About this job

You will be working as an AI Research & Developer Assistant (0.8-1 FTE) at AI Makerspace and Cradle, a research & development team within the Academy for AI, Games and Media (AGM) at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas). This informal yet ambitious team combines academic rigour with a hands-on, start-up-like energy. Your projects will vary in scope and objective, but they all share the same ambition: delivering quality outcomes that push innovation forward. As many projects involve external partners, you bring both professionalism and proactivity to everything you do.

Your responsibilities will include designing, developing, and optimising AI models for a wide range of applications — selecting the right ML architecture and techniques based on the goal, dataset, and hardware at hand. You will implement containerisation strategies to ensure AI models are scalable, reliable, and easy to maintain, and design back-end services and infrastructure to support deployment, data pipelines, and integration with front-end applications and third-party systems.

A significant part of your work will involve robotics, computer vision, and physical AI projects — from model training and evaluation through to integration with real-world robotic platforms. You will collaborate closely with software developers, data scientists, and product teams, and you will also contribute to education by supervising students, coaching them, and occasionally delivering lectures. Finally, you will document and present your work through industry reports and peer-reviewed publications, ensuring transparency and reproduction across all projects.

What do we offer?

• The salary for this position amounts to a monthly minimum of €3,667.97 and a monthly maximum of €5,154.67 (gross amounts based on full-time employment);
• This position is classified in scale 9 of the cao-hbo (collective labour agreement). Your official job title will be Instructor;
• This position involves a one-year employment contract with the possibility of conversion into an indefinite employment contract;
• Your commuting expenses will be fully reimbursed when you travel by public transport;
• You will receive a contribution towards your health insurance costs;
• You will receive an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% in December and an annual holiday allowance of 8% in May;
• You will also be awarded professional development hours every year and almost 11 weeks of holiday entitlements in a full-time position;
• You have the option to work partly from home, which can help improve your work-life balance;
• You will build an attractive pension through the ABP pension fund;
• Working at BUas means always striving for ‘the plus’. BUas aims to be more than just a university of applied sciences, continuously focusing on development and creating meaningful experiences;
• You will be working at a top-ranked university of applied sciences on a green, sustainable campus near the city centre of Breda, with cutting-edge and innovative projects and technology including Data Science, AI, XR equipment, and experience measurement labs;
• You will be working in an attractive and friendly working environment together with enthusiastic colleagues from the industry and students from around the world. The Academy for AI, Games & Media is very close-knit, and diversity and inclusion is rooted in our DNA;
• Moving from abroad to Breda in the Netherlands? We provide support and financial compensation for relocation and settling in the Netherlands. Dutch tax authorities may offer tax reductions to applicants from abroad, making tax rates comparable to those in the UK and US.

What do we ask of you?

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field;
• You have proven experience in AI development, particularly in developing and training deep learning models;
• You are familiar with robotics frameworks and tools such as ROS, Isaac Lab, or similar, and have experience integrating perception models with robotic or embedded systems;
• You have strong programming skills in Python and are comfortable working with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch; knowledge of C# and Blazor is considered an advantage;
• You have experience with containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud services (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure);
• You have knowledge of web service integration using REST APIs and experience in developing scalable and secure applications;
• You have excellent problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering practical AI solutions that drive real-world outcomes;
• You will be working in an international and intercultural setting. Therefore, having excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is a necessity.

The application process

Please send us your application before 22 June via the online application form. Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact Carlos Santos via santos.c@buas.nl with questions about the job itself, or recruitment@buas.nl for questions about the application process.

You will receive a reply to your application no later than two weeks after the closing date. The submission of a certificate of good conduct (in Dutch abbreviated to VOG) is a condition for commencing employment at BUas. We will initiate a request for this after the terms of employment meeting. Among candidates with equal qualifications and experience, preference will be given to the internal candidate.

More about us

Breda University of Applied Sciences (hereafter referred to as BUas) is a specialist, small-scale and international university of applied sciences. BUas offers bachelor's and master's degree programmes at both professional and academic levels, with expertise in closely interrelated fields: Tourism, Leisure & Events, Hotel & Facility, Logistics & Built Environment, Media & Creative Business, Games, and Data Science & AI. Our strength lies in the ability to connect these fields.

We aim to create added value in our education and research for our students, and therefore also for business and society. We provide our students with knowledge as well as ‘BUas Skills for Life’, empowering them to thrive in a constantly changing world and contribute to making it a better place. We encourage our employees to lead by example, fostering independence, collaboration and practical research that can be applied in real-world contexts.

We are curious about the world around us, considerate of each other, and committed to creating a healthy living and working environment for students and staff. This ethos defines how we operate on our campus. Within our inspiring learning community, we encourage each other to optimally develop our talents, combine knowledge and skills, and apply them in society in a sustainable manner.

External recruiters need not inquire.