Coördinator Professional Workshops in the project: Port City Territories

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic Coördinator to join our team for the organization and delivery of a professional Field School in Morocco, taking place in October 2025. This role is ideally suited for someone who can reach out to diverse publics in the field of port city territories. The candidate is expected to reach out to relevant institutions to build a group of learners. We expect the candidate to have a strong sense of initiative, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to support cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration. The role is ideal for someone who has already gained relevant coordination experience.

About the Role

This temporary position (with flexibility around exact starting and end dates) involves supporting the coordination of two international professional summer schools focusing on port city territories and value-based methodologies. The successful candidate will work closely with the academic teams in the Netherlands and Morocco to assist in outreach, support the development of materials, and manage logistics in preparation.

Key tasks include:

• Coordinating planning and organizational efforts ahead of the September and October Workshops.
• Supporting external engagement and outreach to partners, professionals and institutions to build a group of learners.
• Assisting in managing logistics, scheduling, travel, and documentation processes.
• Supporting internal communication and workflow with a small team of student assistants and project collaborators.
• Contributing to digital presence and visibility efforts (experience with or interest in social media, newsletters, and promotion is a plus).

Job requirements

Desired Profile

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Knowledge/awareness of the field of ports, cities and territories
• Proactive mindset and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch and/or French/Arabic is an advantage.
• Experience working with academic or cultural institutions.
• Experience in coordination, project support, or professional event planning.  
• Confident in representing the project independently in professional meetings, including in-person engagements with external potential partners. 

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Architecture & the Built Environment

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has a leading role in education and research worldwide. The driving force behind the faculty's success is its robust research profile combined with the energy and creativity of its student body and academic community. It is buzzing with energy from early in the morning until late at night, with four thousand people studying, working, designing, conducting research and acquiring and disseminating knowledge. Our faculty has a strong focus on 'design-oriented research', which has given it a top position in world rankings.

Staff and students are working to improve the built environment with the help of a broad set of disciplines, including architectural design, urban planning, building technology, social sciences, process management, and geo-information science. The faculty works closely with other faculties, universities, private parties, and the public sector, and has an extensive network in the Netherlands as well as internationally.

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Additional information

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 27 April 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter

You can address your application to Prof. Carola Hein.

Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. 
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
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