Join us!
Recruitment for T.E.S.T. 2024 has ended. However, we would love to hear from you if you are interested to join T.E.S.T. 2025!
Do you want to improve healthcare together in a team of multidisciplinary students? And do you want to get hands-on experience in the world of research? Then T.E.S.T. is looking for you! Within our team you will be working on designing and developing a biosensor to compete against student teams from around the world in the annual SensUs competition. We are looking for students with an interest in subjects such as electronics, mechanics, chemistry, biology, programming, and business. Do you want to know more about our team or find out if T.E.S.T. is something for you? Send us an email with your questions to info@tuetest.nl!
Research Teams
As a T.E.S.T. member there are two different research subteams you can join:
Detection team
The detection team works on the electronics part of the sensor. Within the detection team you will look into the functional details of a biosensor. Research, debate and experiment with multiple physical and electronic concepts and chose which best fits the specifications. Furthermore, build, connect and test components so the biosensor gives a reliable and reproducible output.
Assay team
The assay team works on the chemical part of the sensor. Within the assay team you will design your own experiments by doing research, discussing your ideas with experts and writing the protocols. You carry out the experiments in the lab, review the results, improve your protocols and gain incredible lab skills along the way.
Management Functions
To keep the team running, there are various functions within the team, besides the research roles. When the new team is formed, the new members will discuss and divide the functions and subteams among themselves. This means you will not have to apply for a specific function.
 | Chairperson – Responsible for leading discussions and being the main point of contact |  | External affairs – Responsible for the partnerships with businesses and maintains relationships with externals |
 | Secretary – Taking notes, managing the mailbox |  | Public relations – The bridge between T.E.S.T. and the public, PR showcases what we do and is responsible for recruitment. |
 | Treasurer – Responsible for the finances of the team |  | Translational potential (TP) – TP investigates how our biosensor can be placed in the market and how T.E.S.T. would act as a business |
Timeline
From November until april, the efforts for T.E.S.T. will approximately be 10 hours a week on average. From April untill the beginning of the summer break, the time spent on T.E.S.T. generally increases to 16 hours per week. In the summer break, you will work full time on T.E.S.T., with exception of two weeks of holiday. It is worth noting that the summer break is the most fun period during the year, as there is plenty of time to do fun activities with your team!
In the figure below you see how a typical year of T.E.S.T. goes.
Apply!
Are you excited to join the team? If you want to apply for T.E.S.T., you can already send in your CV and motivation (max 1 A4) letter to info@tuetest.nl. Make sure to describe the following:
- Who are you and what is your academic background?
- Why do you want to join T.E.S.T.?
- What can you contribute to the team?
- What do you hope to learn/gain?