Student Communication Coordinator - Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Student Communication Coordinator - Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Our goal: As Student Communication Coordinator, you are responsible for coordinating, aligning, and strengthening university-wide, faculty-level, and programme-related communication for current students. You act as the primary point of contact for student communication within the faculty and ensure that students receive clear, timely, and coherent information throughout their educational journey, across programmes, departments, and organisational levels.

Your colleagues: This role is formally positioned under the M&C team, reporting to its team lead, while working closely with the Education Office and academic staff to ensure seamless collaboration across units. You also work closely with the Student Communications Officer of the FPN Education Office, who supports the tactical and operational delivery of student communication. The Marketing and Communication (M&C) team of FPN consists of 7 team members.

Operating at the intersection of education, policy, and communication, you collaborate with the Vice Dean of Education, Education Director, Faculty Director, policy advisers, student representatives, programme and course coordinators, and the Education Office and M&C team and their team leads. You advise on communication approaches, translate educational and organisational developments into clear strategies, and ensure consistent execution across channels.

As a member of the student communication core team, you also collaborate with other Student Communication Coordinators in the faculties, University Library and Student Service Centre and the Student Communication Lead at the central M&C level, sharing responsibility and a mutual communication mandate with the content owner(s).

You act as a central connector: maintaining oversight, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring that communication efforts are well-coordinated, coherent, and effective.

Admissions Officer

Als admissions officer combineer je inhoudelijke beoordeling met communicatie en procesverbetering.

Je taken bestaan uit:

• Beoordelen van studentdossiers voor bachelor-, premaster- en masterprogramma’s
• Interpreteren van internationale diploma’s en onderwijssystemen (dit leer je ‘on the job’)
• Adviseren van kandidaten over toelating en procedures via e-mail, telefoon en tijdens open dagen
• Signaleren van knelpunten in processen en meedenken over verbeteringen
• Meewerken aan het verbeteren van het online aanmeldproces
• Ondersteunen bij systemen zoals het ticketsysteem (Freshdesk)
• Werken met tools binnen Microsoft 365 (Excel, Teams, SharePoint)
• Samenwerken met collega’s om het proces efficiënt en schaalbaar te houden

Hoe ziet je werkdag eruit?
Je start je dag met het doornemen van nieuwe en lopende studentdossiers. Je beoordeelt aanvragen, vraagt waar nodig aanvullende informatie op en stemt af met collega’s over complexe casussen. Twee keer per week begin je de dag met een teamoverleg waarin je de voortgang, prioriteiten en eventuele knelpunten bespreekt.

Gedurende de dag heb je contact met (internationale) kandidaten via e-mail en telefoon en help je hen bij vragen over toelating en procedures. Tijdens piekperiodes kan dit tempo hoog liggen en is het belangrijk dat je overzicht houdt en prioriteiten stelt. Je werkt met duidelijke targets, zodat je weet hoeveel dossiers en vragen je kunt verwachten en waar je focus ligt.

Daarnaast werk je samen met collega’s aan het verbeteren van processen en systemen. Je signaleert knelpunten in het aanmeldproces en denkt mee over hoe dit efficiënter en gebruiksvriendelijker kan.

Regelmatig neem je deel aan open dagen en voorlichtingsactiviteiten, waar je direct in contact staat met toekomstige studenten en hun ouders.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Circular Battery Analytics and Digital Sensing

Join our team!
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher who will play a central role in the CRiSP project (Circular Real-time Sensing Platform), aimed at developing a novel sensing and data platform for battery recycling, digital product passports and applying circular strategies in chemistry. You will work in the Slootweg Group at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), in close collaboration with industrial partner BOR-LYTE and Smart Industry testbeds.

This position offers a unique opportunity to combine inorganic chemistry, spectroscopy, machine learning, and circularity into a next-generation platform for real-time decision-making in battery recycling.

This is what you are going to do

• Develop and implement multi-sensor analytical workflows (e.g. chemical, spectroscopic and electrochemical methods) for real-time analysis of battery electrolyte streams;
• Design and validate data fusion strategies combining multiple sensor outputs into robust chemical information;
• Contribute to the development of machine-learning models for classification and routing of complex electrolyte mixtures;
• Translate experimental data into Digital Product Passport-compatible formats and workflows;
• Collaborate with industrial partners to validate the sensing platform in realistic recycling and manufacturing environments.

This is what we ask of you

• When working on complex, multidisciplinary problems, you maintain structure and connect experimental results to broader system-level goals;
• You collaborate effectively across disciplines (chemistry, data science, engineering) and communicate clearly with academic and industrial partners;
• You take initiative in developing new experimental and analytical approaches;
• A PhD (working and thinking level) in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a closely related field;
• Knowledge of organomain group chemistry, practical working under inert atmosphere, prototyping and collaborations with industry is preferred;
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following: spectroscopy (e.g. IR, Raman), electrochemistry, analytical chemistry, data analysis, or modelling;
• Experience with machine learning, sensor systems, or digital infrastructures is beneficial but not required.

This is what we offer you
You will work in a highly interdisciplinary and forward-looking project at the interface of chemistry, digitalisation, and circular economy. CRiSP is a visible and strategically important initiative that connects fundamental research to real industrial implementation and EU regulation.

You will gain:

• Experience in combining chemistry with AI and digital infrastructures.
• Exposure to Smart Industry environments and industrial testbeds.
• Opportunities to develop both scientific and translational skills in a rapidly evolving field.
• We offer a temporary employment contract for 38 hours per week for a period of a year with a possible extension of another half year in case of sufficient funding. The preferred starting date is ultimately 1st of June 2026.
• The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,546 - € 5,538 (scale 10). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Researcher 4 is applicable. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• partly paid parental leave;
• the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.

