We offer an exciting and varied position in which you as Researcher / Project coordinator have a key international position in coordinating the ABACUS II project. With the global push for generic medicines throughout the world, there is no specific visual feature yet that allows patients to identify the drug they are taking. With the ABACUS II project we aim to build the case for an international system that harmonizes the appearance and thus improves identification of oral solid formulations (capsules and tablets) of antibiotics both for consumers and providers, taking into account the appearance of other drugs.

With the advertised post, we aim to strengthen our team with an enthusiastic researcher with strong coordinating and management skills. You will work together with biomedical researchers and physicians in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Tasks and responsibilities

This is an ambitious project led by Radboudumc, with seven partners in seven countries (including 3 African and 3 Asian countries), aiming to assess how identification of oral antibiotics impacts appropriate community based antibiotic use in low and middle income countries. The project coordinator is responsible for the successful implementation of Welcome Trust funded ABACUS II project and therefor responsible for:

• Planning of project activities and resource inputs needed (e.g. staff or funds), preparing project reports, coordinating project-related legal aspects.
• Timely reporting on the project's scientific and financial progress.
• Overseeing all financial, administrative and contractual obligations.
• Coordinating and preparing (international) project meetings and conference call (with assistance of the secretary).
• Monitoring timelines and budgets in accordance with the various contracts.
• Communication with partners, first contact for partners.
• Writing protocols and contributing to scientific publications.

The project is overseen by a project team with a scientific and content-focused project leader, the project coordinator and secretariat support. You will also work closely together with scientific, financial, legal and other staff members to successfully implement and complete the project.

We ar looking for a Scientific or Research coordinator with excellent communication skills who independently is capable of coordinating international research collaborations, preferably with a PhD in a healthcare (including social sciences) related area. Furthermore:

• A Msc or a PhD (preferred) in medicine, epidemiology, or social sciences.
• A scientific interest in infectious diseases and social sciences.
• Excellent planning skills, with experience in applying these in a complex and dynamic (international) context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in English and also in Dutch, and strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• An independent and well-structured working style
• Ability to multitask with good time-management skills
• Strong sense for political and inter-institutional sensitivities; ability to exercise flexibility and empathy to motivate and activate colleagues and partners
• Competences in Excel; familiarity with accounting/project management software will be considered an asset
• Able and willing to travel abroad occasionally for the project
• Experience in project management is an advantage
• Experience in coordination of collaborative projects with partners in Africa and Asia is an advantage.

Fixed-term contract: 2 years.

Upon commencement of employment we require a certificate of conduct (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag, VOG) and there will be, depending on the type of job, a screening based on the provided cv. Radboud university medical center's HR Department will apply for this certificate on your behalf.

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Radboudumc

Department of Medical Microbiology
The Department of Medical Microbiology of the Radboud University Medical Center employs approximately 120 staff members for patient care, research and training, of which appr. 50 technicians work in the clinical microbiology laboratory.
Currently 10 consultant microbiologists with different areas of interest, including infection control, and two molecular microbiologists are employed by the department.

Infectious Diseases and Global Health are research priorities at Radboudumc. The applicant will benefit from the vibrant network at the Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases where a multidisciplinary group of researchers works on translational and basic research.

Research
Activities within ABACUS II include multistakeholder meetings, co-creation of new design or generic oral antibiotics to improve recognition and use, and evaluation of the design. There is also a health economics component to this study. In collaboration with University of Oxford we will also simulate patients who buy antibiotics in private pharmacies in 2 Asian and 2 African countries and test the purchased drugs for drug concentration.

Radboudumc
Radboudumc strives to be a leading developer of sustainable, innovative and affordable healthcare to improve the health and wellbeing of people and society in the Netherlands and beyond. This is the core of our mission: To have a significant impact on healthcare. To get a better picture of what this entails, check out our strategy.

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