TU/e innovation Space Coach

As a coach, you will support students in navigating complex, interdisciplinary challenges. Your work may take place within courses or extracurricular programs and will include students who work in groups/teams, mentoring individuals, and facilitating classroom or workshop sessions. You’ll use a variety of educational roles— team coach and facilitator (approx. 50% of the time), teacher (approx. 25% of the time), and mentor (approx. 25% of the time)—depending on what each situation calls for.

You will also participate in a tailored Coaching Professionalization Program, designed to strengthen your own coaching skills, deepen your interdisciplinary understanding, and build community with other educators at TU/e.

Location: TU/e innovation Space, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), primarily on-site at TU/e with variable hours depending on where allocated in curricular and extra curricular education
Appointment: Part-time (8 hours/week for 1 year)
Professionalisation: 44 hours (included in the job)
Application open until 1st of July 2025.

The TU/e innovation Space Coaching Pool

Joining the TU/e innovation Space Coaching Pool means becoming part of a professional community dedicated to learning, experimentation, and growth—for students and coaches alike.

Coaches work in educational curricular (courses in the Bachelor and Master curriculum) and extracurricular (e.g., Honors Academy, Student Teams) settings that embrace Challenge-Based Learning: environments defined by open-ended, real-world problems, team learning, and engagement with external stakeholders. These contexts are inherently uncertain, and students must learn to navigate ambiguity, collaborate across disciplines, and define their own learning goals.

As a coach, you are not only a guide but also a co-learner. You will work closely with fellow coaches, teachers, and student teams to co-create a safe, inclusive, and trust-based learning environment. You will coach individuals and groups, helping them grow into self-directed learners and capable engineers, while you yourself develop through our structured professionalization program.

Candidate Profile

You are:

• A reflective, self-directed professional who thrives in uncertainty and dynamic environments.
• Experienced in coaching, teaching, or mentoring individuals, teams, and/or large groups.
• Familiar with or eager to apply situational leadership principles.
• A pi-shaped professional: combining deep disciplinary expertise with broad interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Committed to lifelong learning and personal development.
• Excited to engage with interdisciplinary student teams and help them grow.
• A team player willing to join academic staff in delivering the highest quality education for students.

Qualifications

• WO level working and thinking
• 2–5 years of experience in a design and/or engineering field.
• Preferred: Design & Research Processes – Especially within STEM domains.
• Preferred: Team & process facilitation – Familiarity with team dynamics and coaching frameworks.
• Preferred: Career & personal/professional identity development – Coaching that links academic learning to lifelong career growth.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

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