New Events and Projects Assistant - TDCC SSH

On September 2, Layan Nijem joined the TDCC SSH as an Events and Projects Assistant. In their role, Layan works closely with the TDCC SSH Leadership Team supporting in executing the broader TDCC SSH strategy through project activities and communications. In addition to working with TDCC, they joined the expert team at DANS. 

Until November, Layan will work one day a week as a research assistant at Maastricht University for Perverse Collections (PERCOL), a project that focuses on building Europe’s queer and trans archives. Layan previously worked at the University of Amsterdam as the Project Coordinator of the transnational research project Decolonizing Southeast Asian Sound Archives (DeCoSEAS) from 2021-2024. They also served as the interim co-curator of the Jaap Kunst Sound Collection between 2022 and 2024.