This is where you will work
You will join the Slootweg Group within the Synthesis & Catalysis / Sustainable Chemistry theme at HIMS. Our group focuses on circular chemistry, sustainable main-group chemistry, and the development of scalable and data-driven chemical processes.

Within CRiSP, you will operate at the interface of chemistry and digitalisation, contributing to a platform that integrates real-time sensing, machine learning, and Digital Product Passport infrastructure.

The project is positioned at the frontier of circular manufacturing, addressing urgent challenges in battery recycling, resource efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate closely with industrial and research partners, including BOR-LYTE and Smart Industry testbeds, in an environment that combines curiosity-driven science with tangible societal impact.

The Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) is one of eight institutes of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Faculty of Science. HIMS performs internationally recognized chemistry and molecular research, curiosity driven as well as application driven. This is done in close cooperation with the chemical, flavor & food, medical and high-tech industries. Research is organized into four themes: Analytical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Synthesis & Catalysis and Molecular Photonics.

The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain.

Programme Coordinator master Robotics, Electrical Engineering and Embedded Systems 0.8 fte (32 hours) for at least 3 months

Educational Support (EDU) provides the educational support for five Bachelor’s and eight Master’s programmes in the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS). The support includes, but is not restricted to, programme coordination, study advice, internationalisation, exchange and quality assurance.

Due to the absence of the current coordinator, we now offer temporary vacancy for the programme coordination of the Master’s programme Robotics, Electrical Engineering and Embedded Systems. Together with the educational directors, the programme coordinator of a Master’s programme forms the management team of a programme. As a master coordinator you are responsible for managing the operational aspects of the programme, including the implementation of the set-up of the programme, the regulations and procedures for students and lecturers, quality assurance, information provision for current and prospective students and lecturers, and student admission and intake.

The tasks of the programme coordinator include:

• informing students about the programme; discussing and approving individual course packages by and with students, preparing students for internship and graduation;
• compiling Pre-Master's packages, facilitating study progress, coordinating the Pre-Master programme and informing students;
• taking care of the implementation of education (in collaboration with the Student Affairs & Logistics department of CES);
• informing prospective students about the programme;
• determining and aligning admission criteria for the Master's programme, assessing applications and admission of students to the Master's or Pre-Master's programme;
• identifying bottlenecks and making proposals for improvement with regard to the design and implementation of the educational programme;
• contributing to the development of the current and future curriculum;
• preparing the curriculum;
• annually update the programme-specific part of the Education and Examination Regulation (EEA).
• advising the Examination Board and Programme Committee on, for example, course evaluations and new courses;
• contributing to accreditation of the programme (once in the 5 year).

Module-ondersteuner Electrical Engineering & Planner Wiskundeleerlijn (tijdelijk)

Vanwege de tijdelijke afwezigheid van een collega zijn wij op zoek naar een module-ondersteuner Electrical Engineering & planner wiskundeleerlijn. Heb jij ervaring met onderwijssystemen en werk je graag in een dynamische, internationale omgeving? Dan maken we graag kennis met je.

In deze gecombineerde rol ondersteun je als module-ondersteuner de bacheloropleiding Electrical Engineering op administratief en organisatorisch vlak. Daarnaast ben je als planner verantwoordelijk voor de coördinatie en planning van de wiskundeleerlijn faculteitsoverstijgend binnen de Universiteit Twente.

Over de afdeling
De faculteit EEMCS biedt vijf bachelor- en zeven masteropleidingen aan, met een diverse en internationale community van studenten en medewerkers.

De onderwijsondersteuning is belegd bij Educational Support (EDU). Deze afdeling verzorgt onder andere:

• coördinatie van opleidingen
• studiebegeleiding
• module- en vakondersteuning
• internationalisering en mobiliteit
• kwaliteitsborging

Je komt te werken binnen EDU, samen met andere module-ondersteuners en de planner van de wiskundeleerlijn.

Jouw rol
Als module-ondersteuner ben je een belangrijke schakel tussen docenten, coördinatoren en het opleidingsmanagement. Je werkt nauw samen met collega’s binnen EDU en met het Centre for Educational Support (CES).

Daarnaast ondersteun je als planner de wiskundeleerlijn binnen de universiteit.

Jouw werkzaamheden
Module-ondersteuning:

• Je ondersteunt docenten, modulecoördinatoren en het opleidingsmanagement
• Je begeleidt de voorbereiding van modules (o.a. deelnemersprognoses, meetings, Canvas-inrichting)
• Tijdens de module verzorg je groepsindelingen en bewaak je de voortgang
• Je onderhoudt contact met docenten en studenten en verwerkt wijzigingen
• Je houdt voortgangsgegevens en overzichten (mastersheets) bij
• Na afloop zorg je voor cijferverwerking, evaluaties en administratieve afronding
• Je evalueert samen met de modulecoördinator het verloop van de module
• Je fungeert als rechterhand van de modulecoördinator

Coördinatie en optimalisatie:

• Je zorgt voor een goede afstemming met CES
• Je stelt managementrapportages op (o.a. slagingspercentages en voortgang)
• Je signaleert knelpunten in processen en doet verbetervoorstellen

Planning wiskundeleerlijn:

• Je ondersteunt bij de personeelsplanning van wiskundevakken
• Je bewaakt de voortgang en schakelt bij rooster- en teamwijzigingen
• Je stelt jaarlijks de financiële verdeling op
• Je inventariseert voorkeuren en verwerkt deze in de planning