Graphene Flagship - Technical project manager

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is one of the most amazing and versatile substances available to mankind. It is the lightest and thinnest compound known, yet remarkably strong, transparent, yet electrically conducting and impermeable to even the smallest molecules.

The largest EU research initiative ever, the Graphene Flagship, led by Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden was started to coordinate the research and innovation around this substance. Its task? Bring academic and industrial researchers together in order to take graphene from the realm of academia to European society in the space of ten years, thus generating economic growth, new jobs and new opportunities.


Description
The Graphene Flagship is a ten year, 1,000,000,000€ undertaking that gathers Europe’s leading academic and industrial partners to create new disruptive technologies based on graphene and related materials. It covers several innovation areas and completes value chains from materials technologies to components and system integration.

As technical project manager you will contribute to the project coordination in parts of the Graphene Flagship: the work packages on Management and Research Management. Specific duties involve following up on results and project plans, preparation and execution of internal and external project reviews, reporting, and preparation of the next stages of the project. The technical project manager will be a member of the administrative team of Graphene Flagship and reports to the Flagship’s Head of Administration.

The position requires close interaction with administrative staff at the Flagship’s partners and the European Commission.

Qualifications
• Relevant scientific education, on a M.Sc. level or above, including some research experience
• Experience from academy and/or industry and collaboration between the two, preferably in an EU context
• Experience from working in an international setting
• Familiarity with relevant IT tools
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Project management experience

Besides fulfilling the position’s formal qualifications you are a professional partner to colleagues and Flagship´s partners, showing great cooperation skills and create trust and communicate clearly and engagingly.

Terms of employment
The position is placed at Chalmers University of Technology. We want you to start at a time mutually agreed upon, latest March 1, 2016.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application deadline: September 1, 2015

Further information:
Graphene Flagship Head of Administration,
Dr Katarina Boustedt,
katarina.boustedt@chalmers.se

http://graphene-flagship.eu

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Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineering sciences, architecture, technology-related mathematical sciences, natural and nautical sciences, working in close collaboration with industry and society. The strategy for scientific excellence focuses on our eight Areas of Advance; Built Environment, Energy, Information & Communication Technology, Life Science, Materials Science, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Production and Transport. The aim is to make an active contribution to a sustainable future using the basic sciences as a foundation and innovation and entrepreneurship as the central driving forces. Chalmers has around 11,000 students and 3,000 employees. New knowledge and improved technology have characterised Chalmers since its foundation in 1829, completely in accordance with the will of William Chalmers and his motto: Avancez!