AI Student Assistant Building ICAI Community & AI Event Programs

Are you an AI student eager to contribute to one of the Netherlands leading AI ecosystems ICAI (Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence) is looking for a student assistant to support the development of its growing community and help shape the content of its events.

Join Us!

At ICAI we connect academia industry and society to drive meaningful AI this role you will help map and strengthen this network by working on community mapping and identifying key people themes and opportunities within the ICAI ecosystem. You will also contribute to designing high-quality content-driven event programs that reflect the latest developments in AI.

This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into the Dutch AI landscape collaborate with leading researchers and partners and play an active role in how ICAI brings people and ideas together.

This is what you will do

In this role at ICAI you contribute to the coordination and content of community initiatives with a focus on community mapping and event program development.

You assist in creating a clear overview of the ICAI ecosystem by helping to map key stakeholders research themes and ongoing initiatives. As part of this you actively support the process of interviewing key stakeholders within the network. You help translate these conversations into structured insights identifying needs opportunities and relevant themes for the community.

Based on these insights you support the development of high-quality event programs and take an active role in organizing the monthly ICAI seminar ensuring it is relevant well-coordinated and valuable for the community.

You work closely with the Program Manager who guides and supports you in your tasks while giving you room to contribute ideas and take initiative. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in community building stakeholder engagement and AI-driven program development.

What we ask of you

You work in a structured way to keep an overview of multiple ongoing activities even when priorities shift or new input comes in. You are comfortable reaching out to people in the network to ask questions gather input and follow up on conversations. You translate information from different sources into clear notes insights and concrete actions for program development.

You follow developments in AI and actively look for relevant themes ideas and examples that could be translated into event content. You think along with the Program Manager on how to turn input from the network into engaging and relevant seminar and event programs. When organizing activities such as the monthly ICAI seminar you keep track of details timelines and coordination steps.

You work in collaboration with others ask for clarification when needed and help ensure that agreements and actions are followed up.

Your experience and profile

• You are currently enrolled in a Masters degree in AI or a related field
• You have an interest in AI developments research and/or innovation ecosystems
• You have experience with organizing activities or coordinating small projects (e.g. study student work volunteering)
• You have strong written and spoken English communication skills

This is what we offer you

We offer a temporary employment contract for max 8 hours per week for a period of 12 months. If proven suitable an extension is possible. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible.

The gross monthly salary based on 38 hours per week and dependent on how far advanced you are in your study ranges between 3084 to 3141 (scale SA).This does not include 8% holiday allowance and 83% year-end allowance. The UFO profile Student Assistant is applicable. A favourable tax agreement the 30% ruling may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Curious about our extensive secondary benefits package You can read more about it here.

You will work in this team

We are a small team of 7 members working daily to support and coordinate activities within ICAI the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence which brings together knowledge institutes industry and governmental and societal partners in the Netherlands to develop talent and technology in the area of artificial intelligence. You will have a lot of responsibility within the team and the opportunity to contribute directly to impactful projects in a dynamic environment.

If you feel the profile fits you and you are interested in the job we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including 05 June 2026.

Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):

• a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
• a letter of motivation;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.

Due to Dutch legislation the UvA is for non-scientific positions obliged to recruit within the EU. If you are not a EU-citizen (including Norway and Switzerland) please do not apply for this vacancy

Only complete applications received within the response period via the red button will be considered.

If you have any questions or do you require additional information Please contact:

• Sophie Moll-Aerts