Vacancy Researcher - Archive research - FIOM

Introduce…

Fiom is the expertise center in the field of unwanted pregnancy, distance & adoption and kinship questions. Working at Fiom is based on the right to self-determination of unwanted pregnant women and the right of a child to know where he or she comes from and to grow up while retaining his or her own identity. Fiom offers information and help with unwanted pregnancy, aftercare in the field of adoption and guides people in their search for biological family at home and abroad. In addition, we manage the KID-DNA Database, which enables a match between a donor child and an anonymous donor. We do all this with about 80 motivated employees from our offices in 's-Hertogenbosch and Houten.

For the research project 'Distance files in the picture' we are immediately looking for a:

RESEARCHER - Archive research

20-24 hours a week (temporary)

What does the job involve?

Within the research 'Distance files in the picture' you fulfill the role of researcher and you focus on conducting archival research into remote files of women who have given up their child in the past. You conduct research into the mother houses that the Netherlands has known since 1956. You map out the mother houses and see in which period they have been active. You also find out whether there have been mergers, separations or collaborations between mother houses. The focus is mainly on the channels through which the children (and possibly also the mothers) were sometimes transferred. The purpose of this is to locate remote file or to map out how it is possible that files are no longer available.

As a researcher, you are involved in the entire research cycle from output, analysis to final report. The new insights from the research help you to translate it into a knowledge product for the general public and stakeholders. In consultation with the project coordinator, you maintain contacts with cooperation partners from the field and the clients. The temporary project falls under the Kinship Questions program. You also have a place in Fiom's research team.

What does your working day at Fiom look like?

The day starts with a cup of coffee with colleagues at the office or via Teams.

You then consult with your project team about the status and progress of the research.

In the afternoon you work independently on the research.

You have telephone contact with archives to ask questions about the mother houses and remote files and you make an appointment to visit an archive on location.

You close the working day by preparing for tomorrow's consultation with various external partners about a jointly developed knowledge product.

Who are you?

You have WO work and thinking level.

You are an experienced researcher with knowledge of archive research.

You are analytically strong and you can organize well.

You can translate knowledge into practice and you have experience in developing knowledge products (fact sheets, flyers and articles) for target groups.

You make contact easily and are decisive and decisive.

You have experience (or affinity) with maintaining contacts with external partners.

You have an affinity with the themes of unwanted pregnancy and parentage questions and you endorse Fiom's pro-choice position.

What do we offer?

Work what matters on a highly dynamic theme.

A great team with enthusiastic colleagues.

A temporary appointment of 5-6 months (until June 15, 2022).

Salary and employment conditions in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Social Work, scale 9 (= € 2,956 to € 4,358 gross per month with full employment 36 hours per week).

Room for personal growth and development through a personal career budget.

A head office in the bustling heart of 's-Hertogenbosch and a spacious office in Houten, both within walking distance of the station. Good opportunities for working from home.

Scheme for an allowance for commuting costs and a business travel scheme.

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For questions or more information about the position, please contact Annick van Brouwershaven, senior researcher, on 088-1264900.

Do you see yourself in the profile? Send your resume and motivation as soon as possible and no later than Monday 10 January 2022 before 12 noon to vacancies@fiom.nl(link sends email) citing application for researcher archival research.

We wish to fill the vacancy as soon as possible, so when a suitable candidate registers, we will schedule an initial interview at the beginning of January 2022. Depending on the situation surrounding Covid-19, the conversations will take place in the office or online .

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

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