Educational Executive Tinbergen Institute 0,8 fte

Do you have an affinity for organising education and enjoy thinking strategically about this? Then we would like to connect with you. Tinbergen Institute is the joint research school of the Schools of Economics and Business of EUR, UvA and VU. We provide two joint degree research master’s programs for a selected group of (international) students in the fields of business data science and economics. In addition, we organize seminars, lectures, workshops and conferences for international scholars. The two program directors and the general director are supported by a small team. We are looking to expand this team.

Job description
Your tasks will be diverse including the admission process of new students, organizing accreditations and quality reviews, supporting the examination board, managing educational support services, organizing meetings for teachers and students, organizing Summer schools and lectures, executing the fellowship program, etc. Within the support teams, there is close collaboration and tasks are shared among members.

Tinbergen Institute has locations in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and you are required to be regularly present at both locations. Our support team comprises approximately six people, in addition to two director of graduate students and a general director. The atmosphere in our team is informal and you will have autonomy and responsibility in performing your tasks. In your role, you will also interact with the educational support services of EUR, students and PhD candidates, and teachers and researchers from EUR, UvA and VU. We often host scholars from prestigious universities abroad for seminars, workshops and conferences.

Your main responsibilities

• Actively and autonomously participating in the team responsible for carrying out all education and research responsibilities;
• Keeping contact with teachers, students and support services at the participating universities;
• Contributing on how processes can be improved and should be implemented;
• Supporting the two director of graduate studies and the general director.