Art-Science Communication Internship
At Waag Futurelab we are looking for an intern to support our team Make
Do you want to gain work experience in a great team? Are you a Bachelor student who wants to work on real-life communication challenges around the topic of art-science? Then we are looking for you!
We are looking for an intern to support our team Make to showcase what we do on art-science and other methodologies. You will work with the Make team and also be in touch with many of the artists we work with at Waag.
You are a bachelor's or master's student.
You have an interest in communication and arts.
You know how to set up and follow a plan and you do your work with great care.
You speak and write in English on a professional level (C1 or C2).
You are friendly and approachable, not afraid to reach out to people you have not met yet.
You are available for at least 3 days a week starting May 2024. We are looking for an intern for at least three months, but preferably six. Please specify your availability in your message to us.
You will support the team in setting up the art-science section of waag.org (content management, proofreading and editing)
This includes designing, building and filling a repository and collecting bios from artists we have worked with.
You will support the team showcasing our art-science expertise online and on social media.
Waag Futurelab contributes to the research, design and development of a sustainable, equitable society.
By collaboratively exploring emerging technology and questioning underlying cultural assumptions.
By experimenting and designing alternatives based on public values.
By developing with society an open, fair and inclusive future.
A workplace in the middle of Amsterdam, where you can learn a lot in short time and where you will work in a dynamic and flexible working environment. You can quickly gain responsibilities with flexibility for your own initiative and creativity.
Waag offers an internship remuneration of €300 per month for a full-time working week. Your internship period is negotiable, but will last at least three months.
Diversity is crucial to making technology and society more open, fair and inclusive. Therefore, we encourage candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds to apply. If you don't think you meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.
Some qualities cannot be captured in bullet points.
The closing date for this vacancy is 15 May 2024 or earlier once a candidate has been chosen. For queries regarding this vacancy, please contact maro@waag.org
Would you like to join our team as an Art-Science Communication Intern? Then we'd love to hear from you!
Technology is not neutral. Waag Futurelab reinforces critical reflection on technology, develops technological and social design skills, and encourages social innovation.
Waag works in a trans-disciplinary team of designers, artists and scientists, utilising public research methods in the realms of technology and society. This is how Waag empowers as many people as possible to design an open, honest and inclusive future.