About working at the university

Radboud University contributes to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for everyone. For this purpose, we require people who can each make their contribution to our study programmes and research. We work together to help students find their way and to ensure that science can progress. We do this in modern, green surroundings where the work environment is informal and colleagues are literally and figuratively within easy reach of each other.

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The working day of colleague Lois

Work from home and at the office, have a delicious lunch, exercise, and unwind with colleagues: all possible during a working day at Radboud University. Colleague Lois shows you what her working day looks like in this video.

Our attractive employment conditions

As an employee, you can partly put together your own employment conditions using our Selection model. For example, it is possible to exchange income for extra holidays. We also have good regulations for working part-time, various forms of leave and flexible working hours.

View our overview of the terms of employment as laid down in the collective labour agreement (CAO) for Dutch Universities and our local regulations.

Amount of salary, holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus

The amount of your salary is linked to your position. You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus on top of your salary.

Expat scheme

Are you coming from abroad for a job at Radboud University or going abroad for a longer period of time? If so, you may be entitled to the expat scheme.

Relocation allowance

If you relocate so that you can be closer to your job at Radboud University, you may be able to get a relocation allowance.

Dual Career Coaching

Are you relocating to the Netherlands with your partner? In that case, there may be an opportunity for support to be provided to assist your partner in their search for suitable employment or a preferred alternative.

Annual leave

You are entitled to 232 holiday hours per year instead of the legally stipulated 160 holiday hours. See how many holiday hours you have left this year.

The Selection Model: sources and goals

The Selection Model can be used for exchanging your salary, holiday hours, holiday allowance or end-of-year bonus for a reimbursement or for buying or selling your holiday hours.

Flexible working hours

The working hours for full-time employees may deviate by two hours from the standard working week of 38 hours. If you work 40 hours a week, you will be given 96 extra holiday hours per year.

Parental leave

You are entitled to take 26 weeks of parental leave for each child up to eight years old. Read about the conditions and financial implications for parental leave and how you can request this type of leave.

Travel allowance for commuting and home working compensation

For each working day, you indicate whether you travelled to the campus or worked from home. You can declare this on a monthly basis to receive your monthly travel expenses and/or work from home allowance.

Sport & Culture memberships

As an employee or student, you get a substantial discount on Radboud University's sports and cultural offerings. With over 80 different activities and very generous opening hours, the memberships offer extensive exercise and relaxation opportunities.

Pension contribution

All staff members accrue a pension with ABP. This contribution, of which 70% is paid by the university, goes towards your old-age pension, survivor’s pension and incapacity for work pension.

Collective health insurance through Radboud University

As an employee, you can join Radboud University's collective health insurance with VGZ. Thanks to the collectivity, you can receive broader reimbursements for physiotherapy, prevention budget and dental care.

The campus is truly unique: There are not many organisations where eateries, a greenhouse and a church are part of your work area.

Nardus Platenkamp

Team Lead Project & Program Management

Nardus Platenkamp is Team Lead Project & Program Management at the division Information & Library Services (ILS).

“16,000 people use Radboud University's wireless network simultaneously, day in and day out. Together with my colleagues, we ensure a high-quality network that is accessible to everyone, both on campus and from home. This way, employees can work well together and our students can study safely from anywhere. To make this possible, we work with new and complex technologies and have very capable specialists in our team. I enjoy the combination of people, technology and organisation in my role. We are committed to making the possibilities offered by IT available to support and facilitate research and education.

I have been working at Radboud University for 17 years now and still enjoy going to work every day (by bike). For me, the green campus is truly unique: There are not many organisations where several eateries, a greenhouse and a church are part of your work area. There is a friendly atmosphere, which makes it easy to approach anyone. The university is always in full development, which ensures sufficient challenge on a technical and organisational level. Continuous development creates opportunities for the IT department to be even closer to research and education. That is where I see real chances.”

Read Nardus' story

Create your own career

Personal development

Radboud University gives you plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents, follow a training and realise your ambitions. We reimburse 50 to 100 percent of the costs of training courses as part of your career development. Read more about our possibilities for personal development.

gROW online learning environment

In the online learning environment gROW, you can follow e-learnings, workshops, training courses and programmes that help with which to realise these ambitions.

Nijmegen: Old city, young vibe

Radboud University is located in Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands, but young at heart. Nijmegen is well known for its festivals, music venues and cinemas. The large city parks and winding streets offer ample opportunity for scenic walks, while taking in the city’s historic buildings.

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