Education/ Research Officer (1 fte) Maternity Cover

at  Universiteit Leiden

Vacancy number
14825
Job type
Non-academic staff
Hours (in fte)
1,0
External/ internal
Internal , External
Location
Den Haag
Placed on
26 April 2024
Closing date
6 May 2024 7 more days to apply
For the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy program (MIRD), we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced

EDUCATION/ RESEARCH OFFICER (1 FTE) MATERNITY COVER

From 3 June 2024 – 20 February 2025

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The two-year Advanced Masters programme offers a unique blend of academic education in international relations and political science with practical graduate education and training in international negotiation and diplomacy. It offers high-level academic preparation for professions in areas such as diplomacy, international negotiations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and think tanks. The programme was founded in 2003 and is taught in English. It is organized in collaboration with Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science and with the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. The programme has been housed in the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) in The Hague since 2014. The Education/Research Officer cooperates closely with the program coordinator in the daily operations of the programme and the support of the program director.

• Contribute to the daily operations of the MIRD programme and support the MIRD program director.;
• Contribution to community building and career preparations for the program, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders;
• Leading the coordination of courses to ensure a high quality of education:
• Closely communicating with Faculty and adjunct instructors;
• Ensuring milestones are completed in three important stages: before the course, during the course, and at finalization of the course;
• Monitor scheduling of rooms for courses;
• Providing ad-hoc support, trouble shooting, and answering questions from students and instructors; and
• Closely liaising with other university departments.
• Leading the coordination of the 15 ECTS Thesis Module:
• Closely communicating with the Thesis Lab instructors, supervisors, second readers, students, Clingendael, and the Political Science department;
• Delivering workshops and presentations to the students;
• Processing input from general surveys;
• Answering questions on Thesis Guidelines and Thesis Requirements;
• Supervisor and Second Reader allocations; and
• Processing university repository publication requests.
• Managing contracts for adjunct instructors, thesis supervisors and second readers;
• Supporting the management and coordination of student and course data;
• Monitoring the general inbox and answering messages;
• Serving as Secretary to the Education Committee; contribute to program development.
• Ad-hoc support to MIRD extra-curricular activities and field trips; and
• Ad-hoc support to the internship module.