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Job Description

Are you passionate about system and network engineering and enjoy exploring new challenges? Then keep reading to discover an opportunity to put your skills into practice. Working at the UvA Join us! The Teaching and Research Assistant would contribute to the teaching team in actively supporting delivery of teaching material and activities. The teaching team mostly consists of academic staff members embedded in the Informatics Institute, that bring their research and state-of-the-art knowledge to the labs, in a hands-on manner, from laying down network cables to software and hardware security topics and forensic analysis of various devices. A good salary Your salary will be determined on the basis of your experience and seniority, in accordance with the Labour agreement. Your grading and therefore the amounts mentioned are based on full employment of 38 hours per week. 232 vacation hours We also offer parental leave, partner leave and social engagement leave. Through the Employment Conditions Menu Card, there are opportunities for even more vacation hours. Financial arrangements On top of your salary, you receive holiday allowance (8%) and a year-end bonus (8.3%). You build up a good pension with ABP. And in addition, we offer many other allowances and schemes. Career development and room for growth The UvA encourages you to continue to professionalise through training courses and open UvA lectures. Family matters Relocating to the Netherlands with your family? Find out about daycare, schooling, health insurance or employment options and support for your partner or spouse. Including the IDCN-network which provides support for your spouse through various training sessions, social activities, and networking events. All About This Vacancy This is what you will do You will actively work with course coordinators and lecturers in developing their research-based material and labs for security and network engineering courses. This includes deployment of material and labs, as well as helping students in relevant technologies (e.g. installing network setups/configurations, using software/hardware hacking equipment, setting up servers, repositories, development environments and containers, etc.). Tasks and responsibilities: Deployment of security and network engineering material and labs; Assisting, monitoring progress and grading of student projects; Coordination of Master theses projects, tracking and supporting student success; Helping manage the community around the Master’s programme. What We Ask Of You Your experience and profile: MSc in Computer Science or equivalent; Technical experience in Computer Networks and/or Cybersecurity; Be a motivated teacher, with a thorough and encouraging teaching style; Experience in supporting tasks and the willingness to take the responsibility for administrative tasks, such as organisation and coordination of university education and research; Professional command of English. This Is What We Offer You We offer a temporary employment contract for 32-28 hours per week for a period of 10 month ending august 2027. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible. The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,537 to € 4,673 (scale 8). This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Medewerker Onderwijs & Onderzoek is applicable. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable. Your place at the UvA You will work in this team The Faculty of Science has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 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. The Informatics Institute is one of the seven educational institutes of the Faculty of Science (FNWI) and is responsible for the master's programmes in Artificial Intelligence, Computational Science, Computer Science, Information Studies, Software Engineering en System and Network Engineering in which currently at around 1400 students are enrolled. The education is provided by lecturers and researchers working within the GSI itself or at various research institutes, including the Instituut voor Informatica (IvI), the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) and the Korteweg-de Vries Instituut voor Wiskunde (KDV). Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam. About The Faculty Of Science Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, whether it concerns elementary particles, the birth of the universe, or how the brain functions. The Faculty has a student population of approximately 8,000 students, as well as 1,800 staff members working in education, research, or support services. Important to know Your application & contact If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the red button. We accept applications until and including 31-10-2026. However, if a suitable candidate is selected earlier, we will close the vacancy. If you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact Kostas Papagiannopoulos via [email protected] Applications should include the following information (all files should be submitted in a .pdf file): a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience; a letter of motivation. Only complete applications received within the response period will be considered. Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion As an employer, the UvA maintains an equal opportunities policy. We value diversity and are fully committed to being a place where everyone feels at home. We nurture inquisitive minds and perseverance and allow room for persistent questioning. With us, curiosity and creativity are the prevailing culture. Studies show that women and members of underrepresented groups only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Do you meet the educational requirements but not yet all of the requested experience? The UvA encourages you to apply anyway.

Core Responsibilities

Develop and deploy research-based teaching materials and practical labs for security and network engineering courses, and help students use relevant technologies and equipment. Monitor and grade student projects, coordinate Master's thesis projects, and support the community around the Master's programme.

Requirements

Applicants must have an MSc in Computer Science or equivalent, technical experience in computer networks and/or cybersecurity, and professional command of English. They should be motivated teachers with an encouraging teaching style and be willing to take responsibility for administrative, organizational, and coordination tasks in education and research.

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance
• Year-End Bonus
• Pension Plan
• Vacation Leave
• Parental Leave
• Partner Leave
• Social Engagement Leave
• Professional Development and Training