Are you passionate about developing research into real-life solutions? Do you enjoy developing innovative ways of collaboration between researchers and the public or private sector in order to develop a value for our society? The Strategic Business Development (SBD) team at the University of Twente can offer you that opportunity.

The SBD team develops partnerships between the university and its stakeholders with the objective of growing the university's impact. For our impact development activities, we are seeking partnership developers, stakeholder manager, and business developers to strengthen our growing team.

Can you add a new perspective to our team? We are excited to meet you!

The UT corporate focus and Key Enabling Technologies

To further develop our UT corporate theme "Shaping our world with smart materials", we are looking for an impact developer. Within the area of Key Enabling Technologies, your focus will be on integrated photonics, electronics, quantum technologies, and (micro) fabrication technologies. Developments in the Key Enabling Technologies have to be driven further to lead to disruptive innovations to achieve the societal challenges.

We combine research from different faculties and external partners around the Key Enabling Technologies along the lines of Sensing Science & Technology, Unconventional Electronics / Green ICT, and Energy Storage and Conversion, each aiming at applications in several Societal Challenges. We want to contribute to a fair, sustainable and digital society. Our research is challenge based and aims to make a concrete societal impact. To make this impact, we have set up focused research centres in e.g. quantum technologies, integrated photonics, living molecules and brain inspired nano systems.

We will further develop and extend our excellent research infrastructure and large existing national and international networks along these initiatives and we will instigate and coordinate research and funding initiatives, public private partnerships and project acquisition.

We have strong links with national programs such as Photon Delta and Quantum Delta, with the topsector HTSM and are well linked to the Semicon ecosystem in the Netherlands.

In this position, you are working in the Impact Development team of Strategic Business Development and will collaborate closely with the management of the MESA+ Institute and the lead researchers of specific KET initiatives/centers, being staff from different UT Faculties.

The position(s)

Your main activity is to identify the key stakeholders inside and outside UT, to connect these and to further develop a collaborative and lasting program. This involves that:

• You are jointly responsible for establishing and putting together sustainable relationships with major industrial partners, governments and networks, including the development of propositions/roadmaps and acquisition of external funding in the area of Key Enabling Technologies.
• You support, advise, and guide researchers and consortia within the organization, and expand the network of contacts.
• You create, in close collaboration with the lead researchers and management, a vision and future plan for a selection of relevant topics.
• You create support for your plans at all levels and you are closely involved in their implementation and evaluation.

We are looking for an enthusiastic team member.

A strong relationship builder who can switch between different layers of the organization. You have experience in building successful public-public or public-private partnerships and you can motivate researchers to participate in these initiatives. You know how to work in a team of professionals and contribute to the overall success of the team.

• You have a MSc/PhD in key enabling technologies, preferably in the mentioned focus areas
• Knowledge of research and innovation dynamics, methods and projects
• You have experience in setting up PPP research programs, building sustainable partnerships and attracting dedicated funding
• You have a vision on how to further develop the area of Key Enabling Technologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, both in Dutch and in English (*C1), and German is well appreciated
• You have the ability to create and maintain senior-level networks and relationships with external parties and focused at (multidisciplinary) cooperation and bridging disciplines
• Able to function effectively within a complex and dynamic organisational setting
• You are ambitious, entrepreneurial, and result-focused

We offer a challenging position (32-38 hours/week) in an inspiring multidisciplinary and industrial-academic environment, within a university which continuously improves the collaboration with industry and start-ups.

The appointment will initially be for a one-year period with the prospect of extension. The rating will be based on your background and relevant experience and can vary between € 4.612,- and € 5.922,- gross per month [based on scale 12].
The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable. Additionally, the University of Twente provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development, an 8% holiday allowance, and an 8,3% end of year bonus.