Student Assistant SEVEN

Student Assistant SEVEN

Working at the UvA

Join our team!

As a Student Assistant, you will play an important supporting role in the daily work of SEVEN. You’ll assist the SEVEN team with research, communication, and organizational tasks across a range of ongoing initiatives.

Working at the UvA

Join our team!

As a Student Assistant, you will play an important supporting role in the daily work of SEVEN. You’ll assist the SEVEN team with research, communication, and organizational tasks across a range of ongoing initiatives.

All about this vacancy

What you will do

  • Support research and analysis activities, including assisting with literature reviews, data collection, and mapping exercises related to SEVEN’s projects and thematic areas.
  • Assist in stakeholder engagement processes, helping to plan, organize, and document participatory sessions, workshops, roundtables, and other SEVEN events.
  • Contribute to compiling and monitoring research data, helping track project activities, funding, and partnerships for SEVEN’s annual reporting.
  • Help maintain the contact management system, supporting data entry, updates, and tagging to ensure accurate stakeholder information.
  • Provide support to communications and outreach efforts, assisting in the preparation of newsletters, event announcements, and other knowledge-sharing materials.

What you bring

  • You are a Master’s student at one of the Faculties of the UvA, preferably with an interest in sustainability, climate research, or societal transitions.
  • You have strong research and organizational skills and feel comfortable collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
  • You are proficient in the MS Office Suite (especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and ideally have experience with Canva or similar tools for creating communication is materials.
  • You are a clear and careful communicator in English; knowledge of Dutch is considered an asset.
  • You work accurately and in a structured way, enjoy collaborating in a team, and can take initiative within agreed frameworks.

What we offer

We offer a temporary employment contract for a period of one year, with a two-month probation period. The position is for 10 hours per week. The UFO profile of Student Assistant applies.
The gross monthly salary ranges between €3.084 and €3.141, based on a 38-hour work week (scale SA, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities – CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). The University of Amsterdam offers an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus. The CAO for Dutch Universities applies.The CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten applies.

All about this vacancy

What you will do

  • Support research and analysis activities, including assisting with literature reviews, data collection, and mapping exercises related to SEVEN’s projects and thematic areas.
  • Assist in stakeholder engagement processes, helping to plan, organize, and document participatory sessions, workshops, roundtables, and other SEVEN events.
  • Contribute to compiling and monitoring research data, helping track project activities, funding, and partnerships for SEVEN’s annual reporting.
  • Help maintain the contact management system, supporting data entry, updates, and tagging to ensure accurate stakeholder information.
  • Provide support to communications and outreach efforts, assisting in the preparation of newsletters, event announcements, and other knowledge-sharing materials.

What you bring

  • You are a Master’s student at one of the Faculties of the UvA, preferably with an interest in sustainability, climate research, or societal transitions.
  • You have strong research and organizational skills and feel comfortable collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
  • You are proficient in the MS Office Suite (especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and ideally have experience with Canva or similar tools for creating communication is materials.
  • You are a clear and careful communicator in English; knowledge of Dutch is considered an asset.
  • You work accurately and in a structured way, enjoy collaborating in a team, and can take initiative within agreed frameworks.

What we offer

We offer a temporary employment contract for a period of one year, with a two-month probation period. The position is for 10 hours per week. The UFO profile of Student Assistant applies.
The gross monthly salary ranges between €3.084 and €3.141, based on a 38-hour work week (scale SA, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities – CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). The University of Amsterdam offers an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus. The CAO for Dutch Universities applies.The CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten applies.

Your place at the UvA

Where you will work

SEVEN is the climate institute of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and brings together expertise from all seven faculties. SEVEN leverages this broad knowledge base to address climate change and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable societies around the world. Our approach is rooted in systems thinking and is always inter- and transdisciplinary. As a Student Assistant, you will become part of SEVEN’s core team of six people. You will also regularly collaborate with SEVEN’s postdocs, steering group members, and the nearly 100 researchers affiliated with the institute.

About the Amsterdam Law School

Committed, responsible and open-minded. This is how we at the Amsterdam Law School view the role of law in a constantly changing (international) society. With over 5,000 students and 600 staff, we are one of the larger law faculties in the Netherlands. We educate legal professionals who know how to apply the law effectively with the aim of actually contributing to solutions for society. We respond to social developments through innovative and pioneering research. In this way, we always keep in touch with society.

Your place at the UvA

This is where you will be working

Where you will work

SEVEN is the climate institute of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and brings together expertise from all seven faculties. SEVEN leverages this broad knowledge base to address climate change and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable societies around the world. Our approach is rooted in systems thinking and is always inter- and transdisciplinary. As a Student Assistant, you will become part of SEVEN’s core team of six people. You will also regularly collaborate with SEVEN’s postdocs, steering group members, and the nearly 100 researchers affiliated with the institute.

About the Amsterdam Law School

Committed, responsible and open-minded. This is how we at the Amsterdam Law School view the role of law in a constantly changing (international) society. With over 5,000 students and 600 staff, we are one of the larger law faculties in the Netherlands. We educate legal professionals who know how to apply the law effectively with the aim of actually contributing to solutions for society. We respond to social developments through innovative and pioneering research. In this way, we always keep in touch with society.

Important to know

Your application & contact

If this profile resonates with you and you are interested in the position, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online using the red button. Please submit your motivation letter and CV as a single PDF file. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications that are submitted after the deadline, not submitted via the provided link, or incomplete.

The first interviews will take place between 10 and 14 November 2025, followed by a second round.

For questions about the position, please contact: Grace Yano, program manager SEVEN [email protected]

 

 

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.
Studies show that women and members of underrepresented groups only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Do you meet the educational requirements but not yet all of the requested experience? The UvA encourages you to apply anyway.

Important to know

Your application & contact

If this profile resonates with you and you are interested in the position, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online using the red button. Please submit your motivation letter and CV as a single PDF file. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications that are submitted after the deadline, not submitted via the provided link, or incomplete.

The first interviews will take place between 10 and 14 November 2025, followed by a second round.

For questions about the position, please contact: Grace Yano, program manager SEVEN [email protected]

 

 

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.
Studies show that women and members of underrepresented groups only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Do you meet the educational requirements but not yet all of the requested experience? The UvA encourages you to apply anyway.

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