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Department: Research Affairs
Regime Full-time

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The Research Affairs Office of the University of Antwerp’s Department of Research, Innovation & Valorisation (RIVA) is looking for a full-time expert research data management.

Position

The position includes the following tasks:

  • As expert research data management (RDM) or data steward, you collaborate closely with colleagues from the RDM-team, the Library and the IT Department to implement the university’s RDM policies. You keep in close touch with researchers from UAntwerp and AUHA (Association University and University Colleges Antwerp), helping them develop their research data management skills. This includes that you:
    • Are responsible for advice and professional service provision to researchers on relevant legal obligations, specific funder requirements (i.e. European Commission or FWO) on RDM, and more generally good practices and proper (international) tools and services for research data management (collect, manage, archive and share);
    • monitor compliance with these obligations and requirements, in collaboration with our specialists on ethical clearance and GDPR compliance;
    • provide feedback and quality control on data management plans, as required by ever more funders at the start of a research project;
    • together with colleagues develop  practical guidelines and host information and training sessions tailored to a range of researchers (a.o. as part of the doctoral education program).
  • You participate in the FAIR Vault project. The FAIR Vault is a collaboration between Ghent University, Antwerp University, Hasselt University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The project aims to establish a reliable and secure repository for the long-term preservation of sensitive research data. This includes the following tasks:
    • Together with the Data Vault team, you will help develop the procedures around depositing research data in the FAIR Vault. You pay particular attention to ease of use from the researcher's point of view. You provide feedback on this to the team responsible for technical implementation.
    • You guide and advise research groups in testing the FAIR Vault, elaborating metadata and documenting datasets. You provide useful feedback to researchers on the quality of supplied documentation and metadata.
    • In consultation with the project partners, you will develop guidelines and best practices for using the application.
    • You contribute to the development of a training offer and the creation of teaching materials for the FAIR Vault.
  • You will provide research groups hands-on support to foster high-quality research data management. This way you make a real impact for our researchers and keep close tabs on their needs.
  • Building on your experience with scientific research, you are the first point of contact for researchers as well as other administrative offices such as dean’s offices, the Grants Office or the Legal Office, for all questions concerning research data management in these disciplines.
  • You keep close track of international developments in the field of RDM and Open Science, among others by attending regular information and training sessions, actively seeking out opportunities to improve existing processes and IT-applications and -tools.
  • You participate in internal and external (interuniversity) working groups on the topics of Open Science and RDM.
  • You contribute to other responsibilities and tasks in the Research Affairs Office as well as the Department of Research, Innovation & Valorisation.

In your role, you take instructions and regulations into account with a view to achieving predefined objectives.

Profile

  • You have a Master degree or equivalent competences gained through prior work experience.
  • You have knowledge of specific systems and/or of the required technology on research data management and Open Science, i.e. open data, FAIR Data, the GDPR, encryption and anonymisation techniques, the EOSC, data curation, ….
  • You preferably have experience in supporting academic researchers.
  • You are good at process-based planning and organisation and can work independently.
  • You are proficient in MS Office.
  • You have good oral and written knowledge of English and preferably also Dutch.
  • You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.
  • You have strong skills in planning and organisation, and you can work independently.

What we offer

  • We offer a fulltime contract for one year, which can be extended based on a positive evaluation and the availability of resources.
  • You will receive a gross monthly salary within pay band 7.1-9.1 of the pay scales of the Administrative and Technical Staff. Your entry-level grade (usually grade 7) depends on your relevant professional experience.
  • You will have 40 days of annual leave and collective leave for 1 week when the university is closed, between Christmas and New Year.
  • You will do most of your work at Campus Middelheim in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
  • Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here and discover all the other benefits.
  • You will receive meal vouchers, ecocheques, group insurance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
  • We offer flexible working hours.

Want to apply?

  • You can apply for this job through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including 8 January 2025 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on 'apply for job', complete the online application form and don’t forget to include the following document: cover letter.
  • The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next step(s) in the selection procedure. Please make a note of the following dates: the selection interviews will take place on 21 January 2025.
  • If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the Frequently Asked Questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerp.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Pieter Spooren, Head of Research Affairs Office (pieter.spooren@uantwerpen.be ; 0032 3 265 30 37).

The University of Antwerp is a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage diversity and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to apply.

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