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Dear colleagues,
We are writing to share with you our offer of courses and bootcamps for this
Fall. It may be of interest to you, your PhD candidates, recent graduates, and
fellow researchers in science and technology studies, anthropology and related
fields. We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity within your
department and networks, particularly with doctoral candidates, early-career
researchers, and colleagues who may be looking to expand their perspectives on
the professional value of social sciences and humanities education.
This coming autumn we are running the fourth edition of our Researcher
Bootcamps, in collaboration with University of Amsterdam to support
researchers in exploring how their academic expertise can create impact beyond
the university setting.
The upcoming Researcher Bootcamp, ‘Applying Anthropological Expertise’,
will take place online between 27 October and 7 November 2025, with sessions
held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays friendly to most time zones.
Organised in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam’s Department of
Anthropology and the Netherlands School of Anthropology (NESA), this programme
is aimed at PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, professors, and other
scholars working in qualitative research (also STS, humanities, etc). Over the
course of two weeks, participants will explore applied angles to their current
research focus, gaining practical tools for presenting their expertise in
professional contexts. The bootcamp helps researchers translate their academic
training into an application in the world beyond academia; whether that is by
starting an NGO in the field site/expertise, or venturing out into
organisations, freelancing, consulting, etc. In many cases, participation can
be covered through institutional professional development funds or research
grants.
For further information, you can view the poster here:
https://researcher-bootcamp-namla.tiiny.site/. To ask questions or sign up
directly, simply email us at hello@namla.info .
Alongside this doctoral track, Namla is also running a series of team-based
‘Applying Anthropology’ bootcamps in September, October, and November,
primarily directed at advanced students and recent graduates in anthropology,
ethnology, sociology, and related fields. In these bootcamps participants work
on a challenge for two weeks and in the course of it learn rapid ethnography
techniques, the basics of design thinking methods, and a way to make small
improvements and iterations in the messiness on the ground. In this way, the
team bootcamps set up graduates for a running start in learning what kind of
job would suit them, and how to get that job. We keep the cost for these as
low as we can, and apply a tiered pricing model to make it accessible to
students and graduates from many backgrounds.
Details of the full series of team bootcamps can be found on our Eventbrite
page: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/108251123431. These will be the 17th, 18th
and 19th editions of this bootcamp. For some reflections from past
participants: https://namla-appliedanthropologists.medium.com/
Namla’s broader mission is to bring applied anthropology to people and
organisations committed to creating real-world impact. We believe that
ethnographic research methods and anthropological expertise can be powerful
tools for organisations across the public, private, and civil sectors. You can
learn more about our work at www.namla.info .
Beyond our bootcamps, Namla also offers Erasmus+ internships in Amsterdam
through European universities, providing students and graduates with the
opportunity to gain practical experience in applied anthropology while
contributing to ongoing projects. More information is available here:
https://www.namla.info/internships .
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly at
hello@namla.info .
Warm wishes,
Rosalie Post
Co-founder of Namla, on behalf of
The Namla Team
Rosalie Post
Co-founder • Namla
www.namla.info
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