4TU.ResearchData Community Manager

4TU.ResearchData is a repository for research data and software in the technical and exact sciences, open for use by all researchers. It boasts around 8,000 datasets and research software, from aerospace engineering to nanotechnology to zoology. The repository has a broad community of users and supporters who advance FAIR data practices.

4TU.ResearchData is run by a consortium of four technical universities in the 4TU.Federation (TU Delft, Twente, TU Eindhoven and Wageningen University & Research) and is hosted by TU Delft.

As the 4TU.ResearchData Community Manager your main task will be to lead and grow the 4TU.ResearchData community. You will engage with discipline-specific communities from consortium institutions and beyond, and will stimulate collaboration for the use and reuse of research data. You will also help subject-based communities develop standards, workflows and best practices for managing and sharing research data. You will coordinate the activities of thematic working groups, increase the impact of shared datasets through blog posts and social media campaigns, keep community members engaged through Slack and the monthly newsletter, oversee the FAIR Data Fund and support the grantees, run our internship programme, as well as as proactively engage with researchers on writing collaborative grant proposals.

You will also encourage researchers and research support staff to join the community and to make use of the 4TU.ResearchData repository, explaining the benefits of publishing data to researchers. You will also highlight the benefits of institutional membership of 4TU.ResearchData to other institutions and at international fora. The initial focus will be in the Netherlands, especially within the universities of the 4TU federation, but this is also expected to expand to an international level.

Your main task is to lead and grow the 4TU.ResearchData community, emphasising subject areas within the technical and exact sciences. You will:

• Recruit and onboard new community members, stimulate their engagement in community activities, and drive and inspire the community.
• Identify subject areas in the technical and exact sciences where there is potential to push forward the FAIR research data agenda.
• Help develop or contribute to subject-specific communities of data stewards and researchers, in particular amongst the consortium organisations.
• Undertake a number of activities to encourage data reuse within these specific subject areas, e.g. identify and develop best practice, run workshops and webinars, develop training and demos, write blog posts, run social media campaigns.
• Undertake international collaboration with infrastructures and groups sharing similar agendas.
• Promote the use of 4TU.ResearchData nationally and internationally.

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who:

• Have a good understanding of the role that data and software management play within contemporary research.
• Have excellent people and communication skills, and awareness of how to develop and sustain communities of practice.
• Have excellent writing skills and enjoy writing.
• Have excellent command of English and ideally, of Dutch (or is willing to learn).

• Duration of contract is 1 year with prospect of permanent.
• A job of 36-40 hours per week.
• A salary based on scale 11 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a minimum of € 3.821,- and a maximum of € 5.230,- gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Please note that this position is based in the Netherlands (working remotely from abroad is not possible).

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context. At TU Delft we embrace diversity and aim to be as inclusive as possible (see our Code of Conduct). Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale.

Challenge. Change. Impact! 

TU Delft Library is the largest technical-scientific library in the Netherlands, a physical and virtual meeting place. The Library helps to find valuable knowledge needed for education and research, and to publish and store the knowledge generated at TU Delft. We believe it is important that knowledge is easily accessible and freely available to everyone. In this way, knowledge can flow freely and TU Delft's knowledge can become valuable to others. The Library is also a place where everyone can study in peace and quiet. This fits in with our inclusive organisation. The Library has chosen three strategic themes to guide its daily activities. 1) Open Science. We make an important contribution to TU Delft's broad strategic programme "Open Science - Research and Education in the Open Era". 2) Visibility and impact. With our expertise and tools in the field of research data management, research intelligence and publishing, we increase the findability, visibility and impact of TU Delft knowledge. 3) Inspiring learning and working environment. Through stimulating programming, we show how freely available and reliable knowledge makes life richer. This makes the Library a place where you can find new ideas and insights.  

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Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply before April 10th 2022 via the application button and upload your motivation and CV. Please note that your application must be in English.

• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.