Education Officer TU/e Innovation Space and EWUU education 0,8 FTE

Introduction

Do you want to help students navigate to interesting courses in and beyond our university, and do you have a passion for working with data and digital systems? Then this role could be a great fit for you.

Job Description

As an Education Officer, you are responsible for collecting, managing, and processing educational data in close collaboration with the Education Coordinator. You maintain records related to student participation in courses, student teams, honors programs, and the TU/e Contest. You enjoy working with structured overviews and have experience using MS Access databases and Osiris. Additionally, you use Typo3 to update the education guide and create visual materials such as posters using MS Excel.

You support the Education Coordinator with planning tasks, including the year planning and task planner in MS Teams. Your role also extends beyond TU/e to include education offered by partner institutions within EWUU, the strategic alliance between  Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University and University Medical Centre Utrecht. This means you actively - in close collaboration with the institutional manager- seek out existing collaborations and identify suitable educational offerings—such as courses, learning pathways, and TLAs—from partner universities and vice versa. You coordinate the publication of these offerings on the EduXchange platform (www.eduxchange.nl), helping to make them more accessible to students across institutions.

You also identify and analyze barriers—organizational, technical, and procedural—that hinder student mobility within EWUU and TU/e, and collect ideas by talking to CSA's, program coordinators, and students. to overcome these challenges.

In this diverse and hands-on role, you combine a structured and detail-oriented approach with flexibility and initiative.

You’ll work on both consolidation and innovation, collaborating closely with colleagues (teachers, coordinators, education directors and CSA officers) from TU/e, TU/e innovation Space, and the EWUU alliance. A role with many possibilities for growth and development.

Job Requirements

You:

• Have a background in educational logistics and experience with or an interest in flexible education formats.
• You enjoy working with data and creating clear overviews. To perform your tasks effectively, you take initiative to explore how systems work and enjoy implementing them yourself
• Experience with the TU/e educational systems (Osiris, Typo3) and MS Excell and Access is a pre
• Are organizationally astute and capable of balancing and aligning diverse interests, disciplines, and responsibilities.
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy in your work, take ownership of your task list, and proactively report on progress.
• Structure is your middle name, you are able to work alone, as well as in teams
• Know your way around TU/e’s complex organizational landscape. You understand its structures and practices and proactively engage with relevant stakeholders.
• Are willing to travel regularly to other EWUU institutions and participate in hybrid and online meetings.
• Are comfortable with the uncertainties and slower pace that a developing alliance and enjoy helping to develop TU/e (education).
• Have excellent command of Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
• Hold a completed HBO degree and have experience in higher education.

If you are concerned that you don’t meet all the requirements sufficiently, but the job does excite you, then be sure to respond, we would love to look at your profile.

Conditions of employment

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:

• A monthly salary of minimum €3,382 to maximum € 4,484 for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 8 collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities).
• In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

Information & application

About us

TU/e is a leading international university that educates engineers of the future and pushes the boundaries of science and technology for a better world. An international community of close to 7,000 employees and 13,000 students work and study on the vibrant and inspiring campus.

TU/e innovation Space occupies a special position at TU/e. It is the center of expertise for

Challenge Based Learning (CBL) and Entrepreneurial Learning, and a learning hub where students in interdisciplinary teams co-create responsible solutions to real-world challenges together with researchers, industry, and societal organizations. We help students to become engineers of the future.

The alliance of Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University, and University Medical Center Utrecht (EWUU) challenges new generations of researchers and students to collaborate across disciplines without predefined boundaries. EWUU focuses on both research and education.

The new colleague will work within EWUU Education, characterized by transdisciplinarity, innovation, and student mobility. The aim is to equip all learners—including the institutions' own staff—with future-proof knowledge and skills.

For more information, visit www.ewuu.nl

Information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact the hiring manager: Helen Michielsen (Institution Manager, EWUU Education) at h.j.michielsen@tue.nl or Chantal Brans (program manager education, TU/e innovation Space) at c.brans@tue.nl.

For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, please contact HR Services (hrservices.supportunits@tue.nl).  

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application

If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications.

Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Important note for non-EU applicants:
Please be aware that for this position, specific residence permit requirements apply. If you are a non-EU national, you may not be eligible to legally work in this role under current Dutch immigration regulations. We strongly advise you to contact our Staff Immigration Team (staffimmigration@tue.nl) before applying to check your eligibility and to receive further guidance.