Horizon desk TU Delft and Studable Delft

Horizon desk TU Delft and Studable Delft are looking for:

1 student assistant for 4 hours/week from 1 October 2024 for 6 or 12 months (academic year 2024-2025).

As part of Platform Studable Delft, you will perform various tasks for Horizon. These will include tasks such as providing information and helping with workshops or events. In addition, you will act as a sounding board together with the other student assistants and represent students with a support question and/or disability (such as a visual/auditory/physical disability, psychological problems, ASD, AD(H)D, and a chronic illness) in the development and evaluation of university policy.

What is Horizon?

Horizon is the central counter of TU Delft with information about studying with a disability and/or support question. Horizon is managed by the student counsellors and a student assistant and offers information, facilities and guidance to both students and employees.

What is Studable Delft?

Students have many opportunities at TU Delft, but studying can also cost energy as a student with a disability or a support question. Studable Delft offers a safe environment for students with a disability to get in touch with each other, exchange tips and tricks and works together with Horizon to provide advice on improving policy around 'studying with a disability'. Studable Delft is there for every student and offers help in finding support.

Tasks:

• Providing information to (prospective) students at open days and other events.
• Helping with the organization of AccessAbility Week 2025.
• Collaborating with Horizon to increase knowledge and awareness about studying with a disability within TU Delft.
• Acting as an expert by experience at workshops or training activities for students and employees.
• Identifying bottlenecks in the area of studying with a support question/disability and acting as a sounding board for new policy.

Who are you?

• You are a student at TU Delft
• You have experience and/or a clear affinity with studying with a support question/disability
• You are flexible • You are creative and have strong communication skills
• You can work independently and in a group (fellow student assistants)
• Experience in advising is not necessary, but enthusiasm and affinity for the subject are important!

How to apply?

Send your motivation letter and CV to horizon-esa@tudelft.nl before September 5, 2024. For questions about the position, please contact Jenny Venhuizen: j.venhuizen@tudelft.nl.

Please note that the interviews will take place on Tuesday afternoon, September 10th, 2024.