Tilburg University 
Tilburg, Netherlands Descrizione del progetto
Tilburg University | School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
is looking for a
STUDENT ASSISTANT IN DATA SCIENCES FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT
Department: Department of Organization Studies
Hybrid: Tilburg and Online
Contract size: 0.15 fte (6 hours per week)
Full-time gross monthly salary: € 3.230 – € 3.288
Contract duration: 6 months
Intended start date: ASAP
Description
Housing associations (woningcorporaties) own about 75% of the Netherlands rental homes, yet we know little about how their partnerships affect performance. This project funded by NWO (De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) is closing that gap, and you’ll help build the evidence base. As a student assistant on “Build, Baby, Build,” you’ll turn real-world data into a rigorous longitudinal dataset, sharpening your data skills while working closely with the principal investigator on a project with real academic and societal impact.
Your position
You will help build a longitudinal panel dataset on Dutch housing corporations, combining AEDES, ORBIS, and Nexis Lexis data. Concretely, you retrieve financial and organizational data for about 330 housing corporations (2016–2025), and check variables for relevance, completeness, and comparability. You also help design a search strategy in Nexis Lexis to retrieve news coverage, accounting for corporations that changed names due to mergers. Work is largely independent desk research: querying databases, cleansing data, and documenting decisions, with weekly check-ins with the PI.
Your profile
- You are enrolled as a student at Tilburg University and have obtained at least 60 ECTS in a university bachelor's program or are following a master's program.
- Minimum CEFR level [B1] English and [B1] Dutch. Proficiency in Dutch is a plus, but not a requirement.
- Data processing and analysis skills, specifically Excell, Phyton, and R.
- Analytical ability, honesty, proactivity, independence, and solution orientation.
What do we offer?
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:
- Employment of 0.15 fte (6 hours per week).
- Salary between € 3.230 and € 3.288 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO profile Student Assistant, salary scale SA). Salary depending on the course year you are in.
- This is a vacancy for a Student Assistant who contributes to scientific education or research in accordance with Article 10.1 paragraph 2 CLA Dutch Universities. You will receive a temporary contract for the duration of 6 months.
- Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
- More than 8 weeks of vacation leave.
- If you don’t have student grants, reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking, cycling and public transportation.
- Inclusive work culture: everyone welcome, equal opportunities.
Want to know more?
Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact the Principal Investigator, prof dr Nuno Oliveira at n.r.barrosdeoliveira@tilburguniversity.edu.
Want to apply?
We kindly invite you to apply before September 28; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to prof dr and attach your resume. We look forward to your response.
The letter selection will take place by September 29. You will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. The selection interviews with Nuno Oliveira, Full professor will take place on October 7.
About Tilburg University
Tilburg University is the university in the humanities and social sciences. Ever since our foundation in 1927, we have been committed to a just, inclusive, and sustainable society. With leading research and inspiring education, we contribute to the interpretation and, where possible, solutions to current societal issues, from climate change to digitalization
Our community is personal, engaged, and small-scale. On our green, compact, and vibrant campus there is room for encounter, collaboration, reflection, and personal growth. Read more about Tilburg University.
Working at Tilburg University means working in an inclusive team with attractive employment conditions. At Tilburg University, you will receive ample opportunities to strengthen your talents and develop your career, in a warm working atmosphere where we attach great importance to the following values: curious, connected, caring, and courageous.
About the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)
Our education and research focus on human behavior in a changing society. At the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), we want to understand how people function as individuals, in relationships, in organizations, and in society. We aim to reinforce adaptability, mental resilience, and a grip on health and well-being.
At TSB, researchers increasingly work in interdisciplinary teams that combine the strengths of all the social science disciplines to answer research questions. They also work with citizens, professionals, policy makers, administrators, and entrepreneurs to study and solve current social problems. Lecturers at TSB contribute to the design and implementation of degree programs in digital social sciences that provide students with the opportunity to take courses from a wide range of disciplines. Read more about the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
About the Department of Organization Studies
The Department of Organization Studies examines organizations from a relational perspective. The focus is on networks and relations as well as processes of cooperation, coordination and control within and between organizations. Members of the department contribution to various education programs across Tilburg University as well as JADS - Jheronimus Academy of Data Science.
Recruitment code
Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).
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