Conference Student Assistant Responsible Digital Transformations

The UvA-wide theme Responsible Digital Transformations (RDT) is looking for a conference assistant (MA / MSc level) who can help the team organizing the international conference GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future that takes place in Amsterdam on 17-18 December 2025.

Come work with us
The conference aims to gather together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the effects of Generative AI on Creative Practices. AI is changing creative production and consumption in an unprecedented way, reigniting debates on the nature of creativity and its evolving trajectory. It creates new opportunities to engage in creative processes, while at the same time raising pressing concerns such as job displacement, labour inequities, ethical dilemmas, and concentration of resources in a few Tech companies. For more information about the conference, please see information on the RDT website. RDT is looking for a student assistant to join our team in order to support this conference. The appointment will run from 1 July to 24 December 2025.

This is what you will be doing
You will work in close collaboration with the current student assistant and the RDT team.

• Assist with the preparation of the academic programme (e.g. tracking paper submissions; communication with the applicants; helping to organize the academic sessions).
• Support planning of conference logistics (e.g. ordering catering; setting up remote connections; travel and accommodation support for visitors; managing the conference registration list)
• Help with the execution of conference logistics (e.g. staffing the registration table; welcoming guests; supporting the catering service; tracking and reporting public engagement)
• Internal and external communications

This is what we ask of you

• MA/MSc student at the UvA
• Availability in July and August 2025 is a must
• Excellent skills in planning, organizing, and problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Organizational experience is desirable
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

This is what else we offer you
We offer temporary employment for the period of 6 months (July-December 2025). Preferably, you will start as soon as possible, but no later than July 15. The employment is for 12-16 hours per week.

We offer:

• a position where your own initiative and input are valued
• a small but enthusiastic team
• reasonably flexible allocation of your time
• working remote is possible within limits
• broad experience in community management, facilitation and organization
• an inspiring academic and international working environment

This is where you'll be working
The appointed student assistant will be part of the Faculty of Humanities at the Binnengasthuisterrein in the heart of Amsterdam. Please see this link for more information.

If you recognize yourself in the profile and are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the red button until 31 May, 2025. We would like to receive your short motivation letter and CV in 1 pdf, to be uploaded in the mandatory field 'CV'.

The first round of interviews is expected to take place early June.

For questions about this vacancy, you can contact Christine Erb (m.c.erb@uva.nl).