What will you do?  

As a student-in-residence at VOX-POP, you will develop your own programme series. In the series, you will explore a particular topic and bring together different perspectives. The basic requirements for a programme at VOX-POP are that it makes connections between everyday life and the humanities, that it involves communities from the city, and that it highlights innovative perspectives. 

During your residency you will design your own programme. You will find speakers and performances, write scripts, establish links with collaborators, help promote the programmes and learn to work with a project plan. 

About VOX-POP

VOX-POP is the creative space of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam. Our mission is to highlight the humanities through the connections between art, the city, and societal issues. From poetry nights and art installations to roundtable discussions, film screenings, and creative workshops, VOX-POP organizes and hosts innovative and inspiring events that place the humanities at their core. As a creative space, VOX-POP also supports talent development through programmes for aspiring cultural programmers, including an annually changing Student Programme Team and the student-in-residence positions.

Who are we looking for? 

• You are a student or recent graduate (< 2 years) with several years of work experience
• You are studying or have studied at the Faculty of Humanities
• You feel compelled to explore a topic in a more experimental and creative way, rather than through a written academic text 
• You want to further specialise in a topic or theme by making public programmes about it 
• You are able to work independently on a project and have an affinity with both the thematic and practical work involved (from research to carrying chairs)
• You find it interesting to work on plans in a co-creative way.  

What do we offer? 

• A programme budget 
• A basic honorarium
• Guidance on content and production 
• Various workshops and masterclasses (e.g. on presenting, curating and exhibiting) 
• An informal, cultural and academic stage 
• And, of course, an inspiring and creative environment where you can make mistakes, experiment, grow and make new contacts. 

Interested? Share your idea with us! 

Do you have a great idea for a programme series at VOX-POP and do you recognise yourself in the profile above? Then we would love to get to know you! In order to assess whether your idea is a good fit for VOX-POP, please send us a brief proposal of no more than two pages, including at least the following information:

• The issue or theme you want to highlight and why it is relevant. In doing so, please also highlight how it relates to the Humanities.  
• Your first ideas for your programme series: which sub-themes do you want to address and in which form will these be covered in your programme (e.g. are you thinking of film evenings, creative workshops, debates or reading parties, etc.)?
• Who are the partners you would like to work with?  
• Who do you want to reach with your programme and why? 
• Proposed timeline (when would you like to start preparations and when would the programmes take place?) 
• And finally, in what ways do you want to develop yourself during your residency at VOX-POP? 

VOX-POP does not have a set formula for a successful programme. We can work together to find a format that suits you and VOX-POP. Looking for inspiration? Then take a look at the programmes of current student residents, or have a look at our agenda or programme archive.  

Apply by sending your CV and proposal to c.t.c.thomas@uva.nl, addressed to Cleo Thomas, by 16 September. If you have any questions about the position, please email c.t.c.thomas@uva.nl. Interviews will take place during the week of 23 September.