• you will be involved in the substantive and language editing of applications for grants and nominations in various academic disciplines, ensuring quality texts and compliance with sponsor guidelines
• you will play an important role in the writing and editing of grant applications and nominations through “information mining” and the writing of (sections of) texts
• you will provide writing coaching to individual researchers
• you will monitor pitfalls and trends to improve success rates.

Additional tasks for the lead editor:
• you will coach the editorial team
• you will monitor the editors’ workload
• you will evaluate, innovate and ensure the quality of the academic editing
• you will collaborate closely with colleagues in the faculties and the talent development team to improve the quality of submissions
• you will participate in university-wide training activities in grant applications and contribute to implementing and improving university policies and procedures.

• a university degree, minimum MA/MSc level, some research experience is highly desirable
• a keen interest in the practice and communication of research
• excellent editing and writing skills in English (native speaker competence)
• experience in writing grant applications would be an advantage
• excellent interpersonal skills to work together with academics of various fields and nationalities
• a flexible work attitude, ability to meet tight deadlines and work on multiple assignments at a time with appropriate prioritization
• a professional attitude and ability to maintain confidentiality
• ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• self-motivated and enthusiastic about learning new tasks and investing in own continuous professional development.

Additional qualifications for the Lead Editor:
• proven experience with editing and writing texts, preferably in an academic environment
• knowledge of grant and nomination processes is desirable
• able to coordinate a small team
• committed to quality assurance and improving our university’s policies and procedures
• organisational sensitivity and the ability to function in an academic environment.

Fixed-term contract: 12 months.

The University of Groningen offers a salary depending on qualifications and work experience, ranging from € 2,588 per month (scale 10 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) up to € 5,405 (scale 12) for a full-time position, excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus and participation in an employees’ pension scheme (UFO profile “Redacteur”). Favourable tax agreements may apply to applicants from outside the Netherlands.

Your contract will initially be for 1 year, starting as soon as possible.

You may apply for this position until 7 May 23:59 h / before 8 May 2018 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). Please include a cover letter and a detailed CV.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our university.

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Bureau van de Universiteit

Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has gained an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative institution, offering high-quality education and frontier research. We provide balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines to about 30,000 students and researchers and encourage them to develop their individual talents. We rank as one of the best research universities in Europe and have joined forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, making our university a truly international place of knowledge.

Our talent development programme supports academics in all stages of their careers, with a particular focus on research grant applications (Dutch Innovational Research Incentives scheme and ERC grants) and nominations for prestigious prizes and memberships of academic bodies. We are now looking to set up a team of academic editors to provide substantive and language editing to support researchers from disciplines across the university to ensure quality submissions for grants and nominations.

We aim to attract 3 or 4 editors (part-time or full-time positions are possible, 2.6 FTE is available in total for the team). One of these positions is for a lead editor, who will oversee the work of the team and liaise with the faculties and talent development network.