Digital Design Operations & (Fashion) Technology Fellow

Location                      Amsterdam

Salary                         €3.376,72 to  €5.377,13

Employment                Part-time

Contract                      1-9-2025  till 31-7-2026  Temporary contract

The Master Digital Design (MDD invites applications for the position of Operations & (Fashion) Technology Fellow. This role serves as a crucial technical and operational link between the two specialisations of the Master Digital Design: Digital Fashion Technology and Interaction Design.

Where else than at AUAS …

• Do you find a vibrant Interaction Design and Fashion Technology learning community
• Are you working alongside motivated digital design teachers, researchers and industry professionals
• Can you kick-off your carreer while helping the next generation of master students form theirs

This is what your future colleague has to say

“The master digital design challenge teachers and students to look beyond trends and tools, and to truly understand the forces shaping interaction design and digital fashion. It’s about working together as a community to contribute to a more responsible and imaginative future.”

Jolijn Friederichs, Teacher & Alumni msc. Digital Design

Here's how you will make a difference
The fellow position is a designated annual rotating function, primarily intended for recent master graduates and alumni of the Master Digital Design programme, offering a structured opportunity to contribute to our digital design community and gain further experience in an academic environment. This role serves as a crucial technical and operational link between the two specialisations of the Master Digital Design: Digital Fashion Technology and Interaction Design. The successful candidate will provide essential support across the entire program.

The role encompasses both specialized technical assistance and integral program operational duties:

• Technical Expertise and Support:
• Serve as a technical resource for 3D software applications, such as 3D modelling programs, game engines and 3D virtual fashion programs.
• Apply expertise in (Python) programming to facilitate design and development workflows.
• Contribute knowledge of current digital innovations in interaction and fashion technology and related fields.
• Help students translate conceptual design requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Provide direct, on-campus guidance and support to students
• Support teaching staff during class sessions, including technical demonstrations and software setup.
• Program Operations and Administration:
• Assist with the planning and logistical coordination of Master Digital Design programme activities.
• Contribute to programme communications, ensuring efficient dissemination of information.
• Support the admissions process.
• Participate in and facilitate Open Days and other programme-related events

Your other perks 

• A gross monthly salary between € 3.376,72 and €5.377,13 (Hay profile Instructor Researcher 1, scale 10 of the higher education collective labour agreement), with a full-time appointment and depends on education and experience.

• A year-end allowance of 8.3% and a holiday allowance of 8% of your gross annual salary.
• 428  holiday hours per year with a 40-hour working week.
• Entitlement to various types of leave, such as (un)paid parental leave, care leave, adoption and foster care leave and various other arrangements.
• A travel allowance for your commute, an NS-Business Card, your own AUAS bicycle or a tax incentive to purchase your own bicycle. If you are unable to use personal or public transport to travel to work, e.g. because of a disability, we will look at other possibilities together.
• Plenty of development opportunities,  via our own AUAS Academy.
• Discounts on various facilities, such as books, cultural courses, soft- and hardware and a number of insurances.
• A strong focus on your job satisfaction, work-life balance and vitality.  For example, you can participate in various sports activities for AUAS staff or via the USC sport centre. You can also visit our (career) coaches and use various online tools to benefit your mental health.
• A good pension scheme via the ABP pension fund.
• A laptop and smartphone on loan. A monthly internet allowance.
• Last but not least: a chance to work in a dynamic and pleasant environment with wonderful colleagues. You and your colleagues can also get together outside work,  in one of our communities such as HvAPride, HvA Alumni, HvA United, JongHvA and FEM IT.

Take a look at our employment conditions here and learn more about the tailor-made opportunities we offer.

What you bring to the table
At AUAS, no two employees are the same. No matter who you are, you are sure to be a valuable addition to our team. The ideal applicant possesses a combination of the following qualifications and attributes:

• A Master's degree, preferably in Digital Design from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrable advanced proficiency in 3D (fashion) design software (such as Blender and CLO3D) and programming skills.
• Documented understanding of current trends and technical developments in digital fashion and digital design.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, suitable for providing technical and emotional support to students and collaborating with faculty.
• Proficient organisational and administrative capabilities, with the capacity to manage diverse tasks.
• A proactive and independent work ethic, coupled with an ability to function effectively within a team structure.
• Professional fluency in English (both written and spoken) and, preferably, in Dutch.

Become our new Digital Design Operations & 3D Fashion Technology Fellow

• Upload your CV and letter of motivation via the application button before 18 08 2025. We will get back to you within two to three weeks, so keep an eye on your inbox.
• Would you like to know more about the position before you apply? Lisette Vonk, coordinator learning track Digital Fashion Technology, can tell you all about it. Send an email to t.e.vonk@hva.nl.
• For more information about the application procedure, you can send an email to vacatures@hva.nl.
• This vacancy has been published simultaneously internally and externally. In the event of equivalent suitability, internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates;
• We apply the AUAS Job Application Code to this vacancy’s recruitment and selection process. No (recruitment) agencies please.

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