The position is part of an externally funded initiative that covers five projects as part of MindLabs (https://www.mind-labs.eu) a multi-party research and development initiative involving cognitive science and artificial intelligence. MindLabs is a collaboration between Tilburg University, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Intermediate Vocational Education (ROC) Tilburg, and industry. In the MindLabs initiative, human and artificial minds meet in virtual and mixed reality, serious games and learning, robotics and avatars, and language and data technologies.

The MindLabs research project consortium includes 1) predicting behavior using data science; 2) measuring neurophysiology in VR simulations, 3) developing virtual reality agents for education, 4) investigating decision making using serious games, 5) measuring learning and performance in simulations. The projects cover areas ranging from maintenance, logistics, aerospace prevention to education. All five scientific projects involve strong collaborations between knowledge institutions and industry.

Job description
The project manager oversees and coordinates the five MindLabs projects in content and administration. He/she manages and achieves the project objectives by taking responsibilities in guiding, coordinating and overviewing the activities and tasks necessary across all parties. Moreover, he/she ensures that all activities are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget, including the financial administration of the projects. The successful candidate is the central liaison with all project partners and cooperates with dedicated project researchers on the milestones of the projects.

• A proactive, dynamic, and enthusiastic ambassador of the project consortium;
• Experience with project management within academic environments and/or corporate environments in terms of milestones, deliverables, and administrative and financial project management;
• Very good command of spoken and written English and Dutch;
• Result-oriented, creative, decisive, with networking and collaborative skills; affinity and experience with finance;
• Excellent organizational skills including attention for detail and multitasking skills, able to keep overview;
• A team player, able to also work in an autonomous way and take initiative;
• Ability to interact and communicate efficiently with various stakeholders.

What we offer
The candidate will be employed at Tilburg University. We offer:

• A full-time position.
• The positions will be ranked in the Dutch university job ranking system (UFO) as project manager 4. The starting gross salary for a full-time appointment is (minimally) € 3.746,- and (maximally) €5190,- per month (max  €72.431,-  all in per year). 
• The start of the employment is negotiable, preferably soon after September 1, 2020.
• Successful candidates receive a contract for four years.
• Tilburg University is rated among the top of Dutch employers and has excellent terms of employment, such as a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually), an options model and reimbursement of moving expenses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf. The University will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation. 
• The opportunity support the research team in performing cutting edge research in a large-scale science project involving TiU and several commercial partners bringing together expertise of several senior researchers;
• A broad package of fringe benefits (including excellent technical infrastructure, savings schemes and excellent sport facilities).
• The collective labor agreement of Dutch University applies.

Academic Services

The Academic Services Division (AS) of University Services is a dedicated and committed team that provides support in the fields of education, research and knowledge transfer. These include the development of research and education policy, quality assurance, and administrative support for degree programs, graduate schools and research programs. AS also offers individual support to students, PhD students and academic staff. The division is headed by the AS Director and Deputy Directors of Teaching and Research.

Academic Services

The School and the department

The Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence department (https://csai.nl/) at Tilburg University is part of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences. The department emphasizes innovative cutting-edge research in those areas of cognitive science that bring together psychological and computational theories and methodologies. The group is responsible for the Bachelor and the Master program Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence, is co-responsible for the university-wide data science Master program Data Science & Society, and is affiliated with the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (http://www.jads.nl). Researchers in the Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence track have access to computer clusters, experimental lab facilities, and the virtual and mixed reality DAF Technology Lab and its sensing technologies (https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/campus/experiencing-virtual-reality/). Moreover, researchers play an important role in Mind Labs (http://www.mind-labs.eu), an initiative that fosters collaborations between knowledge institutions and corporations in the field of interactive technologies and behavior.