First Internships Successfully Completed, New Student Assistant and Interns Sought!

Internships play an important role in the core team of the Becoming Adults community. Given our concern and questions about the transition to adulthood, we are naturally interested to offer meaningful opportunities to young people in the process of finding their way into the world of work. Involving interns at the heart of our work also plays a role in our overall commitment to having young people contribute to shaping the community.

We are delighted to share that our first two interns completed a successful internship, making valuable contributions in particular to building relationships with societal partners. This is what they had to say about their experience:

“Being an intern at the Becoming Adults community shaped me as a person and as a professional. Growing up we forget the different challenges and the uncertainty that adolescence brings. As an intern I had the opportunity to do research for and with young people. I developed a better understanding of challenges faced. I also developed empathy and the ability to listen and understand young voices and actively work for their well-being.”

We now have space for one new student assistant and two new interns. We are committed to building a team which brings together a wide range of life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. The positions we have are:

1. Student Assistant: Supporting Research Collaborations
   • This student assistant will be supporting initiatives aimed at enabling research collaboration. They will provide all-round support to researchers in arranging interdisciplinary meetings. We are looking for someone who is:
     • Well-organised and systematic
     • Able to take initiative
     • Comfortable working in English and Dutch
2. Intern: Communication and Social Media
   • This intern will be spearheading the social media communication of the Becoming Adults community. They will be focused on finding ways to communicate insights from research on topics that matter to youth. We are looking for someone who is:
     • Strong in written and visual communication
     • Creative
     • Ready to take initiative
3. Intern: Supporting Societal Partners
   • This intern will be supporting efforts to engage societal partners in the Becoming Adults community. They will be involved in understanding the insights, interests, and concerns of partners, and identifying opportunities for collaboration. We are looking for someone who is:
     • A strong communicator with a genuine interest in the work of youth organisations
     • Systematic and reliable
     • Ability to write formally in Dutch