Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of Europe’s top technological universities, situated at the heart of a most innovative high-tech region Brainport. Thanks to a wealth of collaborations with industry and academic institutes, TU/e’s research has real-world impact. TU/e has around 3,000 employees and 2,300 PhD students (half of which international, representing more than 70 nationalities). Our university is at the heart of society: TU/e focuses on education and research on scientific and engineering challenges in the fields of Materials, Energy, Health and Smart Mobility, by using the latest technologies.
ICMS is one of the four institutes at the TU/e and focusses on interdisciplinary research and education in the area of complex molecular systems. ICMS is located at the heart of the TU/e campus, in walking distance from the partner Departments of Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering & Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Applied Physics. ICMS facilitates bottom-up and content-driven initiatives on research, infrastructure and education to achieve a top notch fundamental understanding of complex molecular systems. Sharing and growing our knowledge and capabilities in the area of complex molecular systems jointly with academic and industrial parties is one of our key assets. Only this collaborative spirit will enables us to address academic, industrial and societal research challenges of today and tomorrow.
The Research Support Office (RSO) is the central Research Support Office of TU/e and consists of a small, close-knit team of professionals who support the scientific staff in applying for European and national research grants. The RSO team further consists of research funding advisors, grant consultants, corporate lawyers, program managers and project managers. As Program Manager of ICMS you will be embedded in the RSO and from there be allocated to work for ICMS. You will become a key player between the ICMS expert community, the Research Support Network and the industry. At the same time, you will be integral part of the ICMS team and will have a physical location (office space) in the institute.
The Position of the Program Manager
The Program Manager holds a central position within ICMS for Business Engagement and Research Development. the program manager will be pivotal in the connections between internal TU/e and external industrial parties, ensuring that opportunities are created for long-term partnerships between TU/e and industrial researchers. Collaborations can be initiated on the level of research, infrastructure, knowledge sharing and education. Aligning parties to successfully work together to create and transfer knowledge in the broadest sense is the main objective. The manager is responsible for setting up a transparent and sustainable program to achieve these goals. He or she will work in close collaboration with e.g. the microscopy facility manager, who coordinates analysis requests from industry. The end responsibility lies with the ICMS management team (Jan van Hest, Scientific Director; Monique Bruining, Managing Director).
To execute this role successfully the tasks will relate strongly to the following aspects:
We are looking for excellent and versatile candidates who meet the following requirements:
Competences
We offer a fulltime (1,0 FTE) employment position. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:
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For more information about the content of this vacancy you can contact Monique Bruining, Managing Director ICMS, telephone 040-2473910, e-mail m.j.bruining@tue.nl, or Paul Merkus, Head of the RSO, e-mail: p.w.m.merkus@tue.nl.
For questions about the application process or the conditions of employment, you can contact HR Services, email HRServices.SupportUnits@tue.nl.
Application
If you are interested in working in an exciting, dynamic, high-tech environment, where you will contribute to creating the society of the future, you can respond to this vacancy via our application page www.tue.nl/jobs by clicking on the button “Solliciteer op deze vacature/Apply for this job”. We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way. You can upload a maximum of 5 documents of 2 MB each.
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