Job opening: Strategic Grant Developer Law and/or Public Administration

Tilburg University | Tilburg Law School
is looking for a

Strategic Grant Developer Law and/or Public Administration 

Division/Team: Academic Services, Research Support Team of Tilburg Law School

Location: Tilburg

Contract scope: 0,6-1 fte (24-40 hours per week)

Contract duration: 1 year

Monthly full-time salary: € 4.728 – € 6.433
Desired start date: as soon as possible

Are you excited by contributing to scientific grant applications on socially relevant themes within law and public administration? Do you enjoy coordinating collaboration? Then we are looking for you!

The position

As a Strategic Grant Developer, you support researchers in preparing the content of externally funded grant applications. You focus on consortium applications for which Tilburg Law School acts as coordinator or participant within funding frameworks such as those of NWO and Horizon Europe. You also contribute at a strategic level by advising on the substantive domains in which Tilburg Law School can position itself to create funding opportunities. You work in close collaboration with both the support services and with the Vice Dean for Research, Heads of Department, and Research Program Leaders.

Your tasks and responsibilities include:

• co-authoring research proposals under the lead of the applying researcher(s).


• coordinating the substantive part of the application process.


• building networks with both academic institutions and societal partners.


• strategically and proactively identifying relevant funding opportunities that align with the profile of Tilburg Law School.

As a Strategic Grant Developer, you are able to bring together and facilitate collaboration between internal, national, and international partners with diverse backgrounds within the four research programs of Tilburg Law School (see here). Affinity with one or more of these research programs is therefore desirable. With the role of Strategic Grant Developer, Tilburg Law School aims to further develop overarching themes such as artificial intelligence, vulnerability of citizens, and a resilient rule of law.

The profile

• You hold a master’s degree in law or public administration and have affinity with one or more of Tilburg Law School’s research programs within themes such as artificial intelligence, vulnerability of citizens, and/or a resilient rule of law.


• A PhD in Law or Public Administration is not required but is considered an asset.


• You have demonstrable experience in writing grant applications, for example at an academic institution or a consultancy firm.


• You possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of Dutch is not required but is considered an asset.


• You can maintain an overview independently, work well under deadlines, and have an eye for detail.


• You gain energy from liaising with multiple stakeholders who may have differing interests.

The offer

We offer you a versatile role in an environment where you are given the freedom to explore and improve initiatives. The position comprises a broad range of tasks, ensuring that your working days are varied and dynamic.

• Tilburg University offers excellent employment conditions in a pleasant working environment: Employment of 0.6 – 1.0 fte (24-40 hours per week).


• Salary between € 4.728 and € 6.433 gross per month for full-time employment (UFO-profile Policy advisor 3, salary scale 11). Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.


• This is a vacancy whose work is temporarily funded based on project funding, in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 7 sub b CLA DU. You will be given a contract for 12 months.


• Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.


• Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.


• Hybrid working with home working allowance (€2 p/day) and internet allowance (€25 p/month).


• Reimbursement sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transport.


• Options model for additional leave, pension, a bicycle or personal training.


• Moving allowance (subject to conditions).


• 30% rule for international employees (if applicable).


• Pension through ABP. Ample training offer: personal development, leadership, education, research or language courses.


• Inclusive work culture: everyone is welcome, equal opportunities.


• A green, inviting campus that’s easily accessible by public transport.

For more information, please see our website and the CLA Dutch Universities.

Information and application

Would you like to know more before applying? Please feel free to contact Inge Graef, [email protected], Vice Dean for Research at Tilburg Law School.

We warmly invite you to submit your application on 25 February 2026 at the latest; applications can be submitted online only.

Please address your application to Inge Graef and include the following documents:

• A motivation letter explaining your affinity with one or more of Tilburg Law School’s research programs within themes such as artificial intelligence, vulnerability of citizens, and/or a resilient rule of law.


• A curriculum vitae.


• Copies of your university diplomas.


• Contact details of at least two referees (including name, telephone number, and email address). Referees will only be contacted for candidates who proceed to the second selection round.

The letter selection is scheduled for 2 March; you will be informed shortly thereafter. The first round of interviews will take place on 13 March. These interviews will be held in person, and candidates are therefore expected to be present on site in Tilburg. A possible second interview will take place on 27 March.

The selection committee consists of the following members:

1. Inge Graef, Vice Dean for Research

2. Jantine Spithoven, Head of the Research Support Team

3. Bas Rombouts, Head of Department

4. Brenda Espinosa Apráez, Grant Support Officer

This vacancy is published both internally and externally. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to an internal candidate.

About Tilburg University

Tilburg University is an academic, inclusive, and engaged community. Together with nearly 3,000 staff members, we are committed to broad prosperity that is sustainable and inclusive for all. Both for current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge to meet the needs of people and our society. In doing so, we contribute to addressing complex societal challenges and help move society forward.

We educate our 19,500 students from 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders with knowledge, skills, and character. Through our education and research focused on broad prosperity, we place particular emphasis on themes such as mental and preventive healthcare, an inclusive labour market, the energy transition, and digitalisation.

About the Academic Services Division

The Academic Services Division of Tilburg University is responsible for the development and implementation of the university’s research, education, and impact policies. Organisational and administrative support for degree programmes, graduate schools, and research programs is provided through this division. In addition, Academic Services offers guidance to students, lecturers, researchers, and PhD candidates, and supports the acquisition of research funding as well as the valorisation of research results. The division is organised into three units: Education, Research, and Impact (Knowledge Transfer Office).

About Tilburg Law School

Founded in 1963, Tilburg Law School has developed into a leading faculty in the fields of law and public administration. Our education and research have a strong innovative and interdisciplinary character. We are driven by our mission to meaningfully influence pressing societal developments such as new technologies, sustainability, and the position of vulnerable groups within the rule of law from the perspective of law and public administration.

We operate at local, regional, national, and international levels and collaborate with other disciplines, including economics, behavioural and social sciences, philosophy, history, and digital sciences. The faculty is organised into five departments: Public Law & Governance; Private, Business & Labour Law; Criminal Law; Tilburg Institute for Law & Technology; and Tax Law.

Our education

Tilburg Law School offers the bachelor’s degree programs Law, Tax Law, Business Law, and Global Law (taught in English). Of the nine master’s degree programs in law, five are offered in a hybrid format and six are taught in English. The faculty also offers a bachelor’s and master’s degree program in Public Administration.

In our education, we pay particular attention to vulnerability and vulnerable groups in society. We aim to contribute to a just and sustainable society. Tilburg Law School is at the forefront of educational innovation and values inclusive, accessible, and flexible education. We educate our students to become thorough, skilled, and critical academics who are able to navigate the complex challenges of an evolving digital society.

Our research

The five departments of Tilburg Law School work closely together in research across four distinctive research programs focusing on globalisation and law, the regulation of technology, the vulnerability of individuals in criminal law, and sustainable private law relationships. Within these programs, both legal and public administration research as well as interdisciplinary research is conducted.

We strongly promote team science by encouraging researchers to collaborate, share knowledge, and strengthen one another in terms of content and methodology.

Recruitment Code

Tilburg University applies the recruitment code of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).

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