Career

Welcome to the 'Career' section. Because of the interdisciplinary view on (spatial) issues, Human Geography & Planning students can actually be deployed anywhere. Usually they continue after their studies with interesting spatial careers as urban planning consultant, researcher at a consultancy firm, program manager at an NGO, project developer at a real estate organization or as a geography teacher.

For students

Sarphati offers a lot of opportunities for students to explore their future career. Start dreaming!

Please note the following! Most companies and organisations in the field of Human Geography and Planning use Dutch as their primary language. When possible, we have translated the Dutch information into English ourselves. However, be aware that Dutch skills will usually be required.​

Therefor, if you are considering staying in the Netherlands and perhaps wish to persue a career here - which of course we hope you will :-) - we highly recommend learning Dutch. If you start early on, you will be surprised at how far you can come!

• Career committee
  The Career Committee organizes great events for the members of Sarphati every year. At the inhouse days, interesting companies from the field are visited. And at the networking events you can get to know a wide range of companies both formally and informally.
• Company profiles
  On the Company profiles page, Sarphati's sponsors introduce themselves to you. These are all companies active in the field of Human Geography and Planning. Take a look!
• Testimonials
  Do you wonder what it's like in practice to work for these types of companies as a human geographer or urban planner? On the Testimonials page, some employees give an insight.
• Vacancies - during studies
  Looking for a side job or internship? In our vacancy database you will find part-time jobs and internships with which you can gain more experience during your studies, in particular in the field of Human Geography and Planning.
• Vacancies - after studies
  ​​Have you finished your studies and are you ready to start working? Then check this page with vacancies from Human Geography and Planning companies that are looking for recent graduates. Your career starts here!

For companies

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Welcome to the 'Career' section. Because of the interdisciplinary view on (spatial) issues, Human Geography and Planning students can actually be deployed anywhere. After their studies, many of them go on to work as urban planning consultants, researchers at consultancy firms, program managers at NGOs, project developers at real estate organizations and as geography teachers.

Curious about the possibilities of working together with study association Sarphati? Then take a look at our Sponsor prospectus.

We are also happy to speak to you personally. We can be reached on externezaken.sarphati@uva.nl, or by telephone during opening hours on 020 525 82 76​.