Academic Advisor

Job description

In this position you will be part of the Education and Student Affairs (ESA) team of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The ESA team is responsible for all support of all education (both Bachelors and Masters) of the faculty. Behind the scenes, it provides a well-coordinated curriculum, study schedule, evaluation and improvement of subjects, organization and coordination of education and, of course, academic advising.

The Academic advisor reports to the Team Lead Center for Academic Advising of the department/Manager ESA.

As Academic Advisor you will fulfil the following tasks, among others:

• Advising students based on single intervention on study attitude, pace of study, planning and tackling study problems, personal problems and, if necessary, ensuring referral to other professionals;
• Monitoring the study progress of both bachelors and masters students;
• Informing students about study-related matters in personal meetings, though different communication channels and in information session;
• Advising on binding study advice for first-year 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 to them;
• Participating in university-wide consultation structures and working groups regarding student guidance, policy, organization and educational innovation.

Job requirements

• You have an academic working and thinking level and an 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 time;
• 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;
• Naturally, you have an excellent command of the English language, both spoken and written and are willing to learn Dutch to a level to understand our student-legal texts.

Conditions of employment

We offer:

• Position for 36-40 hours a week (0.8-1 fte), starting with a temporary appointment for 1 year, with the possibility of extension or, upon proven suitability and continuation in the position, a permanent employment contract is entered into immediately following this period;
• A salary, depending on education and experience, of a minimum of € 3,537 and a maximum of € 4,860 gross per month (scale 9 in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the Dutch universities (CAO NU)) in case of full-time employment;
• In addition to good primary conditions, there are also excellent fringe benefits, such as the ABP pension scheme, study/training facilities scheme, bicycle scheme, extra leave options, parental leave on partial pay, etc. In addition, you will receive an annual 8% holiday allowance, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 41 days of leave in the case of full- time employment;
• A pleasant, stimulating and challenging international working environment in which English is the working language.

Information and application

Information

For substantive information about the position, please contact Simona Dumitrescu, Team Lead of the Academic Advisors at ESA Mechanical Engineering, e.s.dumitrescu@tue.nl.

Information about the terms of employment can be found here.

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Application

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your motivation and CV via the "Apply now" button. Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.

A small assignment may be part of the interviews, for which preparation instructions will be provided in advance.

We look forward to receiving your application!