Contesting Governance Group - Student Assistant Position (2023-2024)

The Contesting Governance Platform (CGP) within the Strategic Theme of Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) and Utrecht Centre of Global Challenges seeks to hire two student assistants who can commit to one day per week for the academic year 2023-2024.

The primary responsibility of the student assistants will be supporting the CGP coordinators and core team members in the organization of events and running of the platform. This involves managing the CGP email account, booking rooms, corresponding with platform members, attending meetings, making visually attractive posters and flyers, helping with the maintenance of the platform website, and providing the core team with different forms of administrative support. We are looking for someone with excellent organizational skills, a proactive attitude, great teamwork, and an interest in interdisciplinarity and the themes that the platform works on.

Requirements

  • You are currently enrolled as a student at any Dutch university, in a degree that is relevant to one of the themes addressed by the Contesting Governance group;

  • An excellent command of spoken and written English;

  • A professional attitude and behavior that includes reliability, a pro-active mindset, integrity, precision, good communication skills and collegiality;

  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to operate independently;

  • Enthusiasm!

Applications (in English) can be sent by email by no later than 17h00 by August 14th to be marked for the attention of Tessa Diphoorn and Ozan Ozavci at contestinggovernance@uu.nl. Please include your CV and a cover letter, explaining your suitability for, and interest in, the position. Write 鈥淐ontesting Governance Student Assistant鈥 in the header of your email and clearly label all documents with your first and last names. You will be contacted if you are selected for an interview.

Candidates with a background underrepresented in Dutch academia are encouraged to apply for this position. For information about the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy of the 木瓜福利影视 see: /en/organisation/equality-diversity-inclusion.