Programme manager MSc programmes (temporary), 0.8-1.0 FTE

At the Education Services department of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), we are currently looking for a temporary replacement for the programme manager MSc programmes for a period of 6 months, starting 1 January 2026 (exact date can be discussed).

This vacancy, temporary cover, is for 0.8-1.0 FTE (4-5 days per week) and we require that you work on campus at least 2 days per week. On the other days, it is possible to work from home. We ensure you are provided with a notebook computer and accessories.

As the programme manager MSc programmes, you manage a portfolio of one-year Master of Science programmes. Additionally, you contribute to the enjoyable study experience of our MSc students and participate in a friendly and collaborative team. As a member of the RSM Education Services department, you’ll work in our offices on the fifth floor of the Mandeville Building on Erasmus University’s Woudestein Campus.

In this role you:

• Ensure the correct and timely registration of students in programmes, courses and exams
• Act as the main point of contact for students for logistical and organisational issues
• Liaise with the academic departments to provide an optimal support structure for the respective programmes
• Implement elements of the quality control cycle, such as course evaluations
• Liaise with departmental colleagues on relevant issues e.g., scheduling staff, examination board, international office, admissions team and career centre
• Organise programme-related events such as introductory activities for new students
• Create regular reports
• Actively suggest and implement process improvements and contribute to updating our existing process documentation
• Contribute to education-related special projects
• Contribute to marketing and recruitment activities
• Create an enjoyable study experience for master students

Marketing Officer (temporary contract)

In this temporary role, you will be responsible for implementing and optimising online marketing efforts for Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University’s commercial Open and Customised Programmes. Our aspiration is to continue being a leading business school in Europe offering corporate education while being a force for positive change.

To help achieve this, we need a skilled and motivated self-starter who can support and execute our marketing strategy during the absence of one of our Marketing Officers. You will join our international marketing team, consisting of marketing managers and fellow officers, and work closely with our Sales and Programme Management teams.

Your daily activities and responsibilities include:
Content creation:

• Create and coordinate marketing materials and content with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing collateral.
• Develop and publish engaging content for social media, email marketing, and other digital channels.
• Produce and manage content such as videos, podcasts, white papers, and photography to support lead generation and conversion.

Campaign planning and evaluation:

• Execute and monitor online and offline marketing campaigns.
• Track performance metrics (ROI, CPL, conversion rates, engagement) and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Align campaigns with Sales teams to support lead conversion.
• Coordinate webinars and virtual information sessions.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with our marketing agency to optimise the online customer journey and media mix.
• Work closely with Sales, Business Consultants, and Corporate Communications to ensure alignment across initiatives.

Internship Marketing & Communications

Internship Tasks & Responsibilities

• Consistently create and publish various types of content for our online channels (e.g. interviews, blog articles, infographics, photo series)
• Support digital marketing by creating marketing material and campaigns (e.g., ad copy or email content)
• Support tracking, reporting, and analyzing the performance of marketing campaigns
• Support the organization of events (offline and online)
• Support managing communication with external stakeholders such as prospective students, alumni, partners, etc.
• Support managing our CRM (data entry and email marketing)
• Support student communication and contribute to the improvement of education management
• Assist with general and ad-hoc department activities

Junior researcher Data Management

As a Junior researcher data management you will:

• Maintain the ODISSEI Code Library and ODISSEI DataverseNL instance;
• Improve workflows and tools for metadata collection and ingestion into catalogues (e.g. CKAN, Dataverse);
• Coordinate with data providers to ensure ingestion of metadata into the ODISSEI Portal and into the Connecting data in Child Development (CD2) metadata catalogue;
• Contribute to dissemination and outreach activities on FAIR principles and Open Science, for instance by writing blog posts for the ODISSEI website and participating in (inter)national events;
• Work closely with the ODISSEI Data Manager on projects and consultations related to data management and FAIR implementation in the social sciences and humanities.

The Coordination Team consists of six employees. The team is informal. Independence, responsibility, flexibility and self-development are highly valued. Working from home is well organised with a laptop, payment for peripherals and working entirely in the cloud (so no cumbersome remote desktop). You will work at the office in Rotterdam at least one day a week, and regularly visit partners (e.g., DANS, SURF, Utrecht University Library, etc…) throughout the Netherlands to collaborate. Travel costs are arranged via an OV business card, second class. The working language is English.

Bijzonder Hoogleraar Bedrijfsgeschiedenis (0,2 fte)

The main goals of this chair: To deepen, broaden and expand the research, education and impact of the academic profile of the chair.

Research:

The main goals and tasks:

• To publish and contribute to the historical and academic debate within the field.
• Representing ESHCC and the History Department in formal and informal research bodies and (inter)national institutes.
• To be leading in grant applications for (interdisciplinary) research.
• Supervision of PhD students.

Education:

The teaching activities of the chair will contribute to the bachelor's and/or master's programs, for example by teaching an in-depth elective course in the above-mentioned field.

Societal impact:

The chair bridges the gap between academic research and professional and societal challenges. To ensure that empirical findings can be translated into concrete societal solutions, the Chair holder has established and will continue to establish long-term and trusted collaborations with professional and civil society organizations. These connections are crucial for identifying urgent research themes, converting research results into practical solutions (such as guidelines and reports) and creating support for organizations to implement changes. In addition, the chair holder will actively participate in social debates to generate impact.