In recent years, FSE has been growing significantly, both within the education and research domains. The faculty is active in high profile projects such as the Einstein Telescope Pathfinder and topics such as artificial intelligence, circularity, robotics, sensor engineering and future of farming.

Within the Faculty Office, we provide support to researchers across the faculty, including for grant acquisition and project management. In order to respond to the growth in the number of grant applications (pre-award phase) and awarded research projects (post-award phase), we are looking for a JUNIOR FUNDING ADVISOR. This junior funding advisor will be part of the FSE research funding support team (which is currently being formed) together with the senior funding advisor, senior project manager, and junior project manager (to be recruited).

As a JUNIOR FUNDING ADVISOR, you will actively contribute mainly to the pre-award phase (together with the faculty funding advisor) but also to the post-award phase, which covers the project management within FSE. You will advise researchers in the grant application phase, for example by providing faculty-wide grant information, and also in the management of a variety of research projects funded by national, regional and European funding agencies. You will perform your duties in close contact with the senior funding advisor, project managers, and FSE researchers.

Your place of work will be within the Faculty Office FSE. You will work closely with the funding advisor and both senior and (to be recruited) junior project manager of FSE, but also where necessary, interact with colleagues with different backgrounds (financial, legal) within the Faculty Office and within the university.

What will you do:

• Assisting the funding advisor, senior project managers, and researchers in applying for research grants and managing already funded research projects.
• Working with the funding advisor to provide feedback on draft grant proposals from various departments within FSE, aimed at various research funders;
• Communicating effectively and efficiently with various support departments about (conditions of) grant applications, and organizing administrative processes around grant applications;
• Joint development of a regular funding calendar (funding alert), which is sent by email to FSE researchers;
• (Initial) advice on financial, legal and administrative support to researchers.
• You maintain communication with project partners, but also, depending on UM's role, with funding organisations and other implementing bodies.
• You are the liaison between FSE researchers and the Faculty Office team.

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, in both English and Dutch, you are representative, you are easygoing, and are able to hold your ground in a complex, dynamic environment.
• You have an affinity with scientific research, preferably in the science and engineering fields.
• You enjoy working on a variety of projects and assignments, in which you will eventually be self-managing.
• You have the ambition to grow within the team and develop yourself towards a funding advisor position within FSE.
• Academic level, preferably with a PhD, with an affinity for science and/or engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience, preferably within similar activities
• You can work independently and accurately, you are proactive and eager to learn
• You are flexible and have no trouble travelling or, in case of strict deadlines, working outside regular working hours
• You are structured and you like to work in a systematic way
• You have ample experience with all MS Office software, MS Teams, Zoom, Sharepoint and other tools relevant to your job.
• Financial insight is an advantage
• Previous experience with externally-funded research projects (NWO/H2020/Horizon Europe/INTERREG).

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with opportunity to get a permanent contract.

We offer a full-time contract within an international work environment with possibilities to grow. A part-time contract (min. 0.8 FTE) is negotiable.

Initially, you will get a contract for 1 year, which in case of good performance will be extended to a permanent contract.

• Gross monthly salary of minimum € 2.846,- and maximum € 5.230,- based on a full-time appointment (38 hours/week) depending on qualifications and work experience (scale 10 or 11).
• A holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of the annual income.
• Partially paid parental leave and pension build-up.
• Possibility to participate in the collective health insurance. 

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 20,000 students and 4,700 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl