
Join this ASCA research project, 'The Future of Modernity and (Non) Modern Futures' and become part of an international team exploring how literature, film, and other art forms can help us to imagine alternative futures. We offer you a 12-month contract that will allow you to gain hands-on experience in research, event organisation, publication and digital project work, and help us create engaging content for our website and social media.

Join this ASCA research project, 'The Future of Modernity and (Non) Modern Futures' and become part of an international team exploring how literature, film, and other art forms can help us to imagine alternative futures. We offer you a 12-month contract that will allow you to gain hands-on experience in research, event organisation, publication and digital project work, and help us create engaging content for our website and social media.
We're looking for a student assistant for the Starting Grant project Future Modernities and Non-modern Futures, led by principal investigators Irene Villaescusa Illán and Elio Attilio Baldi. Please visit our website to know about the project, especially the conference we are organising in Amsterdam from 2 to 5 June when you will be needed full time.

We're looking for a student assistant for the Starting Grant project Future Modernities and Non-modern Futures, led by principal investigators Irene Villaescusa Illán and Elio Attilio Baldi. Please visit our website to know about the project, especially the conference we are organising in Amsterdam from 2 to 5 June when you will be needed full time.
Depending on relevant experience, the salary at the start of the employment is between €3,230 to €3,288 gross per month based on full-time employment for a 38-hour working week. In addition, you will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.
Depending on relevant experience, the salary at the start of the employment is between €3,230 to €3,288 gross per month based on full-time employment for a 38-hour working week. In addition, you will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.
You will be able to work from home but you can also use a flex desk on the 4th Floor of the PC Hoofthuis one of the UvA buildings located on the Spuistraat, no. 134, in the centre of Amsterdam.
Please also read more information about the working location.
You will be able to work from home but you can also use a flex desk on the 4th Floor of the PC Hoofthuis one of the UvA buildings located on the Spuistraat, no. 134, in the centre of Amsterdam.
Please also read more information about the working location.
For questions about the position or department, you can contact us during office hours at:
Irene Villaescusa Illán, [email protected] one of the project’s leaders
If you recognise yourself in the profile and are interested in the position, we look forward to receiving your application.
The vacancy closes on 24 October 2026. Interviews will take place on 2 November, 2026.
Please include in your application the following information:
For questions about the position or department, you can contact us during office hours at:
Irene Villaescusa Illán, [email protected] one of the project’s leaders
If you recognise yourself in the profile and are interested in the position, we look forward to receiving your application.
The vacancy closes on 24 October 2026. Interviews will take place on 2 November, 2026.
Please include in your application the following information:








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