Completing your Student Ambassador application

We are currently recruiting in-person postgraduates studying at the University of Edinburgh. The deadline for applications is Monday 21 September, 23:59.

How to apply:

Step 1: Read the job description

Step 2: Prepare a cover letter

This is the most important part of your application and will be used to make the decision on who we interview for the role.

A cover letter is a personal statement (max one side of A4) detailing your skills and experience. It should answer the following questions while referring back to the job description:

  • Why do you want to be a Student Ambassador?
  • What skills and experiences do you have that are relevant, in particular in relation to the essential and desirable criteria, in the job description? 

You may wish to make use of both our advice and the Careers Service's advice on writing a cover letter to help you.

Step 3: Prepare a CV / resume

Please include a CV or resume with your application as this can help to add a little context to your cover letter.

Step 4: Submit your application (see guidance on how to apply below)

Sections of the form and how to complete them

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Section Instruction
Email address (if not logged in) Please enter an email address you regularly check. This does not have to be your student email account.
Contact information Complete all required fields.
Address Complete all required fields. When entering your address you should put your term-time address if you know this. If you do not then you should enter your home address and can update this later if you are recruited.
Date of birth Complete your date of birth, note that this is not used in selection but may be required for right to work checks.
National Insurance Number To work in the UK you have to have a National Insurance Number. If you do not have one you MUST start the process of applying for one. You can find information on that here: https://edin.ac/4iLbXIK To add your National Insurance Number click "ADD NATIONAL IDENTIFIER", keep United Kingdom in the drop down and click “National Insurance Number”. You can then enter this in the “National ID” box and leave the “Issue Date”, “Expiration Date” and “Place of Issue” blank. Then click the “ADD NATIONAL IDENTIFIER” to save this to your application.
Work preferences Please leave this blank, we do not look at this information.
Application questions Answer all questions. For "Are you a current student at the University of Edinburgh?" please select "Yes" even if you have not yet begun your programme. This will bring up the question that asks for your "student matriculation number" this is the same as your student number which will be in the format s1234567. Please enter it without the "s" as requested.
Experience Please do not add experience here. We do not look at this information and will look for this in your cover letter.
Education Please do not add education here. We do not look at this information as your student status with us is enough..
Application documentation Please upload both resume and cover letter in their respective boxes.
Additional documents to support your application Please do not upload any documents here.
Licenses and certificates Please do not add licenses or certificates here. We do not look at this information.
Languages Please do not add languages here. We do not look at this information.
Referee details Please leave this blank, we do not look at this information.
Diversity information This information is not used in selection and it is not made available to staff who are recruiting. It is collected to comply with legal equality duties but you are not obliged to provide this information. If you do not want to you can use the "Prefer not to say" or "Information refused" options when answering the questions.
Consent for Job Updates & Marketing These tick boxes are optional, you will receive information about your application whether you tick these or not.
E-signature Please complete this section then click the "Submit" button.

After you have applied

Once you submit your application you will be asked to provide documentation to prove your right to work in the UK (including students with British nationality). Further information is available on the University's Right to Work webpages.

Application timeline and key dates

Due to the number of applications we receive for these roles the process takes longer than for many other jobs. We will keep you up to date on the progress of your application.

Application deadline

The deadline to complete the application will be Monday 21 September 23:59. Once shortlisting is complete all candidates will be contacted to let them know whether we are able to offer them an interview.

Interviews

Interviews will be held week commencing 5th October 2026. They will be hosted online via MS Teams video call. Interviews will last approximately 30 minutes. You will be asked to submit times you are available for interview when we contact you after you submit your application. All candidates will be informed, whether we are able to offer them the role or not.

 Student Ambassador training

Training will take place in-person. The date of this training will be Saturday 7th November 2026.

 

Need Help?

If you have any questions about the position or the application that are not answered on this page please contact the Student Ambassador team:

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