You can read the renewed guide [HERE].
You can read the Guide from 2018 [HERE].
A Beginner's Guide to Dutch Academia
Renewed version (2022)
Each year many foreign scientists start their jobs at a Dutch university. But how do you find your way in the Dutch work culture, the system of employment contracts and the structure of universities and research institutes?
The Young Academy has produced a guide to help foreign scientists find their way if they want to work in the Netherlands. The guide, A Beginner's Guide to Dutch Academia, examines, among other things, the Dutch work culture, employment contracts and the structure of universities and research institutions. In 2018, the Young Academy produced a guide to help these scientists on their way and will present the revised version in September 2022. The link to both guides can be found below.
This guide serves as a support document for researchers and instructors who are unfamiliar with the Dutch academic setting. It may also provide insight for those who have already been working in Dutch academia for a few years. It was written primarily with new ‘senior’ academic staff in mind, but we hope that postdoctoral and doctoral researchers will also find it useful. The emphasis is on professional challenges and opportunities. Everyday practicalities are covered to a lesser degree; there are other websites and handbooks that provide such information, often in ways that are both useful and entertaining.