Student Assistant (Academic Staff) for ERC Consolidator Grant project

Student Assistant (Academic Staff) for ERC Consolidator Grant project

Working at the UvA

Come work with us

Entangled Freedoms is a transnational research project that studies how artists and cultural thinkers from the Global South interacted with – and intervened in – plural, contesting ideas of freedom during 20th-century decolonization and the Cold War. The project will house 2 PhD scholars and 3 Postdoctoral Scholars and will run between 2024-2029. It carries international collaborations and publication programmes, and will maintain a documentational project on 20th-century art, political thought and decolonization.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

A good salary

Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 

232 vacation hours

We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours.

Financial arrangements

On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes.

Career development and room for growth

The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures.

Flexibility

You have the flexibility to combine work and private life, often with the possibility of working from home.

Working at the UvA

Come work with us

Entangled Freedoms is a transnational research project that studies how artists and cultural thinkers from the Global South interacted with – and intervened in – plural, contesting ideas of freedom during 20th-century decolonization and the Cold War. The project will house 2 PhD scholars and 3 Postdoctoral Scholars and will run between 2024-2029. It carries international collaborations and publication programmes, and will maintain a documentational project on 20th-century art, political thought and decolonization.

All about this vacancy

This is what you will be doing

As a student assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the project leader (PI) with the management of the project – this will include correspondence with project’s international associates, organization of project meetings, logistics for events and workshops held under the project, and updating the project website (where project members/associates will be contributing blogs, annotated bibliography, and image-essays etc).

As Student Assistant, you will also be welcome to develop your own research interests in dialogue with the project and will benefit from learning from the close research environment of the project team.

Tasks and responsibilities:

  • Assisting PI in project’s day to day administration, including accounting, organization of meetings;
  • Organizing project events (talks, seminars, workshops);
  • Updating the project website;
  • Assist PI in research documentational work where needed.

This is what we ask of you

  • You should have a BA and/or MA degree in humanities with a background in art and culture, literary and cultural studies/analysis. Candidates from the Social Sciences are also welcome but with a strong presence of cultural/artistic interests;
  • You should have computer skills, including excel and website management;
  • You should have skills in working with accounts;
  • You should be able to show interest in topics covered by the project and establish why you want to join it.

Students with backgrounds in cultural/intellectual/art histories or artistic research are particularly welcome.
You should be enthusiastic, intellectually engaged, and efficient – open to learning new skills and working with people in a team. Interest in the research scope of the project is an added quality, so candidates interested in themes of art and histories/archives of decolonization – and with experience of accounting and website work – are particularly welcome.

This is what we offer you

  • A temporary student-assistant contract for a maximum of 4 years, with a probationary period of two months. The employment contract is for 7.6 hours per week. The preferred starting date is 1 April 2025. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be enrolled at a Dutch university for the entire duration of the contract.
  • a position in which your initiative and input are highly appreciated;
  • an enthusiastic team that welcomes new colleagues;
  • an inspiring academic and international environment located in the heart of Amsterdam.

All about this vacancy

This is what you will be doing

As a student assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the project leader (PI) with the management of the project – this will include correspondence with project’s international associates, organization of project meetings, logistics for events and workshops held under the project, and updating the project website (where project members/associates will be contributing blogs, annotated bibliography, and image-essays etc).

As Student Assistant, you will also be welcome to develop your own research interests in dialogue with the project and will benefit from learning from the close research environment of the project team.

Tasks and responsibilities:

  • Assisting PI in project’s day to day administration, including accounting, organization of meetings;
  • Organizing project events (talks, seminars, workshops);
  • Updating the project website;
  • Assist PI in research documentational work where needed.

This is what we ask of you

  • You should have a BA and/or MA degree in humanities with a background in art and culture, literary and cultural studies/analysis. Candidates from the Social Sciences are also welcome but with a strong presence of cultural/artistic interests;
  • You should have computer skills, including excel and website management;
  • You should have skills in working with accounts;
  • You should be able to show interest in topics covered by the project and establish why you want to join it.

Students with backgrounds in cultural/intellectual/art histories or artistic research are particularly welcome.
You should be enthusiastic, intellectually engaged, and efficient – open to learning new skills and working with people in a team. Interest in the research scope of the project is an added quality, so candidates interested in themes of art and histories/archives of decolonization – and with experience of accounting and website work – are particularly welcome.

This is what we offer you

  • A temporary student-assistant contract for a maximum of 4 years, with a probationary period of two months. The employment contract is for 7.6 hours per week. The preferred starting date is 1 April 2025. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be enrolled at a Dutch university for the entire duration of the contract.
  • a position in which your initiative and input are highly appreciated;
  • an enthusiastic team that welcomes new colleagues;
  • an inspiring academic and international environment located in the heart of Amsterdam.

Your place at the UvA

This is where you will be working

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in de field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. 

Organisational unit

The University of Amsterdam is ambitious, creative and committed. An inspiration to students since 1632, a vanguard player in international science and a partner in innovation.
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest range of courses on offer. An intellectual hub with 42,000 students, 6,000 staff and 3,000 PhD students. Connected by a culture of curiosity.

Your place at the UvA

This is where you will be working

This is where you will be working

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in de field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. 

Organisational unit

The University of Amsterdam is ambitious, creative and committed. An inspiration to students since 1632, a vanguard player in international science and a partner in innovation.
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest range of courses on offer. An intellectual hub with 42,000 students, 6,000 staff and 3,000 PhD students. Connected by a culture of curiosity.

Important to know

Your application & contact

If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply by submitting your letter and CV via the link below. We will accept applications until April 10th, 2025. If you have any questions about the position or the department, please contact during office hours: Sanjukta Sunderason s.sunderason@uva.nl.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.

Important to know

Your application & contact

If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply by submitting your letter and CV via the link below. We will accept applications until April 10th, 2025. If you have any questions about the position or the department, please contact during office hours: Sanjukta Sunderason s.sunderason@uva.nl.

As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture.

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