The Independent School for the City is looking for an intern

The Independent School for the City is currently looking for a broadly interested and enthusiastic intern to join our team for the period of 4-6 months, at least 3 days a week, starting in April/May 2022.

Intern profile
As an intern at the Independent School for the City, you will work on a variety of projects to prepare, organise and promote the content of the school's educational programme and other public activities. You will collaborate on our research projects, assist in the development and organization of (digital) public events and educational activities and you will help write articles, social media posts and newsletters. A corona-proof workplace is available for you in Rotterdam. You will receive a financial compensation.

We are looking for someone who

_ is a master student in the field of architecture, urban planning, architectural history, (urban) geography or another 'urban studies'.

_ is flexible, hands-on, all-round and curious.

_ can work well as part of a team, as well as independently

_ has good command of the English language: reading, speaking and writing

_ has affinity and experience with PR and communication

Interested in joining our team?

Send an email to info[at]schoolforthecity.nl before 08 April 2022

About the Independent School for the City
The Independent School for the City is a post-graduate educational platform for urban research, development and activism, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The school is initiated by Crimson Historians and Urbanists and ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles) and is rooted in their practices of combining a critical and activist approach to effect real change in the city through architectural and planning projects. The Independent School for the City is founded on a strong belief in an incremental instead of a tabula rasa approach to city planning which blurs the lines between critique and practice on the one hand, and research and policy on the other. Through a diverse series of activities, the Independent School for the City offers a modular program for an international group of professionals, students and other interested parties with a background in urban studies such as architecture, sociology, history, photography, art or urban planning. The Independent School for the City is deliberately not academically accredited, for it to function unimpededly as an academic sanctuary that gives its participants and teachers the opportunity for personal development, and that creates the flexibility to respond directly to current events.