31 March 2021

AIESEC in Amsterdam is hiring!

Do you want to challenge yourself and grow together with others in an international environment? Then think about becoming part of AIESEC in Amsterdam!

AIESEC is the largest youth-led, non-profit organisation in the world. It was founded after World War II, with the mission to develop responsible young leaders. For us, growing leadership means developing leadership qualities, like self-awareness and the ability to empower others. We do this by providing cross-cultural exchanges all over the world and by guiding those experiences. In order to provide these exchanges, we have eleven local offices throughout the Netherlands and in more than 120 countries, consisting of solely students. As a member of AIESEC you contribute to making quality exchanges happen while working on your personal development, for example by improving your problem-solving skills. Do you want to develop your leadership qualities in an inclusive team?

Visit their website or send them an email before 11 April 23:59!

4 January 2021

|LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME JOB AND DO YOU WANT TO WORK AT THE ‘EREDIVISIE’ AND HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE? #TEAMARGUS |

Do you like sports and want to participate in the tv-broadcasting of the largest (sports) events? Check out our vacancy and apply for this part-time position.

What are you going to do?

You will work as a LiveSlowMotion editor (LSM) for the tv-broadcasts of the largest (sports) events in the Netherlands and abroad. Football, hockey, tennis and e-Sports, anything is possible! You’ll help with the productions and tv-broadcastings for FOX Sports, Ziggo and NOS from the studio or at the stadium. When working as an LSM-operator you will not only be responsible for creating the best summaries for the matches like Feyenoord-Ajax but you will, for example, also work on the replay of the finish of Tom Dumoulin.

If you work at Argus Productions, you earn a good salary with your hobby and at the same time it will be a valuable addition to your resume and accelerate your career in the media. The position can be easily combined with study/internship, because you will be working on the weekends. No experience? No problem! With our own Argus Academy, we will teach you the tricks of the trade. The only requirement is that you are fluent in the Dutch language in word and speech. 

Do you dare to show your work to thousands of viewers and do you want to work in a different stadium every weekend? Then come and strengthen #TeamArgus! Don’t hesitate and apply directly via the link below.

Apply here!

25 March 2021

ASVA zoekt bestuur 21|22!

For Dutch speaking students. Deadline is extended to 11 April!

ASVA is een studentenorganisatie, die zich inzet voor studenten in Amsterdam. Met een  bestuursjaar bij ASVA kun jij jezelf verder ontwikkelen en ga je een jaar vol gezelligheid  tegemoet! Je kunt je inzetten voor beter onderwijs, betaalbaar ov, of meer betaalbare  studentenwoningen, maar je kunt ook bezig zijn met marketing of aan de slag als  penningmeester! Daarnaast ontwikkel je door een bestuursfunctie veel vaardigheden waar  je je leven lang plezier van zult hebben, en die je op je CV kunt zetten. Je doet dit alles  niet voor niets want tijdens bestuursjaar bij ASVA krijg je een beurs van ongeveer €700  per maand.

Is een bestuursjaar bij ASVA iets voor jou? Solliciteer dan voor 11 april 2021! Heb je vragen of wil je meer informatie? Check dan hun website asva.nl/nieuwbestuur of mail naar zoekco@asva.nl.

Check out more info here!

4 January 2021

Wanted for BUZZHOUSE: students with a passion for (creating) media

We are looking for talent with a passion for (creating) media to support an exciting new initiative in the University Quarter: BuzzHouse, a place where students, faculty, alumni and media professionals and companies meet for collaborative projects, to hang out and geek out around all things media.

BuzzHouse focuses on developing vibrant hot spots for new media coalitions in and around our faculty and campus. We want to create spaces where students can be part of ambitious research initiatives and are also inspired and enabled to create media.

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Our first ambition is to set up a multimedia studio in the heart of the University Quarter.

A studio with multi-use functions. A studio where makers can create awesome content for TikTok, Youtube, and other platforms. But also a studio where instructors and their students can experiment with hybrid teaching.

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What will we ask from you?

• Experience with (or great curiosity for) conceptualizing, organizing or creating media content

• Commitment for 3 to 6 months, approximately half-day a week

• Enthusiasm and energy for creating media and supporting others to do so

• Engagement with the ideal of bringing students, faculty, alumni, and media professionals together
   

What do you get back?

• You will be part of an exciting new initiative at the University of Amsterdam, developing essential skills for ‘making it work’ in the media

• Being part of a small team with other ambitious students building and creating Buzz(House) from scratch

• Access to a vibrant and growing network of professionals involved with the BuzzHouse initiative

• Developing and using a multimedia studio where you can create your own productions

• Access to a cool space to work (in and around the Existing Humanities Lab in downtown Amsterdam)

• Coaching by a business developer

Send your BuzzHouse motivation letter and CV to Jonneke (j.j.bekkenkamp@uva.nl), Anikka (a.fulop@uva.nl), and Esther (e.j.t.weltevrede@uva.nl) on or before 15 January 2021. Interviews will take place in early February, the project starts in mid-February.

7 March 2021

Focus on current social and political issues concerning digitisation in the Master Digitalisation, Surveillance & Societies at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Across cultures, professionals are facing questions about surveillance, privacy, and digital security. These are also related to more daunting inquiries about ethics and norms through digital media. That’s way Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a new Master programme named Digitalisation, Surveillance & Societies starting in the academic year 2021 – 2022. 

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Are you interested in the social, cultural and ethical consequences of new and established technologies? Do you want to learn more about the way that our use of terms like ‘privacy’ and ‘security’ actually shape people’s lives? And are you interested in the interplay between technology shaping our lives, and social actors shaping technology? Then Digitalisation, Surveillance & Societies at Erasmus University Rotterdam might be the Master programme for you!

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Want to know more about this programme? Check their website or sign up for the information session during the Online Master Open Evening on Tuesday March 23rd from 17:00 till 17:40.

Check out their website!

4 October 2020

Student-assistant ERC project PLATFORM LABOR

The Media Studies department at the UvA is looking for two 2nd or 3rd year BA-students that will assist the Platform Labor project team by transcribing the Dutch-language interviews conducted by the team members. The transcriptions should be carefully produced and returned to the team members as Word files.
 

We are looking for two candidates who:

• are students at the University of Amsterdam until at least the Spring of 2021;

• are native Dutch speakers or have an excellent (C2) grasp of the Dutch language;

• have experience with administrative (preferably transcription) work;

• are well-organized and have basic IT skills.

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What can we offer you?

The two student-assistants will be appointed at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam for a period of 1-2 months (to be decided in dialogue with the candidate). The gross monthly salary will be €2,110 to €2,462 based on 38 hours per week, in accordance with the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch universities. The intended starting date of the contract is 14 October 2020.

Send a letter of motivation (max 1 A4) to Dr. Niels van Doorn before October 7th, 2020.