Tilburg University | Marketing & Communication
is looking for an
Institutional Research (IR) Assistant
Department: Marketing & Communication
Tilburg and remote
Contract size: 0.1 fte – 0.2 fte (4 to 8 hours per week)
Full-time gross monthly salary: €3.084 – €3.141
Contract duration: 12 months
Intended start date: 01-09-2026
Are you a detail-oriented student who enjoys working with data, research information, and market insights? Join Tilburg University’s Institutional Research team as a Student Assistant and gain valuable hands-on experience in an academic environment.
This flexible part-time role is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your CV with relevant experience in institutional research, data quality management, benchmarking, and market analysis. After an initial onboarding period, you will have the freedom to organise your work independently in terms of time and location.
Your main responsibility will be supporting the monitoring and improvement of research information quality, including checking publication and citation data in academic databases. In addition, you may contribute to alumni research, desk research, quantitative analyses, and various projects within Marketing & Communication.
Your position
As a Student Assistant Institutional Research, you will support the Institutional Research team within Tilburg University’s Marketing & Communication department. Your main structural responsibility will be monitoring the accuracy and completeness of Tilburg University’s research information in key academic databases, such as Web of Science and Scopus.
You will regularly check these databases for incorrect author affiliations, missing links to Tilburg University, and citation-related issues. Ensuring that publications and citations are correctly attributed to Tilburg University is important for the university’s visibility, research profile, and position in international rankings. You will receive a thorough introduction to the process, including clear instructions and guidelines to help you perform these checks independently.
In addition to this core responsibility, you may support a variety of other Institutional Research and market research activities, such as:
- conducting LinkedIn research into the labour market position and career outcomes of specific groups of alumni;
- performing desk research to support market research projects;
- assisting with quantitative benchmark analyses and data comparisons;
- contributing to ad hoc research questions and projects that arise throughout the year within Marketing & Communication.
After one or two onboarding sessions, the work can largely be carried out independently. The role offers a high degree of flexibility: you can determine when and where you work, in consultation with the team. The number of hours per month will be agreed upon based on the availability of both the student assistant and the available tasks, with a maximum of 32 hours per month.
Your profile
We are looking for a student who works accurately and systematically, has an affinity with data, and enjoys working independently. A good command of English is required; proficiency in Dutch is considered a strong advantage.
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.
Our offer
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:
- Employment of 0.1 – 0.2 fte (4 to 8 hours per week).
- Salary between €3.084 and €3.141 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO-profile Student assistant, salary scale SA). Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.
- This is a vacancy for a Student Assistant who provides support for non-structural and operational tasks in accordance with article 2.3 paragraph 6 sub f CLA Dutch Universities. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 12 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 is welcome, equal opportunities.
For more information, please see our website and the CLA Dutch Universities.
Want to know more?
Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Rudy Neggers at 0134663386 or
[email protected].
Want to apply?
We kindly invite you to apply before July 20th ; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Rudy Neggers and attach your resume. We look forward to your response.
The selection interviews will take place in the week of July 27th.
You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on 01-09-2026.
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.
Application code
Tilburg University applies the recruitment code of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).
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