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The Graduate School of Social Sciences is the home-base for 11 graduate programmes within the Social Sciences.
The Board of Studies of the Graduate School of Social Sciences is seeking two student members for an appointment of six hours per week for one year, starting October 1. The Board of Studies consists of the director of the Graduate School and the directors of the Master's and Research Master's programmes and constitutes the School’s most important consultative body. It determines general policy relating to the education provided in our programmes and related matters.
What are you going to do
- Contribute to the discussion and decision-making on general education policy within the GSSS by attending Board Meetings and Programme Committee Meetings;
- Contribute to and support the development of new policy, with specific attention to the needs and interests of the students;
- Help to supervise proper implementation and monitoring of GSSS policy, with specific attention to the needs and interests of students and to the diversity of the student population;
- Contribute to the development and execution of internationalisation policy and the international (student) environment at the FMG;
- Periodically meet with the student representatives of the GSSS degree programmes, being an interlocuter between these groups of people, and to bring up problems and wishes from these fora which span across degree programmes or are not adequately addressed at degree programme level;
- Periodically initiate meetings with the Faculty Student Council and study associations, in order to discuss mutual problem areas and needs;
- Periodically meet with other Board of Studies (BOS) students within the FMG and the UvA in the interest of developing collective positions and joint initiatives;
- Organise the labour-market/career event of the Social Sciences, together with the student board members of the College of Social Science. This task will take up most of your time from January until April;
- Possibility to research an independent policy topic and present it to the Board of Studies.
What do you have to offer
- When starting the position, you must have at least half a year left to go in one of the (Research) Master's programmes at the GSSS;
- You have a good social network within the FMG and/or are able to build such a network;
- You have a very good command of the English language (written and spoken);
- Preferably, at least one of the two BOS student members will have a good command of the Dutch language (written and spoken);
- You are capable of making an independent contribution to policy development within the GSSS;
- Familiarity with the organisational structure of the UvA is a plus;
- You have a problem-solving mindset and good organizational skills, evidenced by event organization experience.
What else do we offer you
The position concerns temporary employment of 6 hours per week for a maximum term of one year. For this position the University Job Classification profile Student Assistant applies.
The salary is €3288,- gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, in keeping with salary scale SA, as per the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.
We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
This position is incompatible with another role in participation in decision-making of the UvA.
In this department, you will work
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest spectrum of degree programmes. It is an intellectual hub with 39,000 students, 6,000 employees and 3,000 doctoral students who are all committed to a culture of inquiring minds. This is a challenging work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organization.
The Graduate School of Social Sciences is the home of eleven Master’s programmes spanning Political Science, Conflict Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, Planning, Urban Studies, and International Development Studies.
Do you like participating in the University Policies? Do you know what’s good for your fellow students? Do you have a network within the university, or can you create one in short time? Then we are looking for you.
Join us!
The Graduate School of Social Sciences is the home-base for 11 graduate programmes within the Social Sciences.
The Board of Studies of the Graduate School of Social Sciences is seeking two student members for an appointment of six hours per week for one year, starting October 1. The Board of Studies consists of the director of the Graduate School and the directors of the Master's and Research Master's programmes and constitutes the School’s most important consultative body. It determines general policy relating to the education provided in our programmes and related matters.
What are you going to do
- Contribute to the discussion and decision-making on general education policy within the GSSS by attending Board Meetings and Programme Committee Meetings;
- Contribute to and support the development of new policy, with specific attention to the needs and interests of the students;
- Help to supervise proper implementation and monitoring of GSSS policy, with specific attention to the needs and interests of students and to the diversity of the student population;
- Contribute to the development and execution of internationalisation policy and the international (student) environment at the FMG;
- Periodically meet with the student representatives of the GSSS degree programmes, being an interlocuter between these groups of people, and to bring up problems and wishes from these fora which span across degree programmes or are not adequately addressed at degree programme level;
- Periodically initiate meetings with the Faculty Student Council and study associations, in order to discuss mutual problem areas and needs;
- Periodically meet with other Board of Studies (BOS) students within the FMG and the UvA in the interest of developing collective positions and joint initiatives;
- Organise the labour-market/career event of the Social Sciences, together with the student board members of the College of Social Science. This task will take up most of your time from January until April;
- Possibility to research an independent policy topic and present it to the Board of Studies.
What do you have to offer
- When starting the position, you must have at least half a year left to go in one of the (Research) Master's programmes at the GSSS;
- You have a good social network within the FMG and/or are able to build such a network;
- You have a very good command of the English language (written and spoken);
- Preferably, at least one of the two BOS student members will have a good command of the Dutch language (written and spoken);
- You are capable of making an independent contribution to policy development within the GSSS;
- Familiarity with the organisational structure of the UvA is a plus;
- You have a problem-solving mindset and good organizational skills, evidenced by event organization experience.
What else do we offer you
The position concerns temporary employment of 6 hours per week for a maximum term of one year. For this position the University Job Classification profile Student Assistant applies.
The salary is €3288,- gross per month based on a 38-hour working week, in keeping with salary scale SA, as per the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.
We additionally offer an extensive package of secondary benefits, including 8% holiday allowance and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
This position is incompatible with another role in participation in decision-making of the UvA.
In this department, you will work
The University of Amsterdam is the largest university in the Netherlands, with the broadest spectrum of degree programmes. It is an intellectual hub with 39,000 students, 6,000 employees and 3,000 doctoral students who are all committed to a culture of inquiring minds. This is a challenging work environment with a variety of duties and ample scope for individual initiative and development within an inspiring organization.
The Graduate School of Social Sciences is the home of eleven Master’s programmes spanning Political Science, Conflict Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, Planning, Urban Studies, and International Development Studies.
Do you have any questions, or do you require additional information? Please contact:
Do you recognize yourself in the job profile? Then we look forward to receiving your motivation letter and resume by 8 September 2026. If there is no motivation letter, your application will not be taken into consideration.
Interviews will take place on the 16th of September, so please keep this in mind.
You may apply online by using the link below.
