Project officer ERC

Location: Amsterdam
Max hours per week: 24.00
Max salary: 4.103
Duration of agreement: one year
Apply until: 06/30/2024 Project officer (ERC projects)
The KNAW Humanities Cluster is looking for an allround project officer (,6 fte) to support the ERC research projects TRIFECTA, VITALGREENHOUSE and MAKEBELIEF.
You will

• act as the connecting link between the project leader, the project office, internal and external partners;
• be responsible for budget administration and management;
• collaborate with the project leader in procuring project-related goods and services;
• serve as a representative to various partners nd contribute to maintaining good relations;
• participate in planning and organizing events, ranging from meetings and workshops to large-scale conferences;
• possess good digital skills, including proficiency in MS Office and other relevant software applications.

You are

• proactive, enthusiastic, and self-reliant;
• service-oriented;
• flexible and resilient to stress;
• analytical, disciplined, and capable of creating overview;
• solution and result oriented.

You bring

• an almost completed or completed HBO or WO degree;
• affinity with humanities and social science research;
• experience with working on projects;
• demonstrable organizational and administrative skills;
• proficiency in both Dutch and English.

For more information Please contact: Floris Korbee, project manager at KNAW Humanities Cluster (floris.korbee@bb.huc.knaw.nl).
Your workplace Our offices are located in a historical building in downtown Amsterdam. The KNAW Humanities Cluster aims to be an open and inquisitive, safe work environment where your input counts, not your job title.
Application procedure Please submit a CV and cover letter. Interviews will take place in the first half of July 2024.

About HuC
The KNAW Humanities Cluster stands for innovative and interdisciplinary research in the humanities and heritage sector.

KNAW Humanities Cluster is a collaboration of three KNAW institutes: Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands, International Institute of Social History (IISH) and Meertens Institute. In these institutes, we conduct pioneering and excellent humanities research (history, ethnology, literature, linguistics) using innovative methods in which informatics plays an important role. The business office of the KNAW Humanities Cluster supports these three institutes, as well as the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) and the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD), in their operational management. The KNAW Humanities Cluster has placed its operational management in a central business office and has a joint department for Digital Infrastructure, a Digital Humanities Lab and NL Lab.

Terms of employment
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is 3.072 and the maximum salary is 4.103 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 8 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: werken bij de KNAW.

Applying for a Certificate of Good Conduct can be part of the employment procedure.

Diversity & Inclusion
The KNAW considers a working environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated of great importance. A working environment in which attention is paid to individual quality and where development opportunities are paramount. Together we strive for an inclusive culture in which we embrace differences. We would therefore like to invite candidates who want to contribute to this through their background and experience. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to the candidate who thus enhances diversity within the Academy.

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