Olaf van der Veen

PhD Candidate at Utrecht University on the RADIUNCE (Radical Uncertainty) project. Interested in political decision making, political polarisation, populism.

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

PhD Candidate at Utrecht University on the RADIUNCE (Radical Uncertainty) project, researching how politicians deal with uncertainty in issues, using NLP (Natural Language Processing) to analyse speeches and tweets. Research interests include: political decision making, political polarisation, populism, NLP. I received my Master of Arts in Political Science at Central European University.

Experience

  • PHD Candidate at Utrecht University
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    PhD Candidate at Utrecht University on the RADIUNCE (Radical Uncertainty) project, researching how politicians deal with uncertainty in issues, using NLP (Natural Language Processing) to analyse speeches and tweets.

  • Lecturer at Leiden University
    Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Taught work groups for the Political Science Bachelor in Leiden and the International Relations and Organisations Bachelor in the Hague. Courses include academic skills and statistics. I teach and grade in both Dutch and English. I also mentored 40 first-year students.

  • Tech Support Intern at Minerva Schools at KGI
    Sep 2019 - May 2020 · 9 mos

    Minerva's classroom platform, known as Forum, is used by both Minerva students and external partners. I supported students and staff as they face technical difficulties on the Forum, and helped engineers fix bugs by investigating them.

  • Werknemer, Burgerzaken at Gemeente Utrecht
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 3 mos

    I was responsible for processing and aiding applications for passports, ID-cards, and driver's licences for residents of Utrecht.

  • Research and Design Intern at Systems Acumen For Youth-Led Development Solutions (SAYDS)
    Feb 2019 - Jul 2019 · 6 mos

    SAYDS equips youth in Kenya with systems thinking knowledge to help them solve complex problems they face. I researched and wrote documents explaining aspects of systems thinking to youth.