who wishes to lead our Solar Fuels (SF) research program, to establish his/her own research line within this program, and to join the management team of the institute.

The SF department head -together with the SF group leaders- is responsible for the overall strategy and development of the SF research program. You manage the SF group leaders and build a strong (inter-)nationally competitive team working on the relevant research questions to fulfill DIFFER's mission. As SF department head you are member of the DIFFER management team (MT). As member of the DIFFER MT you will develop, contribute to and implement the overall strategy of the institute.

A key aspect of the position is to establish the SF research program nationally as well as internationally, to secure research funding, and to acquire and exploit state-of-the-art research infrastructure. DIFFER made a strategic choice to invest the coming years in research infrastructure focusing on 'Materials for Energy'. Ideally your research line fits closely to the available or planned research infrastructure at DIFFER (PLD, automated lab, Ion Beam, Ion Beam Facility...), to optimally use and promote the instrumentation. To this end you will need to have and further build up a network of stakeholders in the SF community, academia and industry. As head of SF you will have an important role in organizing the national research field and to initiate and to contribute to agenda-setting activities with external partners, such as the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the European Research Council (ERC).

Next to this, you establish your own research line and develop methods of research. You are responsible for budget control and planning for your department.