Work at THUAS
In Brief:
Lectureship: Learning Technology & Analytics
Location: The Hague
Education level: Master/PhD
Number of hours per week: 16
Salary: minimum € 4,535.76 and maximum € 6,359.47 (scale 11)
Are you a skilled researcher (or researcher in training) with AI and learning technology expertise? Do you have a passion for investigating the impact of AI tools on learning assessments and helping educators develop robust assessment practices? Then we're looking for you!
What will you be doing?
As a member of the Learning Technology & Analytics research group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), you will work on a research project titled "AI and the Future of Educational Assessments." This project aims to explore the impact of AI-tools like ChatGPT on educational assessment practices. We will focus on studying challenges and opportunities to assessment integrity and developing robust, future-ready assessment practices.
Your research will contribute to developing guidelines and best practices for integrating AI into educational assessments while maintaining assessment integrity.
This position is open internally to faculty members and policy staff of THUAS and external candidates. Your research serves two purposes:
- Developing daily educational practices, student guidance, and educational policy within your faculty or department
- Advancing general knowledge about AI integration in higher education assessment practices
As part of this role, you will conduct comprehensive research into AI applications in education, from initial literature review through data collection and analysis. You'll design and implement various research instruments, working directly with educators and students to gather insights. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches, you'll analyze the findings and work with the team to develop practical guidelines and policies for AI-integrated assessments. You'll also help share our findings through publications and presentations.
About the Center of Expertise
The Learning Technology & Analytics research group is part of the Center of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning (GIL). GIL investigates processes to create and justify equity for students and professionals. The lectorate follows the research theme "Engaging Technology," focusing on 'good use of technology' and 'technology for good.'
What do we expect from you?
We believe the most important thing is that you connect with the culture at our university of applied sciences and that you agree with our values, our way of working and our worldview.
THUAS aims to accelerate research in learning technology and assessment practices. Therefore, we expect to find in your CV that you:
- Hold a completed, relevant master’s degree or PhD in Education, Educational Technology, AI, or a related field.
- Have recent and relevant experience in conducting research related to education or technology.
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills, with experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Familiarity with AI tools and their applications in education is a plus.
During an interview, you should be able to demonstrate through examples from your work experience that you:
- Have knowledge about challenges regarding current assessments systems.
- Understand how students use technology to complete assessments.
- Have research experience in conducting literature reviews, case studies, building toolkits, conducting interviews, etc.
- Can effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex ideas clearly.
This is what you can expect from us
First and foremost, it's important that you are able to enjoy your work. In addition, we offer you:
- An employment contract for 1 year, 0.4 FTE, 16 hours per week; for internal candidates through internal secondment.
- A salary of minimum € 4,535.76 and maximum € 6,359.47 (scale 11) for a full working week.
- 8% vacation allowance.
- Guaranteed end-of-year pay of 8,3%
- An extensive leave arrangement.
- The choice between an NS Business card (2nd class) for your commutes or a kilometer based compensation.
> Read more about our attractive working conditions on terms of employment
Working at THUAS
If you work at THUAS, you work at one of the most dynamic and open organisation in the City of Peace and Justice. Together with 2,500 colleagues, you help 26,000 students from over 120 countries to prepare for a promising future in a world that changes every day. We do this by growing and evolving along with the world and the wishes of our students. We work together intensively with colleagues, with students and in the professional field. Furthermore, we look ahead, we are critical, and we stand in the middle of society.
Diversity, inclusiveness and equality are at the heart of everything we do. We strive for the composition of the student and staff population to reflect the society in which we work, and we want to offer everyone equal opportunities. We realise that this requires constant attention. We invest in this ourselves, and we would like you to help us with this.
> Read more about our story and our core values here: Our story
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Apply for a job at THUAS
If you and the position are a good match and you're enthusiastic, please apply with your CV and a brief motivation letter. Highlight why you are interested in this project how your skills and background align with the study’s objectives. You can apply online until Wednesday February 5, 2025, through THUAS’s website.
Shortly after you apply, we will review whether we expect to be able to offer you a suitable position. If so, we will invite you to an interview. The first round of interviews will be held in the week of February 10 at THUAS or online with Manika Garg and Theo Bakker. A proposal for a research design may be part of the selection procedure.
Want to know more?
For content-related information about this vacancy, please contact Dr. Manika Garg, senior researcher Learning Technology & Analytics, via email (M.Garg@hhs.nl).
For information about the application procedure, recruitment@hhs.nl.
Applications can only be submitted through the website’s application button; applications sent to these email addresses will not be processed.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.