About Us

Our Story

The idea of APNet started when Eveline Snelders and Anouk Beniest (at the time both postdocs) were advancing in their academic careers towards the position of Assistant Professors. Having experienced and observed the challenges that early career scientists face in academia, they were looking for colleagues similarly based in the Netherlands with whom they could regularly discuss their profession and productively share career advice. They realized that there was no organization for Assistant Professors at the national level, which also meant that the collective voice of Assistant professors could never reach policymakers. AP Net was born from the need to form a community of colleagues at the national level.

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What Our Members Say

It is really great to be part of the APnet community. As assistant professors,we had no national community to discuss rights/responsibilities, challenges, career options, work/life balance, until now!
Dr. Julian C Verdonk Wageningen University
By being an active member of APNet, I am always informed of the latest developments in academia, whilst also ensuring that we as assistant professors are well-represented in the academic world. In addition, APNet provides me the opportunity to meet and share experiences with fellow colleagues who are at a similar point in their career.
Dr. Anne de Bruijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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