Personal development, Transferable skills

If you travel abroad for your work, you can claim expenses for lodging, meals, minor costs and transport. The amount reimbursed depends on the country you travel to. You must have approval to travel from your manager.

To set up your digital workspace, use the following tools: Webmail, Microsoft 365 and OneDrive.

Guests and visitors at the University can be given temporary access to the wifi network. Staff of Leiden University can arrange the accesss to wifi themselves via the Eduroam Visitors Accesss (eVA). If a guest wishes to make use of the University’s wifi network for longer, a ULCN guest account is…

If you incur professional expenses, such as professional association fees, you can offset these expenses against your gross income via the Individual Choices Model.

You can find here questions and answers about the new mobility policy and what this means for the commuting allowance, the home-working allowance, the contribution to internet use, domestic business travel and the kilometre allowance via the Individual Choices Model.

Here you will find guidelines for using devices such as laptops, tablets, and telephones. Whether you are working with a device purchased for you by ISSC or with a device you have purchased privately, it is important that you save your files securely and handle confidential data with care.

As a PhD candidate, you were primarily hired to do research, although you will probably also have to do some teaching. The partial University Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) certificate provides recognition that a PhD candidate has gained knowledge and experience as a teacher.…

On this page you will find information about the university buildings, a workspace at the faculty and other facilities such as a LU-card and access to the university libraries as well as on who to inform in case of illness.

In this section you will find a listing of national teaching awards, fellowships and grants.

Communication, Working effectively, Transferable skills

If you need any help with your research or if you encounter problems during your PhD track, Leiden University provides several different types of support for PhD candidates. There are also groups, networks and communities in which you can meet other PhD candidates.

Career development, Transferable skills

Communication, Outreach, Transferable skills

Communication, Outreach, Transferable skills

Research, Didactics, Career development

Career development, Communication, Transferable skills

In case of short-term or long-term illness, we will together do our best to ensure you can return to work shortly. You will be guided through this process by your immediate supervisor, the P&O department and the University doctor. In some cases, however, reintegration in your own or another position…

Transferable skills

Research, Communication, Transferable skills

PhD defence, Doctoral Exhibition

PhD defence, Doctoral concert

PhD defence

PhD defence

The University believes it is important that you are happy in your work. This is why we gauge your opinion with the personnel monitor. We use the results to make improvements that enhance job satisfaction.

Research

You can suggest topics that need to be addressed in these FAQs. Please contact us at our usual email addresses and phone number(s).

The Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities conducted a survey of its PhD candidates and their supervisors in spring 2023. What is going well? And what could be improved? The results are now known.

Your income is structured in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO). In addition to elements such as your salary, holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus, it also includes incidental bonuses for exceptional performance or exceptional working conditions. Allowances…

The Individual Choices Model offers a number of options for buying or saving additional leave days, or exchanging leave days for extra income.

Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

If your partner is pregnant, you are entitled to various forms of leave, including birth leave. You can also take leave during the period surrounding your child’s birth, so as to be sure that you are there when your child is born.

Research, Transferable skills

Starting five years before your AOW (General Old Age Pensions Act) retirement age, you are allowed to submit a request to reduce your working hours per week by one or two days. You forfeit a portion of your salary, but you retain your original pension accrual. This arrangement is known as the Vitality…

Good teaching is a skill in itself. In order to guarantee the quality of education in the Netherlands, the University Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs, BKO) is now compulsory for all lecturers, university lecturers (UD), senior university lecturers (UHD) and professors. What does…

We all occasionally receive an email from an unknown sender, with content we weren’t expecting or that raises our suspicions in some other way. This is usually a fake email, also known as a phishing email. In fact, there are various types of phishing: it can also be done over the phone.

As an employee at Leiden University you need a LU-Card. You can request your LU-Card after receiving your contract or guest letter. Early application is not possible. Are you a temporary employment worker e.g. via Jobmotion? In that case, ask your supervisor about the status of your registration with…

Your funding needs might change as you advance through your career. Below we detail the opportunities available for every career stage.

Research

Research, Transferable skills

Research, Working effectively, Transferable skills

Research, Transferable skills

Communication, Research, Transferable skills