Job opening: Writing Tutor at the Scriptorium

Tilburg University | University Services

is looking for a

Writing Tutor at the Scriptorium

Department and Division: University Services, Language Center

Location: Tilburg

Contract size: On-call basis (20 to 25 hours per month)

Gross salary: €26.04 - €26,51 gross per hour 

Contract duration: 12 months

Desired starting date: October 1, 2026

Are you a motivated student at Tilburg University with a passion for writing? Would you like to support other students in improving their writing skills? Then this vacancy is perfect for you!

Your position

As a writing tutor at the Scriptorium, you will assist Tilburg University students with their writing assignments and theses. You offer customized support, act as a sounding board, ask critical questions, and point out structural areas of improvement to students and provide them with strategies to address these. You do this by appointment during one-on-one meetings with students. You do not correct texts but help students gain insight into their own writing process, so they can work on making their text better themselves. The job is ideal for combining with your studies because you have a lot of flexibility about where and when you work.

Your profile

• You study at Tilburg University.


• You are fluent in English.


• You have affinity and extensive experience with writing academic texts (e.g. reports, papers or a bachelor thesis) and are eager to share this knowledge and experience with other students.


• You have good communication and social skills.


• You are available until at least October 1, 2027 (and preferably longer), for at least one half-day per week.


• You have no other employment with Tilburg University (due to administrative restrictions around contracts).

What do we offer?

Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:

• An on-call position with an average of 20-25 hours per month, depending on the demand for supervision.


• A salary of minimum of €26.04 and maximum €26,51 gross per hour, based on UFO profile Student Assistant. Salary depends on the number of credits earned.


• This is a vacancy for a student assistant who supports non-structural and operational tasks, in accordance with Article 2.3, paragraph 6 sub f of the CLA for Dutch Universities. Conditions for employment as a student assistant are that you are registered as a student at Tilburg University and that you have obtained at least 60 ECTS credits. You will be given a temporary employment contract for the duration of 12 months.


• A work culture in which we embrace differences, everyone is welcome and given equal opportunities.

For more information, see our website and the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.

Information and application

Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Loes Van Raak, coordinator of the Scriptorium, at [email protected].

We cordially invite you to apply before Friday September 4; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Loes Van Raak (coordinator of the Scriptorium) and attach your CV. In order to make a good selection, we also ask you to provide the following documents:

• an example of an academic text written by you.

Letter selection is scheduled on Monday September 7; you will receive notification from us shortly thereafter. The selection interviews will take place on Thursday September 17.

The selection committee consists of:

1. Tjits Roselaar, director of the Language Center


2. Loes Van Raak, coordinator of the Scriptorium


3. Senna Edinger, writing tutor

You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on October 1, 2026.

About the Scriptorium

As Tilburg University's academic writing center, the Scriptorium (part of the Language Center) empowers students across all disciplines to excel in academic writing. It supports students at any phase of their writing assignments, including papers, reports, and theses. The Scriptorium offers free one-on-one tutoring sessions in both Dutch and English, as well as guidance on searching for relevant literature and source referencing. It is currently developing new initiatives targeting students writing their thesis.

Application Code

Tilburg University uses the NVP job application code.

Disclaimer

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