Do you want to be part of our close-knit team running one of the best UvA masters according to the National Student Survey in the Netherlands?

As one of the best computer science masters, our top rated SNE/OS3 programme is looking for a lab teacher to support our students in security and network engineering. Do you have the motivation, knowledge and social skills to prepare our students for a career in this field which is indispensable in each and every organisation? Then you should apply for this position.

What are you going to do?

You:

• coordinate all labs and practical exercises during the whole SNE master program. You will grade reports and assignments and supervise the students intensively during their work, and will be also responsible for improvements of the lab exercises;
• recognize and signal possible study progress issues;
• take care of the SNE lab and make sure the lab is in a decent condition to support the courses, together with the system engineer;
• have good technical knowledge of and insight into the infrastructure of the SNE lab and can replace the system engineer if necessary. You will also work with the system engineer to arrange all necessary facilities to support the exercises and practical work;
• participate in site visits to other institutes, open days and education fairs. You will give individual information to potential students through email and conversations.

We are looking for a university level (MSc or PhD) candidate with a good knowledge of Security and Network Engineering. Moreover, you should be interested in the work environment of the highly motivated and participating student population of the SNE master.

You should:

• have excellent social and communication skills;
• have good organizational skills;
• be fluent in the English language;
• be willing to participate in a close-knit team;
• be flexible in working hours.

Our offer

A temporary contract for 38 hours per week, for the duration of one year. Upon adequate functioning, the employment contract may be prolonged to a maximum of 3 years. Prolongation is also dependent on organizational and student influx developments.

The salary, depending on relevant experience before the beginning of the employment contract, will be €2,790 to €4,402 (scale 10) gross per month, based on full-time employment (38 hours a week). These amounts are exclusive 8 % holiday allowance and 8.3 end-of-year bonus. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

Are you curious about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits like our excellent opportunities for study and development? Then find out more about working at the Faculty of Science.

University of Amsterdam

With over 6,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

Faculty of Science – Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences

The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 6,500, as well as 1,600 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.