IOP Ambassador Application Form 2025-6

 

What is an IOP Ambassador?

Our Ambassadors from around the UK and Ireland are one of our key links to university physics students. Our Ambassadors are proactive and committed students who promote physics, encourage others to pursue careers in physics and lead on on-campus IOP events and activities.

Our Ambassadors are perfectly placed to support the physics student community by:

  • developing activities on campus that strengthen student opportunities
  • building campus relationships
  • promoting the benefits of extracurricular engagement
  • supporting IOP activities throughout the academic year, acting as a key link to their university's physics students and department

If you'd like to learn more about the Ambassador role you can follow this link or email studentcommunity@iop.org to set up an informal discussion about the role with our Student Engagement Officer. 

Ambassadors promote physics in a spirit of inclusivity and actively reach out to underrepresented groups on campus. We are seeking people from all walks of life, backgrounds, ethnicities and faiths and welcome applications that reflect the diversity of communities across the UK and Ireland and encourage applications from under-represented groups. 

What is this form?

This form will ask you a few simple questions about yourself and why you'd like to become an IOP Ambassador. The form will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. We are not necessarily looking for someone that has tons of experience running events - we're looking for someone is passionate about physics, can approach and engage new people and is keen to learn and develop!

 

PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS YEAR ROUND. YOU CAN APPLY AT ANY TIME. 
Your Privacy

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This form will only be used for the purposes of administering the IOP Ambassador applications process. For more details about how we handle your personal information, please see our Privacy Notice. 

1. Full name *

 

2. Email address *

 

3. IOP Membership number (our IOP Ambassadors need to be members of the IOP - if you are not currently an IOP member please find out more about joining here: https://membership.iop.org/) *

 

4. Country of residence (IOP Ambassadors must be enrolled in IOP accredited degrees in the UK and Ireland) *

 

5. University *

 

6. Course name *

 

7. Year of study as of September 2025 *

 

8. Are you a returning IOP Ambassador from before academic year 2025-6? *

 

9. Tell us a little bit about why you'd like to become an IOP Ambassador (max 200 words). *

 

10. Please share any public engagement experience you have relevant to fulfilling this role  *

 

11. What skills do you think you would bring to the role - and how would you engage students in on-campus events? (max 300 words) *

 

12. Do you have any accessibility need or special requirements that we should be aware of in fulfilling this role? 

You can notify us this information at interview, if preferred. 

 

Please select a time to meet with the IOP at the following meeting booking link. You will be sent relevant information ahead of this meeting. If you are returning to the role IOP will confirm whether this meeting is necessary. 

Please book as soon as possible: book time with the IOP. 

https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/b82bb126e1e348d98accea31438feab8@iop.org/meetingtype/tRLiLH1aXUi0WfRtUuKz-Q2?bookingcode=c3909da1-c9b6-48f0-81c2-588d6ca24890&anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mcard

Have you completed the booking via the link?

If you are a returning Ambassador, you do not need to complete an interview. *

 

13. If invited to an online interview, are there any reasonable adjustments you would require to be made to the interview process? *

 

14. Where you have confirmed reasonable adjustments in the previous question, please tick the box below if you consent to us using this information to make the necessary arrangements.

 

15. If appointed to the IOP Ambassador role you would be engaged on a self-employed basis. Please confirm that you have the right to work in the UK in a self-employed capacity.  *

 

Thank you for your interest in the IOP Ambassador role, and for taking the time to fill in this form. 

Once the deadline (August 13th, 11:59pm) for applications has closed we will shortlist candidates and be in touch regarding your application shortly after. 

If in the meantime you wish to withdraw your application, change your availability for interview dates or have any questions about the role or application process, please email studentcommunity@iop.org

We use anonymised and collated data to understand our applicants in the broadest sense, identify any potential barriers and develop more inclusive practices. To enable us to do this, we would like you to fill out an optional Equality, Diversity and Monitoring form.

The information provided will be kept confidential and will only be used for monitoring purposes.

 
Please fill in the Equality, Diversity and Monitoring form here.