Vacancy Internship Centre for Living Labs

The Centre for Living Labs - part of the Sustainability Office - works together with research, education, business and societal partners to develop (new) UU living labs for sustainable development and innovation. The Centre is looking for an enthusiastic intern who would like to join the team and assist in researching how living labs can be facilitated, supported, coordinated, and embedded within the university.

At Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, we work together on sustainability. We are making our business operations and purchasing policy more sustainable, raising awareness through various campaigns, conducting research and structurally integrating the theme of sustainability into our educational programmes. To accelerate this sustainability drive, Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 is using its own campus as a testing ground for sustainable development.

What we do

The Centre for Living Labs acts as a facilitator in transdisciplinary collaborations and coordinates the living lab development process. For instance, we are working on a living lab in which people research and experiment how the 木瓜福利影视 can become zero waste. This is done in cooperation with the 木瓜福利影视 Corporate Offices, the external waste management company and UU researchers and students. We bring these people together and guide a group from idea to living lab. Some of our living labs can be found here: www.uu.nl/clu

As an intern, you will work with us to develop living labs. Your tasks would be varied and are also hands-on. From event organization, sifting through staff databases looking for that one professor with expertise X, adjustments to the website, to assisting with the PhD research being done in our team on living lab experiments and orchestration. Should you want to connect your thesis to this internship, that is possible by mutual agreement!

What will you be doing?

  • Review literature

  • Analyzing survey data using regression analysis and similar statistics tools.

  • Helping in workshops. Coordination of activities, taking notes.

  • Helping with waste scans and interventions.

Who are you?

  • You are proactive, precise, highly communicative and enjoy a variety of tasks.
  • You have an open attitude and are innovative.
  • You have an affinity with sustainability.
  • You are currently doing a  Master's degree at a (Dutch) university.

Where you will work

The Centre for Living Labs is part of the Sustainability Office. This office functions as the central coordination point of sustainability at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视.

The Sustainability Office team is a diverse team with a great drive and shared vision to contribute to the sustainability transition. Together, we work towards a sustainable world!

Offer

  • Internship duration in consultation, preferably a period of 4 to 5 months maximum, starting September 2025;
  • Number of days per week in consultation;
  • You will receive an internship allowance (max 600,-). The amount depends on the number of hours you will be working.

Application process

We would like to receive your CV and a short motivation as to why you would like to do an internship with us. Deadline is August 15, 2025. Based on that, we will invite you for an introductory meeting. From there, we will see if we are a good fit for each other.

For more information about the position and to apply, please contact CLU at clu@uu.nl.