Practice & Skills Instructor – International and European LAW Programme

Working at THUAS has it!

This is your opportunity to work in an ambitious LAW programme that educates students to become excellent and adaptable legal professionals. Do you embrace today’s and tomorrow’s legal challenges and opportunities and are you a team player? Then we are looking for you!

In brief
Programme: International and European LAW
Faculty: Public Management, Law & Safety
Location: Main campus in The Hague
Level of education: Bachelor
Working hours per week: 40
Salary indication: a minimum of €3.609,94 and € 5.377,13

What does the job involve?
As a Practice & Skills Instructor you will work collaboratively in an educational team with a focus on blended learning and innovative teaching techniques that promote active and collaborative learning. You will coach our students in small learning groups (tutor groups) in their projects and assignments. In our legal skills workshops, which focus on skills related to the competences of legal analysis, legal advice, legal representation and decision-making, you will provide hands-on assistance in the classroom. We believe that legal skills are critically important to equip our students for successful careers and we are proud of our unique and comprehensive skills curriculum. In addition, you will take up supporting roles for a particular Year 1 or Year 2 module and/or for a service team in our Programme.

What does your workplace look like?
The International and European Law Bachelor Programme of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) is a 4-year LL.B. programme, aimed at training students in the fields of commercial law, public international law, human rights and European law, with a strong emphasis on practical legal skills and legal technology. Main focus of the programme in the coming years is to further develop as market-oriented law programme. The Programme, which is licensed and accredited by the Dutch Government, is fast-growing with currently around 1100 students and 50 faculty members of diverse international backgrounds. Further information about the program is available at this link.

About the Faculty
Based in The Hague - the Peace & Justice Capital of Europe, the Faculty of Public Management, Law & Safety provides an inspiring International learning and working environment in which students are educated to become professionals in their field. Our Faculty is one of the largest in our University, with more than 240 dedicated staff members working in education & research, supporting a growing population of more than 4000 students. The Programmes we offer in English include Public Management; International Law; and Safety & Security Management Studies. We also have Centres of Expertise at THUAS where research is carried out in the areas of Cyber Security; Global Governance; Health Innovation; Digital Operations & Finance; Global & Inclusive Learning; Governance of Urban Transitions; and Mission Zero under which, Multi-level Regulation, UN Studies in Peace & Justice and a Grip on Europe. The Faculty and Centres of Expertise are based in our main campus in The Hague at the Johanna Westerdijkplein walking distance from the city centre.

What do we expect from you?
We believe the most important thing is that you connect with the culture at THUAS and that you agree with our values, our way of working and our worldview. When reading through your resume and cover letter, we would like to see that you have:

• At least a bachelor's degree ;
• A residency permit that allows full time work in The Netherlands;
• Some experience in professional practice;
• Some experience in teaching or coaching and an open mind towards new teaching- and learning methods;
• Excellent language skills in English (basic comprehension of Dutch is welcome).

When we meet for an interview, you will be able to demonstrate that you can alternate in roles and styles in order to meet your goals. Your candidacy will improve if you are able to share examples from your work experience showing us the following:

• You look forward to contributing to a collaborative learning and teaching environment with people from different cultural backgrounds;
• You are able to connect, motivate and communicate with our students during their development towards becoming legal professionals;
• You have strong organizational and IT skills and can work under time pressure;

This is what you can expect from us
We really want you to be successful and that you enjoy yourself at THUAS. That is why we offer you:

• An appointment in for the period of one year for 40 hours a week (1,0 fte). Extension of the appointment depends on the organizational, educational and financial conditions;
• A salary between €3.609,94 and € 5.377,13 gross per month (scale 10) for a full working week;
• 8% vacation allowance;
• Guaranteed end-of-year pay of 8.3%;
• A green travel expense scheme: if you choose public transportation, you will receive 100% reimbursement for an NS business card 2nd class in your name.

But that’s not all! Read all employment conditions here.

A safe, and professional working environment is imperative to The Hague University of Applied Sciences, both internally and externally. Therefore, for employees joining our organization, it is a standard requirement to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG). A VOG is a certificate, that can be requested by anyone residing in the Netherlands with a Citizen Service Number (BSN), confirming that there is no evidence of past behavior by the employee that might present obstacles to fulfilling their new role at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

Working at THUAS
If you work at THUAS, you work at one of the most dynamic and open organisations 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
THUAS as an inclusive campus

Apply for a job at THUAS
You can apply directly online by submitting your CV and answering the 5 questions below. Please  elaborate on each question with a maximum of 200 words.

1. What is especially appealing to you to become a Practice & Skills Instructor and why specifically at a Law Program with an applied character as it is at THUAS?
2. To qualify for this Practice & Skills Instructor position you need to have at least a Bachelor degree . What degree(s) do you have and with which expertise will you strengthen the Law Program?
3. What kind of didactical/ teaching skills have you obtained so far to coach our students online and offline in their development?
4. We educate our students to become legal professionals. What professional experience would you bring and how would you apply your experience of the legal practice in your teaching?
5. From experience, in what kind of team do you thrive and what do you think is important in team cooperation?
    

• The application deadline is 6 juli 2025 (23:59);
• Substantive information about the vacancy can be obtained by contacting David Nederlof, via email D.B.Nederlof@hhs.nl;
• Information on the application process can be obtained by contacting Rash Mokiem, Recruitment Advisor, via e-mail: recruitment@hhs.nl. 

You can apply for this position through the application button. Applications sent to these e-mail addresses will not be considered.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.