Project Manager for “Una.Resin”-project (m/f/d)

Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) is one of the leading research universities in Germany and part of the Una Europa alliance, funded by Erasmus+. Una Europa brings together eight leading research universities across Europe with an outstanding global reputation and reach. It is a living laboratory, where best practices and new approaches are tested and implemented.

Selected for funding under Horizon2020, the three-year project “Towards a common Una Europa RESearch and INnovation eco-system (Una.Resin)” will enable Una Europa to develop new joint strategies and transformative collaboration in research and innovation. Una Resin’s objectives are:

• To pool collective research strengths, infrastructure, and resources by developing shared strategies, priorities, and agendas, and thus to tackle society’s biggest challenges.
• To develop a vision of a values-driven common research culture that prioritizes excellence, well-being, integration, and diversity.
• To develop frameworks that involve citizens and non-academic stakeholders across all regions of our ecosystem, at all stages of the research and innovation lifecycle.
• To work towards our objectives in collaboration with other European University Alliances, sharing experiences and learning from each other.

Job description:
Freie Universität Berlin intends to hire a project manager to support the Una.Resin project. The successful candidate will be part of the “Research Funding and Information” team and will work closely with all Una Europa partners on the project. It is a fixed-term position limited to the project duration of three years (part-time (75 %); salary level E13).

As Freie Universität Berlin’s project manager you will work closely with the other Una Europa partners – especially the University of Helsinki – to achieve the objectives of Una.Resin while at the same time communicating project needs and results to all relevant divisions of our university (Executive Board, Research Division, International Affairs, libraries, etc.). Your work will be directly related to the tasks assigned to Freie Universität Berlin within Una.Resin, namely:

• Analysis and benchmarking of the research and innovation strategies of Una Europa partners
• Online consultation with the partners on priority challenges Una Europa wants to address
• Development of the Una Europa Research and Innovation strategy
• Analysis and benchmarking of the Open Science policies and practices of Una Europa partners
• Development of Una Europa’s long-term funding strategy

You will also contribute to the overall reporting of the project and work closely with members of the Research Division at Freie Universität Berlin responsible for the university’s research strategy, and with the Berlin University Alliance.

Requirements:
A university degree at master’s level (or equivalent).

(Professional) Experience:

• Experience in project management (in academia)
• International experience, preferably with European research cooperation
• Very good knowledge of European research funding programs (Horizon2020, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+)

Desirable:

• Very good command of written and spoken English
• Good command of German (written and spoken)
• Excellent time management and self-organization skills
• Ability to work independently; high degree of reliability
• Team player

For further information, please contact Mrs. Victoria Abakumovskikh (victoria.abakumovskikh@fu-berlin.de / +49 30 838-67376).

All application quoting the reference code should be addressed no later than March 1^st, 2021 as an email to Mrs. Katja Günther: katja.guenther@fu-berlin.de.
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Freie Universität Berlin
Zentrale Universitätsverwaltung - Abt. VI: Forschung
Team VI C: Forschungsförderung und -information
Drittmittelprojekt Una.Resin
Mrs. Katja Günther
Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18
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