As a Data Steward at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS, Department of Population Health Sciences) you will play a crucial role in supporting data stewardship in various national and international research programs.

You will:

• support researchers and students to store, (re)use and analyse research (meta-)data and information according to FAIR principles;
• advise researchers on the management of research data and on procedures and technical aspects that are important for the quality of (meta)data;
• advise on the improvement of the data architecture per project and across projects and assist in implementing the improvements where necessary;
• advise researchers about how to deal with privacy-sensitive data in accordance with the (GDPR or AVG) guidelines;
• document workflows and data protocols for projects and researchers in the research domains;
• organise training courses or workshops that relate to the Research Data Management field;
• assist in managing and sustainably storing and/or publishing research data.

You will lead the data management team of the Institute currently consisting out of 3 data managers and a data architect. In addition, you will liaise with other Data stewards at Utrecht University (i.e. Research Data Management Support).

What do you bring?

• higher education background in Data Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or related field;
• knowledge and experience on processing scientific data and willingness to further train yourself in this;
• active participation in networks of expertise and you are well-informed about current developments in RDM, FAIR and Open Science;
• experience with metadata management, data harmonisation standards, audit trails and data capture tools;
• experience in handling privacy-sensitive data and knowledge of GDPR;
• you enjoy working in a dynamic and innovative research environment;
• you work independently, proactively and have a strong sense of responsibility and organization sensitivity;
• you communicate well, verbally as well as in writing, both in English and in Dutch.

This is an appointment of 0.9 - 1 FTE for the duration of 1 year. In case of a good performance, an indefinite employment is one of the possibilities. The minimum gross salary is € 3,974 and the maximum gross salary is € 6,181 (scale 11-12 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities) per month, at a full-time employment. Besides that, you will receive a holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. Utrecht University also has an appealing package of terms of employment, including the choice for a good balance between work and private (a good arrangement for leave, among other things), possibilities for development and an excellent pension scheme. More information on working at Utrecht University can be found here.

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