Working at Saxion

With more than 23,000 students and 2,200 staff members and locations in Apeldoorn, Deventer and Enschede Saxion is a leading knowledge institution in higher education. Saxion offers bachelor courses, master courses and associate degree courses and has several knowledge centres. Saxion focuses strongly on the innovation of practical training and education by means of practically-oriented research. Saxion is deeply rooted in the region. From this embedment we want to contribute emphatically as a knowledge institution to a vital region in economic and social respect. The coming years Saxion wants to invest in education intensification, the relationship with the field of work, internationalisation, excellence and professionalisation.

Who is Saxion looking for?

Teachers

Besides teachers with educational experience, Saxion is in particular looking for people with practical knowledge who wish to share their knowledge and experience with students and colleagues. When you are interested in working at Saxion, you need to bear in mind that this other side of your career requires a substantial amount of commitment and social feeling in your personal makeup. As a teacher, you are a professional with a university degree who finds it a matter of course to involve relations from the field of work in teaching and research tasks. Apart from your teaching tasks, you can participate in practice-based studies with colleagues from the knowledge centres, so that Saxion can provide society and its principals with innovative contributions.

Management and support positions

Apart from teaching jobs, Saxion offers various support and management positions in our services, academies and knowledge centres. For instance, jobs such as team leaders, project managers, secretaries or planning and scheduling assistants. In these jobs, you will cooperate with your colleagues in creating an optimal learning and working climate for our students and employees.

What does Saxion offer you?

Saxion offers you an inspiring working environment with good terms of employment, plenty of development opportunities and an optimal combination between work and private life. We offer you a lot of scope in this context and expect you to take your own responsibility for directing your career. Have a look at the terms of employment to get an idea of what more Saxion can offer you.

Core values

As a Saxion employee, you can identify with our core values:    

• Openness You work in a transparent way and involve your colleagues in your work. 
• Responsibility Your self-confidence is well-developed and you find it natural and necessary to share your choices and knowledge. 
• Professional skills You know your field inside-out and as an expert you contribute to up-to-date education and research.       
• Inspiration: In your job, you are committed, passionate and inspirational for others.