BRISPO (Department of Sociology) is looking for students to help promote an online survey among newcomers in Belgium, as part of the New Voices project.
The survey is available here: https://vub.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9mebFhk6MHSmf4i
The survey is for adults who arrived in Belgium less than 10 years ago and do not have Belgian citizenship. It covers living conditions, health, work, social networks and experiences of discrimination.
This job call is open to students from any university in Belgium. English is required from all candidates. In addition, we are looking for students who speak one of the languages below AND have a wide network of contacts in the matching community in Belgium:
- Arabic - Syrian community; OR
- Dari, Pashto or Farsi - Afghan community; OR
- French, Lingala or Swahili - Congolese community; OR
- Hindi or another Indian language - Indian community; OR
- French - Cameroonian community.
Speaking the language is not enough. We need people who already have real contacts in these communities and can reach respondents and organisations through them.
YOUR MAIN TASK
You will help us reach people who fit the survey and get them to fill it in. The survey is online and anonymous. You will not conduct interviews. Your tasks:
- Promote the survey on social media (Facebook groups, WhatsApp and Telegram groups, Instagram, TikTok and similar) in the respective immigrant community.
- Find organisations, associations, community groups, religious and cultural centres, language schools, and other places that support or have contact with newcomers from the respective immigrant community, then contact them and ask them to share the survey with their members or clients.
- Send us a short report at the end: which groups and organisations you contacted, what you posted, and what the response was.
Workload: 5 hours. If the first phase brings many completed questionnaires, more hours can be added for students who want to continue. Work can be done remotely.
Deadline: all tasks to be completed by the end of October 2026. Please, apply by 7 October 2026 by sending your CV to brispo@vub.be and indicating which community you have contacts in.
We offer
- Hands-on experience in social science research and data collection.
- Practical insight into how a survey reaches hard-to-reach groups.
- Flexible, paid work that fits around your studies.
Compensation: €14,6156 per hour
