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STUDENT ASSISTANT TILBURG YOUNG ACADEMY
Department: Executive Services Division
Venue: Tilburg
Contract size: 0,3 fte (12 hours per week)
Full-time gross monthly salary: € 3084 – € 3141
Contract duration: 12 months
Intended start date: October 15, 2025
Tilburg Young Academy — Support the Future of Academia at Tilburg University
The Tilburg Young Academy brings together early career academics from the University’s various Schools who aim to jointly contribute to making Tilburg University a place to flourish
Your position
Are you a motivated student who enjoys organizing, communicating, and working in an academic environment? The Tilburg Young Academy (TYA) is looking for a proactive and reliable Student Assistant to support its daily operations and contribute to its mission of making Tilburg University a place where early career academics can flourish.
Job descriptions
- Manage the TYA and Community Garden mailboxes (internal and external communication)
- Proactively remind TYA (board) members of pending tasks or unanswered emails (e.g. blog deadlines, follow-up communication)
- Maintain and update the TYA LinkedIn page and website (event announcements, news)
- Organize and maintain the Teams environment
- Handle budgeting tasks, including expense processing and communication with the Finance Department
- Provide ad-hoc administrative support for events, selection procedures, and ongoing projects
Monthly Tasks
- Organize General Assembly meetings: room booking, invitations, catering, agenda support, and minute-taking
- Schedule monthly committee meetings (online)
- Assist with organizing social events and related communication
Yearly Tasks
- Draft the TYA Annual Report
- Organize Christmas and Summer dinners
- Coordinate annual meetings with the Rector
- You are enrolled as a student at Tilburg University and have obtained at least 60 ECTS in a university bachelor's program or are following a master's program.
- Minimum CEFR level C1 English and Dutch proficiency is a plus.
- Able to coordinate multiple tasks and events simultaneously with attention to detail.
- Comfortable interacting with different stakeholders (academics, university staff, external partners).
- Able to take accurate meeting minutes and follow up on action points.
- Proactive and self-motivated, can work independently and take ownership.
- Confident using Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Office Tools.
- Comfortable managing social media (LinkedIn) and basic website content.
- Dependable and consistent in meeting deadlines and commitments
- A dependable team player who contributes to a positive and collegial atmosphere.
What do we offer?
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:
- Employment of 0,3 fte (12 hours per week).
- Salary between € 3084 and € 3141 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO profile Student Assistant, salary scale SA). Salary depending on how many ECTS the student has obtained.
- This is a vacancy for a Student Assistant who provides support for non-structural and operational tasks in accordance with article 2.3 paragraph 6 sub f CLA Dutch Universities. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 12 months.
- Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
- More than 8 weeks of vacation leave.
- Inclusive work culture: everyone welcome, equal opportunities.
Want to know more?
Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Michèle Nuijten, Board member TYA, at [email protected]
Want to apply?
We kindly invite you to apply before Friday, September 19, 2025; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Michèle Nuijten and attach your resume. We look forward to your response.
The letter selection will take place by September 23,2025. You will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. The selection interviews will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
The selection committee consists of:
- Michèle Nuijten, board member Tilburg Young Academy
- Jurgen Brink, board secretary Executive Board/contact person board Tilburg Young Academy
- Betty Maessen, board secretary for representation and supervisor
You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on October 15, 2025.
About Tilburg University
Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community. Together with nearly 3,000 employees, we are committed to broad prosperity, sustainably, and inclusion. For current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge for the requirements of people and our society. This is how we contribute to solving complex social issues and help society move forward.
We educate our 19,500 students of 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders with knowledge, skills, and character. With our education and research for broad prosperity, we exceedingly focus on themes such as mental and preventive care, an inclusive labor market, the energy transition, and digitalization.
About Executive Services
Executive Services provides support to the Executive Board and the bodies for participative decision-making.
Executive Services provides support to the Executive Board and the bodies for participative decision-making.
About Office of the University Council (OUC)
The Office of the University Council (OUC) primarily supports the highest central representative body and the University Representation Board but also provides broad support to all university participatory bodies. Administrative support for the Tilburg Young Academy also falls under the responsibility of the OUC.
The Office of the University Council (OUC) primarily supports the highest central representative body and the University Representation Board but also provides broad support to all university participatory bodies. Administrative support for the Tilburg Young Academy also falls under the responsibility of the OUC.
Application code
Tilburg University applies the recruitment code of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).
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