Teaching and Learning coordinator (0,8 - 1 FTE)

Join Leiden University’s FGGA as Teaching & Learning Coordinator and contribute to high-quality, future-oriented education in The Hague.

What you will do
The teaching and learning coordinator is responsible for the development and coordination of the academic and professional skills training and assessment throughout the first year of the bachelor’s program Security Studies (BaSS) and the first year of the Dutch-taught bachelor’s program Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (BaCC). This entails ensuring a good didactic and pedagogical operation of the skills labs that underpin the bachelor programmes, as well as responsibility for coordinating the education that takes place in tutor teams, for guiding tutors in their educational tasks, and for coordinating skills education with lecturers in the programmes.
The teaching and learning coordinator has the following key tasks:

• Monitoring and evaluating the academic and professional skills development of students (learning outcomes, content, assignments and assessment), in close cooperation with programme management, academic staff involved and tutors;
• Ensuring delivery of high-quality education within the programmes with a specific focus on the Bachelor programmes’ workgroups also known as ‘skills labs’ (including advising and giving instruction on assessments, methods of teaching, content, work arrangements etc.);
• Advise on curriculum development and education policies;
• Fostering an innovative teaching and learning environment;
• Cooperation with the tutor manager, the programme directors, director of education, study coordinators, study advisors to facilitate student learning;
• Quality control and managing the teaching schedules for the tutors in the skills labs;
• Assist in coordinating the training and development of tutors (formal initial training weeks + course trainings), as well as on the job pedagogical coaching of tutors;
• Contributing to the process of recruitment of new tutors.

Where you will work
The mission of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA)? Contributing to society. The faculty does this through high-quality interdisciplinary education and (new) scientific knowledge. Whether it is terrorism, security, artificial intelligence or a governance solution to the housing crisis, contemporary issues are comprehensively addressed at FGGA.

In the heart of The Hague, where important decisions are made, students and professionals come together to gain knowledge and skills. There is much collaboration with academic and societal partners, which ensures that students leave university with a smile and one foot in the future, ready to make a substantial contribution to society.

FGGA is one of the seven faculties of Leiden University. This young, entrepreneurial, innovative organisation has three scientific institutes, two centres, over 3,700 students and 425 staff members. For more information about the faculty, click here.

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) is a scientific institute specialising in security issues. ISGA is part of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University.

ISGA analyses and studies security issues with local, national, transnational and global impact. These include crises, intelligence, terrorism, war, violence and cybercrime. The institute is characterised by a multidisciplinary research approach.
ISGA is based in the residential city of The Hague, the international city of peace, justice and security. Inspiring interactions are maintained with other knowledge institutions, regional, national and international governments, the private sector and NGOs.

What you bring
In this team, we are looking for someone who can work independently. Every job is different, so in the beginning we will devote attention to your onboarding. If some of the work activities are new to you, we will look together at what you need, and draw up a development plan. This position is a good fit for you if you recognise yourself in the following:

• Experience in teaching is required. Experience with skills training is an advantage.
• A background in social or political sciences or another relevant academic discipline;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a good understanding of social science;
• Experience with the development of skills training in higher education;
• Strong organisational skills including time and resource management
• Ability to prioritize tasks;
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and work closely and intensively with senior lecturers, programme director, institute management and other relevant stakeholders;
• You have (near) native proficiency in Dutch and English
• You live and are officially registered as resident in The Netherlands or are willing to relocate upon starting the position.

Desirable

• A proven ability to supervise, train and motivate an international team of tutors or young professionals;
• Affinity with the field of (contemporary) Security challenges and/or Global Affairs;
• A master degree in a (for the programme) relevant field;
• Experience with (interdisciplinary) curriculum development;
• A proactive, flexible and problem-solving attitude.

If you immediately recognise yourself in this profile, or if do you not quite meet all the requirements, but you believe that this is the right job for you, we look forward to your application!

What we offer
Our goal is to work together to create a transparent and inclusive work environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated. Our organisation is always evolving and we need your ideas for improvement and innovation to take us further. We want to devote attention to your personal development.

You can count on an enjoyable job within the socially relevant world of education and research. The University's challenging and international work environment is located in the bustling city centre of The Hague. We also want to work with you to devote attention to your health and vitality, for example with the fun activities we organise through Healthy University.

We also offer:

• An employment contract for the duration of one year with a view to permanent employment (based on funding and performance).
• This contract falls under the CLA of Dutch Universities;
• A salary of a minimum of € 4.728,- and a maximum of € 6.433,- gross per month, based on a full-time appointment (38 hours) (scale 11)
• A holiday allowance (8%), an end-of-year bonus (8,3%), and an attractive pension scheme at ABP;
• Full reimbursement of public transport commuting costs for home-to-work travel;
• Flexible working hours: as a standard, you are entitled to a minimum of 29 leave days on the basis of a full-time working week of 38 hours; you can also save for extra leave, for example by working 40 hours a week, and in this way accrue an extra 96 leave hours, or exchange 96 leave hours for a 36-hour week.
• Lots of options when it comes to secondary employment conditions; we can, for example, discuss options for a sabbatical or paid parental leave. Within our terms of employment individual choices model, you can exchange leave days and/or salary for benefits such as an advantageous sports subscription or bicycle scheme, and we also offer child-care options;
• If your work allows it, hybrid working is possible within the Netherlands;
• A home-working allowance (day and internet allowance) and attention for good workplaces. The University will also provide you with a laptop.

For more information about employment conditions, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions

What we find important
Promoting an inclusive community is central to Leiden University’s values and vision. Leiden University aims to be an inclusive community in which all students and staff members feel valued and respected, and are able to develop to their full potential. Diversity in experiences and perspectives enriches our teaching and strengthens our research. High-quality education and research means inclusive education and research.

Want to apply or find out more?
If you want to apply straight away, click the application button and submit the following documents (PDF format), quoting the vacancy number:

• Motivation letter;
• Curriculum vitae including a list of publications;
• The names and addresses of three potential referees.

If you would like more information about what the job entails, please contact Anneleen van der Meer - programme director Bachelor Security Studies - via email at a.van.der.meer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl or to Marc Bosma – institute manager – via email at m.bosma@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

You can apply until October 12th 2025. Applications will be processed immediately thereafter. The successful applicant is expected to start in January 2026.

To help us get to know each other better, we follow a number of steps in the application procedure. For more information, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions

• We believe mobility is very important. That is why we are also publishing this vacancy internally. In case of equal suitability, we will give priority to the internal candidate.
• A pre-employment screening (references, diplomas, certificate of good conduct (VOG)) may be part of the selection procedure.
• Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. If you nevertheless choose to send us CVs, no rights can be derived from this.