Do you have an affinity with research, research support, and project management? Would you like to play a role in supporting our practice-oriented research, research group Multilevel Regulation and the Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning? Then we are looking for you!
In short
Faculty: Public Management, Law and Safety/research group Multilevel Regulation
Education Level: a master or a Bachelor and the intention to pursue a Master
Hours per week: 16-24 hours
Location: Headquarters The Hague
Research group Multilevel Regulation
We define multilevel regulation “as the network of rules, actors, and practices at national, regional, international, and global levels, by placing the ‘new’ non-State actors in multilevel regulatory processes in the spotlight” (Warwas 2023). Multilevel regulation provides a space where diverse actors collaborate on transitions. This includes those actors who are often excluded from the table where legal and political discussions take place.
Our unique approach to studying and learning about multilevel regulation comes down to what we call a conflict competence. In our research groups, we emphasise that learning about any collaborative frameworks, including the multilevel regulation, needs to be done by learning the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural skills of dispute resolution. We focus on the following four main fields: socially engaged education, justice, sustainability, and AI. You can find an overview of our projects here.
What are you going to do?
As a junior researcher at the research group Multilevel Regulation, you will:
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Provide support to lector and researchers regarding the research projects, group meetings, and the community building within and outside the group;
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Under the supervision of a lector, you take on a role in research projects. For example, projects such as people-centred law and practice, relational peer mediation, AI, and occasionally other research projects within the group;
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Organise events related to research projects, including organisational support and writing event reports;
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Be the linking pin between the research group and the Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning and the PLS Faculty, including making a contribution to providing input to the reports, communication, and profiling of the group within the Centre and the Faculty;
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Connect with and coordinate students affiliated with the research group;
There is also room for your own research initiatives.
For this vacancy, we are looking for a proactive, dynamic and independent junior researcher. You will contribute on research, network analysis, and writing, and you are able to deliver a variety of outputs in the context of research support (e.g., organisation of events, developing research reports).
To be able to deliver all the tasks linked to this role, we expect candidates to be/have:
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Preferably a master’s degree in the social sciences or humanities, or a bachelor’s degree.
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Experience in (practice-oriented) research, especially in the fields of people-centred justice, conflict resolution, access to justice, and AI (basic knowledge of AI regulations and practical tools).
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Experience or interest in developing project management skills.
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Experience in organising events and meetings.
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Interest in innovative research methods, including those in educational research.
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A proactive attitude and curiosity regarding research and education.
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A good command of English and Dutch languages, both speaking and in writing.
First and foremost, it's important that you are able to enjoy your work. In addition, we offer you:
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A one-year employment contract (D4) for 16-24 hours per week (0,4-0,6 FTE).
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A salary of at least € 3.370,00 and up to € 5.154,67 (scale 9) per month for a full-time workweek.
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8% vacation allowance
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Guaranteed end-of-year pay of 8,3%
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An extensive leave arrangement
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The choice between an NS Business card (2nd class) for your commutes or a kilometer based compensation;
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An opportunity for professional development in research skills and related competencies for ethical undertaking of research projects. This concerns workshops and courses also via The Hague Centre for Teaching and Learning.
> Read more about our attractive working conditions on terms of employment
A safe, and professional working environment is imperative to The Hague University of Applied Sciences, both internally and externally. Therefore, for employees joining our organization, it is a standard requirement to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG). A VOG is a certificate, that can be requested by anyone residing in the Netherlands with a Citizen Service Number (BSN), confirming that there is no evidence of past behavior by the employee that might present obstacles to fulfilling their new role at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
If you work at THUAS, you work at one of the most dynamic and open organisation in the City of Peace and Justice. Together with 2,500 colleagues, you help 26,000 students from over 120 countries to prepare for a promising future in a world that changes every day. We do this by growing and evolving along with the world and the wishes of our students. We work together intensively with colleagues, with students and in the professional field. Furthermore, we look ahead, we are critical, and we stand in the middle of society.
Diversity, inclusiveness and equality are at the heart of everything we do. We strive for the composition of the student and staff population to reflect the society in which we work, and we want to offer everyone equal opportunities. We realise that this requires constant attention. We invest in this ourselves, and we would like you to help us with this.
> Read more about our story and our core values here:Our story
> THUAS as an inclusive campus: The Hague University inclusive
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We look forward to your application. Apply before August 23, 2026. The interviews will take place in the first week of September.
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We ask that you submit a short motivation letter (no more than 350 words) along with your CV. You can only apply via the application button below.
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Want to know more about the vacancy? Send an email to lector Barbara Warwas at [email protected];
General information? Contact Rachel van Veghel, Recruitment Advisor, at 070-445 8612 or via email at [email protected].
During the period from 20 July until 23 August 2026, we will be less available to answer questions due to the summer holidays.
Applications via the above email addresses will not be processed.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.
