Project coordinator (parental leave substitute)

About The Graphene Flagship
The Graphene Flagship is a 1,000 million euros research program funded by the European Commission. It brings together academic and industrial researchers to take graphene and related materials from academic laboratories to European society, creating economic growth. new jobs and new opportunities. Chalmers University of Technology has the responsibility for flagship management and administration.

Job description
As a project officer for the Graphene Flagship, your work is to support the flagship leadership. You will be part of the Graphene Flagship Coordination Team and will work together with other project officers, coordinated by the Director and the Head of Administration of the Graphene Flagship. You are an important link between management, project participants and the EU Commission. You work on EU project reporting and administration, and on preparation of project proposals linked to the flagship.

Collection and verification of information from the flagship participants is an important part of your work. You have good knowledge of the EU's regulatory framework and reporting tools, and help project participants in administrative and other formalities. You keep in touch with people internally as well as externally, giving you the chance to create a large network of contacts.

You also provide general IT support to the Management Team, help with the logistics of different meetings and events organised within the flagship. You participate in project meetings and meetings with the EU Commission, which includes some travel (estimated: 4 trips / year, 1-3 days each).

Contract terms
Full-time temporary employment (parental leave substitut).

Your qualifications
- Excellent command of English, written and oral
- Comfortable working with various IT systems
- Meticulous, quality-driven

You have a higher education degree in a relevant subject. You also have experience from technical research or development projects. You have worked with technical texts in English, and are used to compiling information and analyzing reports. You have experience from working with EU research-funded projects, or coordination of EU research project applications.

Your strengths include structuring your own work and communicating clearly about it in speech and writing with project participants and the EU Commission. You speak and write English unhindered; knowledge of other EU languages is a plus. Since we use Office365 extensively, familiarity with that system is desired. As a person, you are responsive, reliable, meticulous and easy to collaborate with. You can independently plan, organize, implement and prioritize your work. Since the work is carried out in close collaboration with project management, colleagues at Chalmers, and other project participants, great importance will be paid to your ability to work in and complement a team.

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

Application procedure
The application should be submitted in Engslish and marked with Name, Ref 20200439  and be attached as PDF files, as below:

CV

Personal letter

Other documents (optional):
• Copies of completed education, grades etc. Two references that we can contact should be provided at a possible interview.

Please use the button at the bottom of the page to reach the application form.

Application deadline: 10 January 2021
Applications will be reviewed continuously during the announcement period and interviewees might be appointed before the application deadline.

For questions, please contact:
Macarena Muñoz Ruiz, macarena.munoz@chalmers.se
Jari Kinaret, jari.kinaret@chalmers.se
Vincenzo Palermo, palermo@chalmers.se

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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 six Areas of Advance; Energy, Health Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, Materials Science, 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!