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Gepubliceerd op 11-10-2022

Community Coordinator Thematic Digital Competence Centre Social Sciences and Humanities 34,2 hours per week (0.9 FTE)

Where you will be working
As of this fall 2022, NWO – in close coordination with representatives from the field of the social sciences and the humanities (SSH) – has issued the start of a new Thematic Digital Competence Centers for SSH. The overall goal of the TDCC SSH project is to provide a support network for research across this research domain.

What you’ll be doing
The TDCC SSH will be governed by a general board with representatives of the main stakeholders and infrastructures such as ODISSEI and CLARIAH, and others. A three-headed executive board will be responsible for setting up the strategy and supervise the implementation. Under the responsibility of the executive board, a Network Manager and Community Coordinator will jointly conduct the daily management of the TDCC SSH. They will be formally appointed with DANS, national centre of expertise and repository for research data, and member of the governance of the TDCC’s. The Network Manager and Community Coordinator will be working together closely with DANS community liaisons.

Your tasks will include 

  • Supporting research groups, infrastructures and Local DCC’s across the SSH domain in  connecting with peers where collaborations could be established
  • Supporting participants in formulating joint challenges, identify emerging solutions that might be turned into projects
  • Responsibility for (supervising) the administrative and financial settlement of projects, maintaining contact with the implementers and NWO.

What we expect from the Community Coordinator

  • You have several years of experience as a project manager in an academic environment
  • You have strong communication and people skills
  • You have a good understanding of the importance of digital competencies and research data infrastructures within contemporary research
  • You have excellent command of the English language, understanding Dutch is an asset

Your gross monthly salary will amount to a min. of € 4.814 and max. € 6.181 (Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch universities/KNAW, scale 12) on a full-time basis, excluding 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus. The temporary appointment will be for one year, with the option of a permanent position.

Where you’ll be working

You will be stationed at DANS, national centre of expertise and repository for research data. DANS offers a pleasant working environment, where a motivated and collaborative team of research data experts and engineers is committed to Open Science and FAIR data. At DANS, we particularly value initiative, professionalism, result orientation, reliability, and collaboration. We appreciate a lively atmosphere among colleagues and attach great importance to mutual knowledge exchange. Professional development is encouraged and staff satisfaction is high.

More information

For many researchers collaborate across institutions on specific research themes, and they could benefit from joint support for their research theme. For example, this could concern how you make agreements to better disclose and share data, or about the development of software that makes data analysis within that research theme easier.

This thematic centre is closely associated with  two other thematic Digital Competence Centers. Researchers and institutions will work together in these network organisations to develop exchangeable and reusable data and software, with the associated competencies, for specific research themes.

There are three TDCC networks that will bring together researchers in three ‘domains’ (just like the domains in the National Roadmap for Large-scale Research Facilities):

  • Life Science & Health (LSH);
  • Natural and Engineering Sciences (NES);
  • Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH).

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 180,000 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.

Terms of employment
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is € 4.814 and the maximum salary is€ 6.181 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 12 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/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: werken bij de KNAW.

Diversity & Inclusion
The KNAW considers a working environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated of great importance. A working environment in which attention is paid to individual quality and where development opportunities are paramount. Together we strive for an inclusive culture in which we embrace differences. We would therefore like to invite candidates who want to contribute to this through their background and experience. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to the candidate who thus enhances diversity within the Academy.

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