Your capabilities
- You have a master degree in In a graduate graduate program in social and political sciences, educational sciences, geography, EU studies , bioengineering,... or equivalent. Students who will graduate in 2024 may also apply. If you have a foreign diploma, we ask you to obtain equivalence recognition. You can apply for this at NARIC Vlaanderen
- You have experience with qualitative research methods
- You are motivated to conduct workshops, focus groups, conduct interviews and collaborate co-creatively.
- You speak and write English fluently
Personal competences
- You have a critical and analytical mind and can easily integrate information
- You are sociable and can communicate clearly with different audiences.
- You work accurately, planned and well organized.
Plus points
- You have knowledge of analyzing qualitative data
- You have experience with the multi-actor approach
- You have affinity with or (basic) knowledge of agricultural and food systems
- You understand the different phases of serious game development
- You speak and write Dutch fluently
- You are in possession of a drivers license B
We offer
We offer you a open-ended contract (min. finance of one year) with a competitive salary based on your degree. You will be recruited in the salary scale A165 or A166 (depending on your degree). You can make a gross and net calculation of your monthly salary, a holiday bonus and your end-of-year allowance via Salarissimulator | Vlaanderen.be (note, do not use the new salary simulator). Relevant experience can be considered for financial seniority.
You get a varied, challenging and socially relevant job in a dynamic environment with attractive working conditions and development opportunities. Hybrid work is possible if the position allows it.
Additional: Hospitalization and group (life) insurance, commuting allowance (bicycle – public
transport), meal vouchers (8 €/day) and option to lease a bicycle. A total of 35 paid vacation days based on last year's performance (private scheme). An additional week of holidays are given between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
You will collaborate with the ILVO team on the 'Premiere project'. This is a Horizon Europe project in which partners from 15 different European countries are working together to improve the so-called 'multi-actor approach' in writing EU projects. Success in the multi-actor approach is that academic and non-academic consortium members can find each other and work together on an equal footing. A wide range of activities are organized and materials developed to achieve this goal. Think of networking events where different actors can get to know each other better, an online academy where you can learn to refine your multi-actor skills, an online game in which you have to put together a consortium in the virtual world, etc...
The ILVO team is mainly involved in the development of the serious game. We leave the programming to others, but we provide input for the content of the game and the learning goals you should be able to achieve by playing the game.
What does your job looks like?
Your job is to work with colleagues to gather input for the game. What are good practices in interactive project proposal writing, what problems do people experience and what are tips for solving them. We will find this out through focus groups and database research. Your task is to set up interactive working forms to make these focus groups run smoothly both online and offline. You then study which of these working forms are effective and produce the desired results. You will also test the first versions of the game and make suggestions for improvements. In this process, you will form a bridge between the 'game developers' and the project partners.
You will join a team of experienced researchers who will teach you the tricks of the trade. The premiere project offers an international context with high-level co-creative collaboration across 15 nationalities.
Your job is to work with colleagues to gather input for the game. What are good practices in interactive writing of project proposals, what problems do people experience and what are tips to solve them. We find this out through focus groups and interviews. We are also testing the first versions of the game and making suggestions for improvements.
