• Do you enjoy coaching and advising young, smart people? Would you like to contribute to the study success of our students?  
• Do you get satisfaction from preventing, rather than curing the need for student support?  
• Will you help us to take our student guidance to the next level?
• Are you an experienced coach with organizational skills, and ready for the next step in your career in higher education?

Then you are our new Academic Advisor!

As an Academic Advisor, you may work for a bachelor, master or premaster program. You will use single interventions to coach students, and design student support to prevent the need for interventions.

You will be advising students based on single intervention on study attitude, pace of study, planning and tackling study problems, personal problems. If necessary, you will ensure referral to other professionals, either inside our Student Guidance chain or to professionals outside of TU/e.

Other tasks include:

• Monitoring the study progress of students in your program;
• Informing students about study-related matters;
• Advising on binding study advice for first-year bachelor and premaster students;
• Advising the program directors and the examination committee on requests from students and incorporating these in process and policy advice;
• Advising the program directors on the scope and application of relevant regulations and upcoming changes;
• Participating in university-wide consultation structures and working groups with regard to student guidance, policy, organization and educational innovation.

Position and team

In this position you are part of the department of Education and Student Affairs (ESA). ESA is responsible for the support of education to the academic departments within the bachelor and master programs at the TU/e. Behind the scenes, ESA provides support for a well-balanced curriculum, study roster, and advice on evaluation and improvement of courses, organization and coordination of education and, of course, academic advisement.

The university has some 30+ academic advisors; we foresee a need to expand this team. Next to expansion, the natural turnover and fluctuations mean there is a permanent need for a flexible team of experienced academic advisors to fill in wherever there is a temporary gap of capacity or expertise.

You will (initially) be part of the Student Facilities team at the central ESA division, but working wherever there is a need in the organization for an Academic Advisor (you are part of a small pool of flex Academic Advisors).
We aim for you to be permanently positioned in a science department after a limited period of working from the flex pool. Depending on the current need, you may be permanently positioned in a science department directly.

• You have an academic working and thinking level and a strong affinity with STEM (a STEM background is an advantage);
• You have good face-to-face and (preferably) online communication skills and are able to use the right conversation techniques at the right ti;
• You have a well-developed empathic ability and a certain natural preponderance;
• You have excellent analytical skills and organizational sensitivity;
• You are a team player, are result-oriented and have a good organizational ability;
• You can work with different stakeholders and are able to quickly refocus on new assignments;
• Naturally, you have an excellent command of both the English and Dutch language, both spoken and written.

If you are concerned that you don't meet all the requirements sufficiently, but the job does excite you, then be sure to respond, we would love to look at your profile.

An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:

• A monthly salary of minimum €2.960,- to maximum €4.670,- for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 10 collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities);
• In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical;
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits;
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance;
• A one year contract, with the prospect of a permanent position;
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching;
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet;
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!