Can you shortly introduce yourself?
My name is Anneloes, a 21-year-old CIS student. In the spring of 2019 I completed my bachelor’s degree in BDM, and from February I will be working as an intern at Theaters Tilburg. I have been active at Flow since my first year and even did a board year during my third year. I also work at the Efteling, at the student pool and as a student lecturer at the TSHD Faculty Education Consultation.
Can you tell something about the side job you do?
Student Assistant Professor at the Faculty Education Consultation: that’s quite a mouthful. This means that I try to be present at the meetings of all the programme committees of TSHD. I give feedback to the Education Policy Officer and secretary of the Faculty Board about the study programme committees. I am also the contact person for members of the study programme committees when they have questions about regular matters or documents they receive. I also keep them informed about important matters that student party Dante discusses in the Faculty Board and I often meet with the other student assessor and members of student party Dante. I also meet approximately twice every three months with the TSHD programme directors, the secretary of the Faculty Board, the Education Policy Officer and the Vice Dean of Education about curricula, course evaluations and the implementation of programmes such as OSIRIS. I hereby give the others a look at the student perspective. Finally, I am responsible for the Student Assessors News Update, a monthly newsletter that is distributed to all students of TSHD.
How did you end up here?
I came across the vacancy on the Facebook page of Tilburg University. I have always felt involved with our faculty, and had already taken a seat in committees of the faculty before. It seemed a nice challenge to be able to join discussions with the Faculty Education Consultation about issues that play a role within our faculty.
How many hours a week are you busy approximately?
I did not experience any study delay due to this position. I have been hired for 0.2 FTE, which translates into 8 hours per week. One week I am busier than the other. For example, if there are five meetings of study programme committees scheduled in a week, then it might be a little busier. I think that 8 hours a week on average does show a realistic picture of the function.
Why do you think that this side job is of added value when you enter the job market?
I have a lot of responsibility in this job. There is no other student assessor with the same job as I do, which means that I cannot just fall back on someone. I think this part-time job on your CV shows discipline and interest in the institution I work for. This self-discipline will probably be reflected in possible ‘big people jobs’.
