Job vacancies

The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement employs over 100 staff members: scientific researchers, post-doctoral researchers, PhD candidates and support staff. Most of the NSCR staff is supported by the Institutes Organization of the Dutch Research Council (NWO-I) or has a (part-time) contract in collaboration with Dutch universities.

The NSCR regularly has space for interns. Acquisition is not appreciated.

Diverse workforce

The NSCR encourages a diverse workforce: we strive to develop talent and creativity by bringing people from different backgrounds and cultures together. We recruit and select based on capabilities and talent. We strongly encourage anyone with the appropriate qualifications to apply for the position, regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation or physical ability.

About NWO-I

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is the national research funder. The Institutes Organization of NWO (NWO-I) comprises nine national centers of expertise in specific scientific fields, from astronomy to marine research to crime and law enforcement, the research area of ​​the NSCR. The NWO institutes conduct high-quality scientific research and function as powerful national instruments in science policy. They make it possible to coordinate scientific fields for a longer period of time and to renew research in them.

Vacancies

Research Internship: Understanding aggression against personnel in stores

Service personnel in retail stores frequently face aggressive customers on their job. This means that conflict management is an essential part of working in a store. However, little research has examined the types of conflicts that emerge between customers and personnel in stores and how personnel can best act to avoid escalation. To improve our understanding of what is going on in contested encounters in shops, and the experiences of the personnel, we are looking for a research intern to carry out interviews with personnel of various retail stores. We offer a unique opportunity to gain research experience in a leading research group.

What are you going to do?

You will become part of our research group, which consists of three senior researchers and a PhD candidate. Together we will organize and conduct in-depth interviews with personnel of Dutch retail stores about their experiences in dealing with customer’s aggressive behavior.

For the first phase of your internship, your tasks will consist of assisting with the recruitment of participants and conducting interviews. For the second phase your tasks will consist in transcribing the interviews. Given your contribution to the project you may use the qualitative data you collect to write your master’s thesis.

When?

The internship will begin on 10^th of March 2025 and will last approximately 4 months.

What do we offer?

The internship will be conducted at the NSCR (the Netherlands Study Center for Crime and Law Enforcement), a leading institute for criminological research in Europe. The institute is located less than a 10-minute walk from Amsterdam Zuid station and employs researchers with different nationalities and disciplinary backgrounds.

Where?

For the first part of the internship you will have to come to Amsterdam to conduct the interviews. For the second part you will be able to work flexibly at the NSCR office or from home. The internship will be retributed 200 euros gross a month for a 5 day work week and it will offer a unique opportunity to gain experience conducting research, working with a research team, collecting data for your thesis, and possibly collaborating on a publication. You can also participate in lectures, training and workshops within the NSCR. There are also social activities at the office that you can participate in, such as communal lunches, table tennis, and monthly lunch lectures where national and international scientists share their research.

What do you bring?

You are a student in criminology, psychology, sociology, anthropology or a related discipline. Fluency in both Dutch and English is a pre-requisite for this research. You have strong affinity with qualitative research methods and you are willing to travel to different locations in Amsterdam. Experience with conducting and/or transcribing interviews is preferred.

Interested?

Send an email to Laura before February 21st 2025 at lpighini@nscr.nl with your CV and a motivation letter in English (maximum 0.5 A4) in which you explain why you would be a good match. Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact Laura.

We look forward to hearing from you!