[GOAL] Job posting: FAIRsFAIR Project Manager (f/m/d) - University of Göttingen / State and University Library

[Birgit Schmidt]

** Apologies for cross-posting, please forward to anyone who might be 
interested **


      Project Manager (f/m/d)

02/21/2019 Job openings

Göttingen State and University Library leads and engages in several 
national and international projects on the development of information 
and data infrastructures and the implementation of Open Science policies 
and practices.

In this context, the European project 'FAIRsFAIR – Fostering FAIR data 
practices in Europe' is seeking a

*Project Manager (f/m/d)*

for supporting the forthcoming FAIRsFAIR project. This post is offered 
with immediate effect as a full-time position (currently 39,8 hrs/week) 
on a one-year term contract (with opportunity for extension until the 
end of the project period, i. e. February 2022). Salary is expected to 
be ca. EUR 50.000 p. a. (pro rata, depending on experience; German 
salary schema for public employees, TV-L E 14).

This position offers you exciting and varied work within a dynamic 
international team in a pleasant working atmosphere. The post will 
involve a certain amount of travel both within Europe and internationally.

*Responsibilities are as follows:*

  * contribute to the analysis of FAIR data policies and practices, and
    the creation of recommendations and guidance on data policy enhancements
  * contribute to a landscape analysis, a survey and focus groups to
    understand the FAIR data education landscape, as well the
    development of a competence framework and briefing educators
  * manage the development and piloting of FAIR data model courses and
    curricula for different disciplines and professional profiles,
    resulting in a handbook for universities, establish strategies for
    the involvement of the wider Open Educational Resources community
  * establish and manage the related collaboration with teaching and
    learning units as well as relevant research data activities at the
    University of Göttingen
  * contribute to communication and dissemination activities of the project


*You will need:*

  * a Master’s degree
  * excellent knowledge of and experiences in digital information
    management, preferably in the areas of research data management and
    curation, research data infrastructures and repositories, open
    science, open collaboration and open educational resources
  * previous project management experience including the delivery and
    sustainability of high-profile, multi-partner projects
  * experience in the development and implementation of courses and
    curricula (e.g. related to research data skills)
  * excellent communication and organisational skills with a proven
    ability to work with a wide range of internal and external contacts
    and stakeholders
  * team spirit, curiosity, goal-oriented, dynamism and sense of initiative
  * fluent in English (spoken & written), German would be an asset but
    is not required
  * European travel for meetings and events is expected
  * regular presence in Göttingen is expected


*About FAIRsFAIR*

In the context of the efforts for the implementation of the European 
Open Science Cloud (EOSC) the FAIRsFAIR project aims to supply practical 
solutions to integrate FAIR data principles throughout the research data 
life cycle. Emphasis is on fostering a FAIR data culture and the uptake 
of good practices in making data FAIR. The consortium will focus on all 
scientific communities for supporting, creating, further developing and 
implementing a common scheme to ensure data development, wide uptake of 
and compliance with FAIR data principles and practices by data 
producers. It will also focus on national and European research data 
providers and repositories contributing to the EOSC. Furthermore, the 
consortium will closely collaborate with other relevant (global) 
projects and initiatives already on the way (e. g. GO-FAIR, Research 
Data Alliance (RDA), World Data System (WDS), CODATA). The project will 
provide a platform for using and implementing the FAIR principles in the 
day-to-day work of national and European research data providers and 
repositories. It will closely cooperate with a range of related projects 
including the ESFRI cluster projects (e. g. SSHOC, PANOSC, ENVRI FAIR, 
ESCAPE and EOSCLife) and the EOSC coordination structure developed in 
the existing EOSCpilot and EOSC-hub projects. As part of FAIRsFAIR, the 
University of Göttingen will contribute to work packages on FAIR Data 
Policy and Practices and the development a FAIR data competence 
framework and embedding of FAIR data education in university programmes 
and doctoral training.

For further information, please contact Dr Birgit Schmidt (email) 
<mailto:bschmidt at sub.uni-goettingen.de>, phone: +49 551 39-33181 or 
Najko Jahn (email) <mailto:najko.jahn at sub.uni-goettingen.de>.

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and 
places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. 
Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in 
which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to 
being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in 
balancing work and family life.The mission of the University is to 
employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from 
severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given 
preference.

To apply please submit your full CV and covering letter via the online 
application portal 
<https://lotus2.gwdg.de/uni/uzdv/perso/knr_100490.nsf/Home_EN?OpenPage> 
and upload your application. The closing date is 8 March 2019.

Interviews are expected to start in the week of 18 March 2019.

In justified exceptional cases you can submit your application to: 
Direktion der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek 
Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1, D-37073, or 
email:sekretariat at sub.uni-goettingen.de

Please note:
With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your 
applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on 
the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General 
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 
<https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo>.

Web page:
https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/about-us/job-openings-training/job-opening/project-manager-fmd/

-- 
Dr Birgit Schmidt
Head of Knowledge Commons

Göttingen State and University Library
Wissen als Gemeingut (WAG)
Platz der Göttinger Sieben
DE - 37070 Göttingen

Tel +49 551 39 33181
Fax +49 551 39 5222

www.openaire.eu
www.fosteropenscience.eu


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