Come and work at Lili's Proto Lab
Vacancy
Are you excited by prototyping and hardware? Want to gain hands-on experience in a creative, environment? Lili's Proto Lab is looking for a Student Assistant to join our dynamic team!
Position: Student Assistant
Hours: 12 hours per week
Location: Lili's Proto Lab
Start date: September 1st
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with researchers, students, and staff to execute hardware-based projects
- Collect and publish project documentation on open source and social media platforms
- Host workshops on basic LPL skills, like 3D printing
- Support lab maintenance, including organizing equipment and materials
- Supervise and instruct on safe work habits
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled at Utrecht University
- Enthusiasm for learning new skills
- Ability to work independently
- Willingness to help and ability to approach people
Nice to have:
- Digital design skills
- Camera, film or social media skills
- Experience teaching / mentoring
- Experience with hardware (e.g., electronics, microcontrollers, 3D printing)
About the Position:
The student assistant will work with us on a day-to-day basis, learning through working, helping visitors to use the equipment and occasionally weighing in on their designs. We would like our new colleague to feel comfortable providing constructive critique whilst creating a nurturing environment. We are a small team, like a start-up, and so flexibility and being able to help with events, developing media/instruction materials and instrument improvements will also be helpful. However, first and foremost, users reach out to us for hardware skills. Naturally, you are not expected to have mastered all of these already. You will receive training and are expected to skill yourself further while on the job.
Why Join Lili’s Proto Lab?
- Gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge prototyping environment
- Flexible working hours to fit around your studies
- We value your development and will find time for you to develop skills
The Lab:
Lili’s Proto Lab is the prototyping facility for students and staff at Utrecht University. We host projects, courses and workshops and provide 1:1 mentoring. We help users start their first 3D prints, but also consult on bespoke laboratory equipment and field equipment (and everything in between). We are part-education-facility part-workshop and value the makers learning as much as we value their final product. Visit our website for an impression of what we do.
Apply now!
If you’re ready to jump into the exciting world of hardware prototyping, we’d love to hear from you! To apply: Please send your CV outlining your experience and interest in the position to LPL@uu.nl.