As a data steward, you actively support scientists at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) with their research projects: among other things, you help them combine large data sets, you advise on meta-data, and you develop scripts for data cleaning and data analysis. You are the expert in the field of data management. In addition, you take care of all data sets within the school, including making well known which data sets are available.

You are part of the Research Support Team (RST) at TiSEM. Customer focus is paramount. You work in the RST team, but also with research staff in departments. You and your colleagues within the Research Support Team reduce the burden of research staff and help improve research quality. Data stewards are new within the school; the position is still flexible and under development.

You are also part of a larger campus community of data stewards that operate within our schools and from our library and IT services. Together with these colleagues you are responsible to facilitate and safeguard the campus-wide Research and Data management Infrastructure. 
Data stewards are well positioned to offer workshops and help colleagues and students improve their software skills (e.g. R). Candidates with teaching experience are preferred. If not already, TiU offers you the opportunity to certify yourself as a Carpentry-trainer.

Your qualifications 
For this position we are looking for someone with:

• An academic work and thinking level with an affinity for academic research
• Demonstrated knowledge of data processing in an academic environment, preferably through a research master or PhD
• Good knowledge of R and Python, and the ambition to develop further
• Good command of English (CEFR level C1) 
• Customer-oriented and pro-active attitude

Your talents

• You show personal leadership: you take responsibility for your work and career, and have good self-knowledge.  
• You have team spirit: you feel part of a team and express this through collaboration, sharing knowledge and experiences, and contributing to an open and inclusive work environment. 
• You are curious: you look for new and better ways to perform your job and to inspire researchers with new techniques

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with possible permanent contract.

This is a position for 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week) of the full-time working week. 
The salary amounts to a minimum of €2,960.- and a maximum of €4,670.- gross per month for full time employment contract. Tilburg University uses a neutral salary system for scaling that is based on relevant education and work experience. 

You will be given a temporary employment contract for the duration of 12 months. After this period, if your suitability has been proven and you continue in the same position, you will receive an employment contract for an indefinite period. 

You are entitled to a vacation allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual income. If you work 40 hours per week, you will receive 41 paid days of leave per year.
Tilburg University offers excellent employment conditions. We think flexibility, professional and personal development, and good employee benefits important. We make clear agreements about career paths and offer all kinds of facilities and schemes to maintain an optimal balance between work and private life. You can also follow numerous training courses, for example in the areas of leadership skills, personal effectiveness, and career development. 

Tilburg University values an open and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity and encourage the mutual integration of groups of employees and students. We focus on creating equal opportunities for all our employees and students, so that everyone feels at home in our university community.
Tilburg University has a lively campus in beautiful green surroundings that is easily accessible by public transport. We are committed to a sustainable society and challenge you to make an active contribution.

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About Tilburg University | University Services

Service society and making it better for its citizens. That is what drives us. Tilburg University's founder, Martinus Cobbenhagen, believed that anyone who wants to understand society must be actively and consciously involved in it. These ideas still form the basis of our university.

Under the motto Understanding society, our more than 2,800 employees develop and transfer knowledge and bring people from different disciplines and organizations together. In this way, we want to contribute to solving complex social issues. In doing so, we work from the fields of economics, business and entrepeneurship, social and behavioral sciences, law and administration, humanities and digital sciences, and theology.

We educate our 20,000 students of 132 nationalities to become Tilburg University Shaped Professionals: responsible and entrepeneurial thinkers, driven by solidarity, a sense of responsibility and empathy, who are able to influence and give direction to a rapidly changing society in an innovative way.

Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM)
TiSEM is the university's largest faculty. TiSEM offers renowned scientific research and education. Her research is among the best in Europe. The educational programs, the majority of which are offered entirely in English, are internationally recognized with the AACSB accreditation awarded in 2002. Staff and students form an ambitious international community.

Tilburg School of Economics and Management

Research Support Team TiSEM
The Research Support Team (RST) consists of an enthusiastic group of employees who provide support to the researchers and the management team of the faculty in areas such as PhDs, registration of research output, quality of research and research assessments.

The RST is part of Tilburg University's Academic Services division. This division is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the university's research, education and impact policies. The organizational and administrative support for study programmes, graduate schools and research programs is organized by the division. In addition, Academic Services provides guidance for students, lecturers, researchers and PhD candidates, and supports the acquisition of research resources and the valorisation of research results. The division is divided into three units: Education, Research and Impact (Knowledge Transfer Office). The division also has a Policy Staff department. 
Academic Services is part of the larger business unit called University Services.