Postdoc with focus on Scientific Project Management
Université du Luxembourg
- Belval, Esch an der Alzette
- € 83.099 pro Jahr
- Freiberuflich
- Vollzeit
- Assistance in supervision of research projects such as contributing to the planning, development, coordination, management and close monitoring of research projects.
- Coordinate and organise the project-related agendas, deliverables, milestones, and deadlines.
- Assist in the preparation of technical reports, minutes, and other related documents, in contact with relevant grants and financial offices when necessary.
- Prepare regular reports and timely follow up on progress, status, and outstanding issues of managed projects.
- Manage the communication between the team and the project partners regarding project progress.
- Support group leader with recruitment and personnel management, incl. job advertisements, screenings, interviews, interfacing with HR, on-boarding of personnel and managing workspaces.
- Support preparation of new project proposals by helping to define the project scope, goals, deliverables and resources.
- Planning, editing and submission of scientific manuscripts.
- Co-organize scientific and teaching events such as small workshops, courses and conferences.
- Essential:
- PhD degree in Life Science, Public Health, Project Management or any other closely related fields to science, and/or project management.
- Essential: At least 1 year of relevant experience working in scientific or public health project management.
- Desirable: Experience coordinating large-scale public health international projects.
- Essential:
- Proven skills in the areas of project governance, management, planning, organizing, resourcing with a careful attention to detail to continuously monitor progress actions and initiatives.
- Excellent communication (both oral and written), problem solving and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of the interface between biological and clinical research.
- Ability to effectively collaborate with project partner teams in an international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, motivate, resolve conflict, and adapt relevant leadership styles to a variety of situations.
- Strong coordination, organizational, management, and consultancy skills.
- Proactive, flexible, resourceful and able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Desirable:
- Good understanding of main scientific concepts in life sciences research.
- Basic knowledge of bioinformatics and / or computational sciences and a willingness to acquire further knowledge.
- Familiarity with patient relations and the preparation of grant applications/agreements.
- USE OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Excellent oral and written skills in English is essential. Additional knowledge of German, French or Luxembourgish is desirable.
- Excellent work environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, laboratory and administrative support
- Truly connected. We work together with hospitals and research institutes on a national and international level as well as industrial partners. Connection between science and society is very important to us. From our school lab – the Scienteens Lab – to the different outreach activities and collaborative partnerships with patient associations, we love to listen to society’s needs and share our passion for science
- Be part of a multicultural team. At the LCSB we have more than 50 nationalities. Throughout the year, we organise team-building events, networking activities and more
- A detailed curriculum vitae (CV)
- A cover letter describing your motivation to join our group, how you fit in the group and most recent work experiences
- Contact information and recommendation letters from at least 3 referees
- Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 36 Month (extension possible)
- Work hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Belval
- Internal title: Postdoctoral researcher
- Job reference: UOL06302
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …