Research Data Management application and website support at TU Delft Library

Curius; Delft; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

TU Delft Library is seeking a proactive, organized student assistant to support the Research Data and Software team with research data management applications and the website. This role offers hands-on experience in a academic environment.

You will create and manage user accounts, answer questions, assist with migrating data between applications, and help write user and admin documentation while improving web content. Flexible hours around your student schedule, about 8 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a student at TU Delft.
• Interest and preferably experience with administrative tasks.
• Interest in website content creation and design is a plus.
• Eager to learn about research data management and gain new skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage user accounts for research data management applications.
• Answer questions from users of the applications.
• Assist in migrating accounts and data between apps.
• Help write user and admin documentation and manuals.
• Update content on the website and related resources.
• Support the team with routine administrative tasks.

Skills

Administrative tasks

Content creation

Organization & detail

Independent working

English communication

Education

Student at TU Delft

Job description

Research Data Management application and website support at TU Delft Library

Company TU Delft Type TA Vacancy Location Curius Sector Bachelor, Master Required language Dutch, English Commences at 30 September 2026 Finishes at 08 November 2026

Research Data Management application and website support at TU Delft Library

Description The Research Data and Software team in the TU Delft Library is looking for a proactive, organized, and motivated student assistant with an interest in supporting the team with the Research Data Management applications and the website. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in supporting users (researchers, students and other staff) of research data management applications in an academic environment. The appointment is immediately available from November 2026 onwards with the possibility to extend in 2027 and with the flexibility to adapt working hours to suit your academic schedule. The main activities include:

• creating and managing accounts for users of research data management applications
• answering questions from users of research data management applications
• supporting the migration of accounts and data between research data management applications
• assisting in writing user and admin documentation and manuals
• assisting in improving and updating the content on our website and relevant resources
• assisting the team in routine administrational tasks

Requirements: We are looking for a student with the following qualifications:

• Being a student at TU Delft
• Interest and preferably some experience in administrational tasks
• Interest and some experience in website content creation and design would be a plus
• Eagerness to learn more about research data management and gain new skills in the field.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and flexibly organise your working hours.
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English.

You are expected to dedicate 8 hours per week with flexibility on how to distribute them. You will mainly work on a daily basis with the Library Data Steward and the Data Stewardship Coordinator from the Research Data and Software team in the library to plan, coordinate and supervise the work. You will also have the opportunity to interact with the entire Research Data and Software team and the Data Stewards team to communicate the results of your work through relevant documentation, demonstrations and presentations.