[EASST-Eurograd] Applying qualitative research skills in the world beyond academia - Namla's courses and bootcamps this Fall
Rosalie Post via Eurograd
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 he...@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 he...@namla.info.
Warm wishes,
Rosalie Post
Co-founder of Namla, on behalf of
The Namla Team
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