As Safety Officer you will contribute to the ETpathfinder, a R&D infrastructure for testing and prototyping innovative concepts and enabling technologies for the Einstein Telescope, the first of a new class of future gravitational wave observatories. You will support the technicians and scientists during their preparation and the installation of A 175 m3 vacuum system, laser systems, cryogenic system, and mechanical systems in a clean room environment. You will also perform FMEA, HAZOP, CE-marking and TRA meetings.

You will organise the development and implementation of EHS-policies of ETpathfinder and carry out incident investigations and analyses. Furthermore you will be acting as point of contact and overseeing EHS-topics on the technical work carried out by external partners and contractors.

We are particularly looking for candidates who strive and value working in an international team of scientists, collaborating partner universities and research institutions.

• You have a relevant completed WO or HBO EHS education (essential)
• You hold VCA++ safety certification (essential)
• You are excited to develop further in specific areas of attention, such as:
  • Laser Safety Officer
  • Ultra-High Vacuum
  • Cryogenics
  • Chemicals
• The position requires effective communication with various stakeholders, therefore you are expected to speak Dutch and English (essential)
• You can work independently (essential)
• You are flexible in your service provision and in collaboration with others (essential)
• Technical or engineering background is a plus
• Experience on a senior level is desirable, but not essential

Fixed-term contract: two years with opportunity to extend.

• We offer a challenging and varied job at a young university in the heart of Europe, with a distinct global perspective and a strong focus on innovative research and education.
• The salary will be set in salary scale 10-11 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (from €2.960 to €5.439 gross per month depending on experience and qualifications, based on a full-time appointment). Holiday allowance of 8% of your annual income gross and an end-of-the-year allowance of 8.3% of your annual income gross;
• The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). such as substantial leave arrangements, commuting allowance, optional model for designing a personalised benefits package, parental and partner leave. 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 22,000 students and 5,000 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.

Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is home to several outstanding departments and institutions covering education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as the liberal arts and sciences.

The Department for Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP)

The Department for Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/gravitational-waves-and-fundamental-physics) was founded in 2019 and is involved in gravitational wave research in context of the upcoming Einstein Telescope, and with particle physics research at the LHCb experiment at CERN. Both experiments are world-leading in their research, discovering a wealth of new facts about the fundamental forces of nature and the evolution of the universe after the big bang. GWFP is also a member of Nikhef (www.nikhef.nl), the Dutch national research institute for sub-atomic particles. Watch this video to learn more about the ETpathfinder project.