All first-year students will be following the Skills & Connect tutorials in periods 1,2 and 4. The focus is on helping students acquire the right study methods, getting the right attitude towards their studies and gaining some useful professional skills (like Excel and public speaking).
Ready to guide students into their academic career as a tutor?
All first-year students will be following the Skills & Connect tutorials in periods 1,2 and 4. Period 1 and 2 (12 classes in total) is focused on helping students acquire the right study methods, getting the right attitude towards their studies. The tutor will teach different methods to approach the study material and help students to set goals and reflect on them. Next to that, the tutor is a social mentor for first-year students and helps them find their place within university. This includes organizing social events (during class hours) and sharing information and tips on how to choose your study program and how to handle the study in general. In period 4, the tutor will teach professional skills to first-year students: Excel skills (3 classes) and presentation skills (3 classes).
This is what you will be doing
- Teach three groups per week of approximately 20 students;
- prepare classes and grade assignments;
- attend training sessions and meetings.
This is what we ask of you
- By September 2025: You are a second-, third-year or master student at the Faculty of Economics & Business (candidates who have a PhD or are in the process of doing a PhD are not eligible for this position);
- we also accept applications from other studies (e.g., psychology, PPLE, sociology, communication science) to make the tutoring team more diverse;
- you have at least 60 ECTS when starting this job;
- NB: You can apply for this vacancy as a first-year student, but you must have passed are courses in your first year up until now
- you are fluent in either Dutch or English (or both);
- people can rely on you, and you are able to be role model for others;
- you are empathic and are interested in others, specifically in students;
- you think it is challenging and fun to teach others;
- you have a positive mindset: you believe that everyone has the potential to develop;
- you can reflect on your own strength and weaknesses, and you can deal with feedback;
- you have a flexible schedule.
- you are available from Wednesday 20 August 2025 onwards (on this day, the first training day will take place).
This is what we offer you
The contract will be offered via StudiJob from 18 August 2025 until 29 March 2026. You will receive 7.1 hours per week (these hours cover: teaching 3 groups in period 1,2 & 4, grading, training, meetings, resit grading). An extension of the contract might be possible: it might be possible to teach more than 3 groups (your weekly hours to declare will rise to: 9 hours per week). Also, there is a possibility to keep teaching in the following academic year. The gross monthly salary based on full-time employment (38 hours per week) ranges from €2,925 up to a maximum of €2,981 (salary scale student-assistant). This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance. The starting salary will be based on number of ECTS gained as a student.
