What will you be doing?

You will be one of the faces of the research data expert team. Your activities will largely take place in the context of the many European projects in which DANS participates. In terms of content, these activities often focus on FAIR and open data, long-term archiving of reusable data and the certification of repositories. It is a varied position, in which you have many international contacts and may also be involved in training.

Development to project manager is one of the possibilities.

What will you bring to the table?

You have completed an academic education and have extensive experience in supporting and stimulating research data management. You have experience in developing trainings and as a trainer. You are motivated, focused on results and collaboration, and knowledge transfer is second nature to you. Because you usually work on more projects at the same time, it is essential that you can switch quickly and deal well with people. You are also a good writer and have a thorough command of the English language; proficiency in Dutch is an asset. You have knowledge of and demonstrable experience with project-based work in European projects with a large number of partners. Experience in leading such projects is a plus.

Fixed-term contract: 1 jaar.

What do we offer?

DANS provides a pleasant working environment, where a motivated and well-cooperating group of research data experts and engineers is dedicated to Open Science and FAIR data. At DANS, we value initiative, expertise, result-orientation, reliability and collaboration. We appreciate a lively atmosphere among colleagues and attach great importance to mutual knowledge exchange. Personal development is not forgotten, and employee satisfaction is high.

Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is € 4.492 and the maximum salary is

€6.148 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 11 CAO Dutch Universities/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: Work for the Academy.

DANS

About DANS

DANS Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS-KNAW) is the Dutch national centre of expertise and repository for research data. We are a service provider that helps researchers to make their data available for reuse. This allows other scientists to use the data for new research and makes published research verifiable and reproducible. With more than 300,000 datasets, dozens of European projects and a staff of 60, DANS is among the leading data repositories in Europe.

Working at DANS means working in an informal and international environment where colleagues from diverse backgrounds work together to achieve organizational goals and where people receive confidence and room to execute, develop and grow. Internally, we apply the same principles as we do with our services: we are accessible, reliable and innovative.