Program Manager for International Research Collaborations

Following success in establishing international research collaboration, and among others, securing EU funding in a number of projects, we are looking for a Program Manager for International Research Collaborations to lead collaborative initiatives at departmental and academic levels. Are you our new colleague? 

The Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) at the University of Borås has been in operation for 50 years and is one of the leading research environments in its field, both nationally and internationally. SSLIS provides educational programs at bachelor, master and PhD levels. It also hosts a vibrant and stimulating research environment with typically around 10 to 20 doctoral students. Currently, the institute comprises 75 members, including five (5) full professors, three (3) active professors emerita, six (6) associated professors and further 24 senior lecturers with PhD degrees. The department hosts two core scholarly journals including the journal Information Research, an international open access journal that is indexed in multiple scholarly databases including the Web of Science. There are also a number of research groups, laboratories, and research centres associated with the department. In recent years, we have participated in 9 EU-funded projects and been the coordinator for two of these. This trend is likely to continue with plans for expanded collaborations locally, nationally and internationally.

SSLIS is part of the Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT, where, in addition to library and information science, education and research are conducted in pedagogical work as well as business and IT. 

Read more about SSLIS. 

Job description

As the Program Manager for the International Research Collaborations, you will be instrumental in the development and expansion of a vibrant environment for international collaborations, enabling socially conscious research that will bring about improved theories, technologies, policies and great social impact. Being part of an academic environment, you will enjoy both autonomy in planning your work as well as receive support and benefit from close collaboration with colleagues. As program manager you will be responsible for long-term strategic planning, strengthening and expanding the current networks of collaborators, formalisation and improvement of internal procedures, driving proposal preparation and submissions, and more. More immediate work duties include: 


• Formulate a strategy to expand international research activities and drive the related processes in collaboration with researchers at the department.
• Manage all aspects of existing EU-funded projects in close collaboration with the projects’ coordinator. This includes leading project partners, communicating with the EC, arranging meetings and external events, quality assurance, risk management, budgeting and more.
• Further develop the newly established research centre INCLUDE in close collaboration with the centre’s director. This may involve developing appropriate communication channels, documenting and communicating the Centre's activities and results, organizing meetings, establishing close collaboration with relevant researchers, technologists, policy makers and the general public towards establishing a strong community of interest, and driving the development of applications for external funding.

Qualifications

To be suitable for this position, you should be driven and able to work autonomously, aspire towards excellence, and possess the leadership skills required to lead the international research collaboration efforts forward. You have at least a master's degree in an area of relevance to the employment, such as public administration, business administration or the like. In addition, you have knowledge of English at level C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

You should also have at least three (3) years of documented work experience as a leader and/or manager of EU-funded projects, at least three (3) years of documented work experience in management of higher education and research with relevant international work experience, and high-level proficiency around software and computer platforms.

Merits for the position are: 


• Good skills in accounting and related financial planning and analyses.
• Doctoral degree in an area of relevance to the position.
• Knowledge of relevance to research conducted at the INCLUDE centre, for example inclusive design.

Type of employment: Permanent employment, six months probationary employment may be applied.
Employment rate: 100 %
Start date: 1 September 2022 or by agreement
Position location: Borås, Sweden
Registration number: PA 2022/116

Contact

If needed, further information about the employment is provided by the Head of Department Åsa Söderlind via telephone +46 (0)33-435 44 82 or e-mail asa.soderlind@hb.se. Trade union representatives are Magnus Sirhed, OFR-ST and Maria Ferlin, Saco-S, they can be reached via the university's switchboard, tel. +46 (0)33-435 40 00.

Application

You apply for the position via our website by clicking on "Apply" at the bottom of the advertisement. Please state clearly in your application the position that you are applying for and provide the reference number. The following documents must be attached to your application:


• Personal letter
• CV (overview list of education and work experience in chronological order) with reference contact information and desired salary
• Degree certificates
• Certificates, grades and other merit documents that you wish to include to support your application.

After the application deadline, no additions can be made electronically. 

Please submit your application at the latest by 13 June 2022.

The University of Borås strives for even gender distribution among employees and values diversity.

According to the regulations of the National Archives of Sweden, we must archive application documents, excluding publications, for two years after the appointment decision has been finalised.

We kindly decline contact with advertisers and staffing companies in this recruitment.