’
- Applicant should apply by submitting a supporting statement and their CV *
Internship opportunity in partnership with Priestley Centre for Climate Futures and Building Societies Association.
Are you a current University of Leeds postgraduate researcher or nearing the completion of your studies (including waiting your award), with an interest in physical climate risks and science of effectively communicating these risks to diverse audiences, including the financial sector and its stakeholders? Would you like to gain valuable experience and apply your skills in the finance industry?
The UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) is a national centre established to accelerate the adoption and use of climate and environmental data and analytics by financial institutions internationally. It aims to unlock opportunities for the UK to lead in greening finance and financing green. It involves several Universities (Bristol, Imperial, Leeds, Oxford, Reading), research institutes and stakeholders from the finance sector.
UK CGFI Leeds Innovation Hub, based at Nexus – University of Leeds, acts as a platform to connect wider UK science and innovation with financial institutions, providing a route by which needs are understood and the latest climate and environmental science is made accessible, commercialised, and exported globally, placing the UK as global hub for climate and environmental analytics (CEA) for financial institutions.
The UK CGFI Leeds Innovation Hub is seeking a current Leeds postgraduate researcher (PGR) (including waiting your award), to join them as an intern. This role offers the opportunity to work in a professional office environment, collaborating with industry partners in the building societies sector on a project focused on assessing and managing some of the pressing climate risk challenges to building societies, particularly around consumer awareness and decision-making in relation to mortgage related risks.
Based at the hub, you will have the opportunity to work with post-doctoral researchers and industry partners on developing communication tools and decision-making frameworks. These will include ‘tailored’ storylines grounded in climate science, designed to translate climate risk insights into actionable financial strategies for both borrowers (consumers) and lenders (building societies).
The collaborative partner, the Building Societies Association (BSA), will offer industry-specific insights and co-supervision, facilitating the integration of financial climate risk knowledge and consumer-focused risk storylines into decision-making and business operations.
The intern will be responsible for delivering outcomes associated with the collaborative project, including developing and testing framework for vulnerability-led storyline narratives, reporting on their effectiveness, and delivering actionable recommendations for building societies. These efforts aim to enhance their ability to communicate climate risks to consumers and strengthen internal decision-making processes, ultimately supporting financial resilience.
To achieve these goals, the intern will be working closely with the BSA’s Climate Risk Steering Group (CRSG), academic collaborators, and wider stakeholder communities, as well as colleagues at the Leeds Innovation Hub. Engagement with the CRSG is crucial to ensuring a deep understanding of the building societies’ needs and co-creation of project deliverables.
The position will be employed at Leeds University Business School, and also have connection to the Priestley International Centre for Climate, and the Building Societies Association.
G6 - Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
What we offer in return:
- 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
To explore the post further please contact:
Anubhav Choudhary, Research Fellow Accounting and finance department.
Email: A.Choudhary@leeds.ac.uk
Or
Patricia Grant, Leeds Innovation Hub Manager, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment
Email: p.grant@leeds.ac.uk
