Internship/Graduation: Developing User-Centred Technical Documentation

StudentJob; Veghel; On-site; EUR 5,600 - 6,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stagevergoeding 40-urige werkweek: 500

Stagevergoeding Master 550

Job summary

Vanderlande zoekt een gemotiveerde student voor een stage/afstudeeropdracht gericht op het ontwikkelen van user-centred technische documentatie in Veghel. Je onderzoekt hoe mensen documenten gebruiken en welke informatie zij nodig hebben in hun dagelijkse werkzaamheden.

Tijdens de zes maanden verzamel je insights via interviews en observaties, breng je technische, leer- en veiligheidsnormen samen en werk je aan mogelijkheden om de informatie relevanter en handiger te maken.

Qualifications

• Interesse in hoe mensen omgaan met technische informatie.
• Nieuwsgierig en gemotiveerd om gebruikersbehoeften te onderzoeken via interviews en observaties.
• Analytisch denkkader met vermogen verschillende perspectieven te verbinden.

Responsibilities

• Voeren van interviews, observaties en andere user research om te begrijpen hoe mensen met technische informatie werken.
• Identificeren van informatiebehoeften en huidige praktijken bij zoeken en gebruiken van documentatie.
• Onderzoeken van technische, leer- en veiligheidseisen achter bestaande informatie.
• Analyseren van onderzoeksbevindingen om mogelijkheden voor meer gebruiksvriendelijke documentatie te identificeren.
• Samenbrengen van gebruikersbehoeften en technische eisen om verbeteringen te onderzoeken.

Skills

Engels spreken

Analytisch denkvermogen

Gebruikersgericht ontwerp

Onderzoekservaring

Education

HBO

Job description

Job Title

Internship/Graduation: Developing User-Centred Technical Documentation

Job Description

Assignment type: Internship/ Graduation

Start date: February 2027

Assignment duration: 6 months

Location: Veghel

Education level: Bachelor / Master

Desired study: Human- Technology Interaction, Industrial Design, Innovation Sciences, other user-centered disciplines

Language: Dutch / English

Description of assignment

Technical documentation serves many purposes. It helps users perform their work safely and effectively, understand technical systems and meet legal, safety and contractual requirements. However, users may not always need the same information, or need it in the same format. How can technical information be designed around the people who use it?

During this internship or graduation assignment, you will investigate how people find, use, share and adapt technical information in their daily work. Through interviews, observations and other user research methods, you will explore what information users really need, what they use today, what they struggle to find and where they develop their own solutions.

You will also investigate the technical, learning and safety requirements behind the information Vanderlande provides. By bringing these perspectives together, you will explore opportunities to make technical information more relevant and useful for its intended users.

Department description

The Content Development & Training department at Vanderlande is responsible for developing technical documentation, training materials and user-focused information that help people understand, operate and maintain Vanderlande systems. The department works with different types of content for a variety of audiences and applications, with a focus on making technical information clear, accessible and useful in practice.

Tasks / responsibilities

• Conduct interviews, observations and other user research to understand how people use technical information
• Identify users' information needs, current practices and difficulties when searching for or using documentation
• Investigate the technical, learning and safety requirements behind existing technical information
• Analyse research findings to identify opportunities for more user-centred technical documentation
• Bring user needs and technical requirements together to explore potential improvements

Your profile

• An interest in understanding how people interact with technical information
• Curious and motivated to investigate user needs through interviews, observations and research
• An analytical mindset and the ability to bring different perspectives together
• An interest in user-centred design, human factors, ergonomics or related disciplines
• Comfortable communicating in English
• *Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands

What we offer

• A monthly internship allowance (based on a 40-hour work week): Bachelor: €500 per month Master: €550 per month
• Full commuting allowance, including public transport, depending on whether you have access to free public transport or not
• On-site health center with gym
• Active employee communities and initiatives
• Excellent company restaurant and barista coffee bar

Salarisomschrijving

In overeenstemming

Vaardigheden

• Je beheerst Engels

Opleiding

HBO