Job - Project Officer Research

 The Office of Research, Projects and Advisory Services (ORPAS) is looking for a Project Officer Research who will contribute to development and implementation of the ISS research agenda and its embedding within national and international networks.

General outline of the tasks

• Assist with the acquisition of research financing and project opportunities
• Prepare annual research report
• Act as Secretary to the Research Committee
• Advise and support academic staff regarding operational matters related to the organisation of research
• Contribute to the daily research related tasks in the ORPAS office (quality assurance, reporting for annual reports, visibility and dissemination of research results, Research Fellows)
• Other tasks in relation to research as assigned by Portfolio holder Research in the ISS Institute Board, through Head ORPAS.

Qualifications and experience

• Master’s degree in one of the social sciences, or relevant academic field
• Affinity with academic research and the academic research environment
• Extensive network in national and international research organizations
• Strong reporting skills
• Excellent communicative skills and a strong attitude of service-orientation
• Proven capability as a team player
• Fluency in spoken and written Dutch and English; proficiency in other languages would be an advantage
• Experience with (internal) research accreditation, benchmarking and quality assurance processes would be an advantage

Employment conditions

In accordance with those applied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and indicated in the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO NU) of the Dutch universities. Salary being dependent on the candidate’s experience ranges from € 3195 to € 4374 gross per month (CAO NU scale 11) under full-time contract. In addition, ISS pays an 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year payment which is for 2010: 8.3 %.

The International Institute of Social Studies ISS is an international post graduate centre for higher education and research in development studies. It is one of the oldest and largest institutes of development studies in Europe. It pays particular attention to experiences and perspectives in the South but also explores questions of political and economic transition throughout the world. Post graduate teaching programmes are conducted in English at MA, Diploma and PhD levels. Since the 1st of July 2009, ISS is an institute within Erasmus University Rotterdam. ISS is located in The Hague.

The Office of Research, Projects and Advisory Services (ORPAS) is one of the five central offices in ISS supporting the Institute Board and academic staff in their (policies on) externally-financed assignments. In this field, ORPAS acts as liaison office with different parties in the Netherlands and overseas. The office is charged with management support to research groups, programmes and Centers and to teaching, capacity development, and advisory work projects. ORPAS is involved in project acquisition and network support, preparation of contract and budgets, and manages the ISS Innovation Fund.

Applications

The position will become vacant as per 1 May 2010 and is for a period of two years, with the possibility of extension.

Applicants are requested to submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae  before 19 March 2010 to:

Office of Resource Management (ORM), Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

E-Mail: personnel@iss.nl