Two-stage housing market research: moving chains, turnover and senior housing

University graduate internship, starting February 2027

Are you that analytical university student who is curious about turnover in the housing market?
Do you get energy from conducting research, working with data and programming in R?
Do you want to use your research skills for a current societal issue?

This is your challenge

Moving chains provide insight into turnover in the housing market and are therefore current and relevant. The CBS has developed a method to visualize these chains. The dashboard Moving Chains in the Netherlands shows, among other things, the average length of a moving chain. However, there is still much room for in-depth analysis.

During this internship, you can conduct a graduation research project on the role of senior housing in the turnover of the housing market. In it, you can seek answers to the following questions:

• To what extent does the construction of senior housing contribute to turnover in the housing market?

• What is the influence of aging and the death of seniors on turnover and housing supply?

If you have a good research question that aligns with this theme, there is also room for that.

This is your internship location at CBS The Hague

The Policy Statistics department consists of 70 colleagues spread across The Hague and Heerlen. Researchers and project leaders with many different academic backgrounds work within our department. We compile figures that are used for the development, monitoring, and improvement of policy, often with a cross-cutting theme. We are a collaborative partner in the field of data-driven work for governments.

This is what you bring

You are nearing the completion of your university master's degree in social sciences, demography, spatial planning, or a related field and are looking for a graduation internship to successfully complete your studies.

In addition:

• you have (some) experience with programming in R;

• you can conduct research independently and analyze results;

• you know how to conduct research using various methods and techniques.

Keywords that describe you are enthusiastic, proactive, and analytical.

As all communication during the internship – both oral and written – takes place in Dutch, a good command of the Dutch language is essential.

This is what you can expect from us

A great learning environment where you:

• increase your professional knowledge and gain work experience;

• apply programming skills in practice;

• learn to work with CBS data.
  

For your commitment, you will receive an internship allowance of €800 gross per month (based on 40 hours per week).

Together with your internship supervisor, you will arrange how you can work hybrid, with flexible working hours and the option to work on your internship assignment partially from home.

These are our conditions

This is an internship assignment and not a work experience placement. Before you start the internship, we expect you to have an internship supervisor from your educational institution, with whom the internship has been coordinated and specific learning objectives have been agreed upon.
This internship assignment is intended for students who are currently enrolled at an educational institution; graduates are not eligible.