The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) is seeking to appoint a project officer who will provide support on the general management, administrative reporting and general logistics of several externally funded research projects. The project officer will join our team at the policy department (BBS) and collaborate with our scientific staff towards successful support of the projects. 
You are an enthusiastic generalist who advises and supports the scientific staff and you have demonstrable experience and/or expertise in project support. 

General tasks which apply to all projects 

• Administrative support with the general management and reporting of finance of each project, in consultation with the project leaders, the financial administration at FASoS and the grant providers.

• Logistic support with organization of meetings, conferences (kick-off, mid-term, final) and smaller seminars and workshops during the projects.

• Responsibility for tracking, formatting and publication of project-related deliverables (progress reports, secondment contracts, ethics protocols, etc.).

• Responsibility for internal and external communication of the projects (newsletters, websites, social media).

• Support with the implementation of data management in light of ‘UM Research Data Management Code of Conduct’.

You have relevant experience in project management in an international context. Work experience in an academic environment is preferred. 

You have strong social skills and are a true team player. You are able to think along with colleagues and to clearly contribute to projects in a creative way. You know to balance between a flexible and ‘think along’ role on the one hand and a guiding and persuasive role on the other.

You have a lifelong learning attitude and are motivated to continue to develop personally and professionally.  

An excellent and fluent proficiency in both English and Dutch - written as well as oral - is an important requirement.

If you recognise yourself in this job description, please do not hesitate to apply (more information: below).

Fixed-term contract: 1 year.

We offer a dynamic and challenging job in an internationally-oriented organization where young people receive an advanced education and scholars conduct exciting research.
This position will offer you the opportunity to collaborate with a variety of interesting people ranging from highly educated professionals to students. In terms of our organization, you are a member of the policy cluster of our faculty office. 

We offer a 0.80 fte appointment as Project Officer for 1 year. In case of good performance and equal prospects for the faculty, extension of the employment is a possibility. 

Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels, depending on education and relevant work experience, in salary scale 9 (€ 2.672,00 - € 3.671,00 gross per month, based on a fulltime appointment) according to the collective labour agreement (CAO) of Dutch Universities, including 8% holiday pay and an 8,3% end of year payment.  

The conditions of employment are excellent. Within the framework of the university job structure (UFO), the position is ranked in the category “Project leader”, level 2.

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 16,500 students and 4,000 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 Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) has a staff of about 250, and over 1,800 students. All programmes are offered in English. Students come from all over the world. FASoS offers two 3-year Bachelor programmes: Arts and Culture, and European Studies, six different 1-year Master programmes and two 2-year research Master programmes. Its Graduate School takes in around 10 PhD students each year. Research is organised around four programmes: Politics and Culture in Europe; Maastricht University Science, Technology and Society Studies; Arts, Media and Culture; and Globalisation, Transnationalism and Development. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is housed in several recently renovated 18th-century buildings in the historic city centre of Maastricht.