We believe that future-proof teaching and research begins with our staff. That is why we offer a lively and personal working environment in which we work together, create together and learn together.

In addition to a lively and personal working environment, we offer you good primary and secondary employment conditions, such as a competitive salary, a thirteenth month and a very good leave arrangement. Attention is also paid to professionalization, internationalization and vitality.

The height of your salary depends on your position and your knowledge and experience. The applicable salary scale is always stated with the vacancy. You can view the salary scales in the collective labour agreement for HBO.

In addition to your salary, you will receive an annual 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus. This amounts to a full thirteenth month.

The HZ offers you every opportunity to work wherever you want. A team meeting at the office or working from home on a proposal? You choose what suits you best. Depending on your position, you have the option of hybrid working at HZ.

At HZ, you will have space to define your own work.

We operate a 40-hour working week, giving you 53 days' leave if you work fulltime.

To compensate for the cost of home-to-work travel, you get an allowance. And to encourage sustainability, you get a slightly higher allowance for sustainable transportation (public transport, cycling, or walking).

You will also receive an allowance per working day for working at home.

At HZ, you can participate in attractive collective regulations, such as collective health insurance, accident insurance and work incapacity insurance.

If you work at HZ, you accrue pension through the ABP.

Sustainable employability of employees is important to us at HZ. That is why every employee can use HZ Vitality. Here, we offer various activities, both mental and physical, that can help you stay healthy for as long as possible. For example, doing a health check, the vitality week and working on your vitality in the HZ Vitality Centre.

To encourage sustainability and a healthy lifestyle, HZ employees have the opportunity to participate in our bicycle plan. This allows you to purchase a bicycle at an advantageous price and use it for home-to-work and private use.


Professionalisation

Future-proof education begins with our staff. The HZ supports employees in their personal and professional development. That’s why we have an extensive programme of courses and trainings available. Would you like to learn more about project management? Or do you want to improve your spoken and written English? With the extensive programme of courses and trainings at the HZ, you can continue to work on your own development.


Vitality

Developing your knowledge and skills is important to us. But real professionalisation requires more than that. Feeling good and getting enough energy from your work is necessary to stay focused. That's why employee vitality is incredibly important to us. We organise an annual vitality week, you can take part in yoga lessons throughout the year or, if you like sports, you can let off some steam in our own fitness centre. This is how we ensure a vital university of applied sciences.

Take part in HZ Sport activities, join boxing classes in our vitality centre, book a relaxing chair massage or opt for a sports massage. All possible for you as a colleague!

Choose from training courses like; time management, mindfulness, stress-resistance and lifestyle. Or take a yoga lesson!

Increase your motivation, think more consciously about nutrition and move more with the help of a lifestyle coach and nutritionist.

Want to know more about working at HZ?

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What we offer you

We believe that future-proof teaching and research begins with our staff. That is why we offer a lively and personal working environment in which we work together, create together and learn together.
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Job application process

Apply in 4 steps.
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Living & working in Zeeland

As the only university of applied sciences in the province, we play a vital role in the region. A region where it is wonderful to live and relax. Peace, space, sea, nature, cosy villages and cities.
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Frequently asked questions

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about working at HZ.
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Working in education

Social engagement, innovation and plenty of freedom. That is what working in education is.
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Hybrid working

HZ offers you every opportunity to work wherever you want. A meeting in the office or working on a report at home? You choose what suits you best.