Social Research Apprentice
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Company: IFF Research Ltd
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Location: London, SE1 0HR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Competitive Salary
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000020863
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Application Deadline Date: 01/04/2026
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Start Date: 05/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: 37.5 hours weeks typically working 9-5.30 (includes hour lunch which is not paid).
Brief Description
Join us to work on meaningful projects while earning a BSc in Applied Social Research at a leading social research agency. Explore new topics every day, gain hands-on project experience, build core research skills and grow your career in a friendly, curious and supportive team.
Training to be Provided
You’ll attend a week-long residential session once a year at the start of each academic year, join live online classes and receive online learning materials that amount to approx 6 hours per week to complete in paid working time, you'll also attend a 1-day face-to-face session in London each quarter.
Future Prospects
This is a permanent role, assuming successful completion of the degree their role would be maintained/promoted depending on the individual’s capacity.
Vacancy Detail
This is an exciting opportunity to gain a BSc degree in Applied Social Research over four years with the University of Kent, while kickstarting your social research career.
During the programme, you’ll be part of our research team in London, working on real projects throughout. The end goal is the successful completion of your degree and continuing your career as a researcher within our team.
We’ll ensure you’re developing the core skills needed to become a successful social researcher. As your experience and knowledge grow, so will your responsibilities. You’ll learn technical skills such as survey design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, report writing and statistics, alongside building your abilities in teamwork, communication, time management and problem solving. You’ll also develop an understanding of the research process, the sectors we work in, the work we deliver, our clients, and the processes we follow to produce industry‑leading research.