Scientific Fundraiser: DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability – DTU Sustain

Job title:

Scientific Fundraiser: DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability – DTU Sustain

Company:

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

Job description

Systematic searching, negotiation, coordination, and scientific writing.DTU’s Centre for Absolute Sustainability is looking for a scientific fundraiser, experienced in developing, coordinating and co-writing applications for large research projects.Join us and help us to respond to the many opportunities we have, to build excellent and applied research!The job
We are seeking a new colleague with scientific competencies, to help us to develop our project pipeline at the Centre, taking the lead in prioritising the many funding opportunities that we have and developing these into realised projects.Primary areas of responsibility will include:

• Development and support for research applications with internal and external partners
• Information and advisory activities on funding for research and innovation for researchers and the Centre’s management
• Collaboration with DTU’s central research office on support for excellence applications
• Facilitation and process management of larger strategic applications for the Centre
• Driving and coordinating dialogue with and across DTU’s departments regarding joint research activities
• Initiating collaborations that can lead to applications

Our expectations of you
You have experience in fundraising, both with respect to coordinating & prioritising funding applications, and with respect to assisting with the scientific writing process. You are a keen collaborator, able to communicate at high scientific level, with senior research staff, funding agencies and other relevant stakeholders (incl. company representatives, NGOs, GOs). You have a proven track record in scientific writing, possibly with a PhD and with scientific publications in your name as co-/author. You are used to taking initiative and to taking the lead on development tasks with multiple types and numbers of collaborators, as is the nature of scientific research proposals. You are good at planning towards deadlines and able to coordinate efforts in a collaborative and organised manner.What we offer in return
The DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability offers collaboration with a highly purpose-driven team of colleagues, all of whom share a common goal to advance the scientific field, in collaboration with each other, internally, and to communicate this broadly to relevant societal stakeholders. Our team is highly diverse with respect to nationality, gender, age and interests. Our own ambitions and activities drive our everyday working life, and we look forward to welcoming a colleague who can help us to realise these through funded projects. We experience many expressions of interest from internal and external colleagues, eager to collaborate with us on project applications, either towards specific calls, or as uninvited bids to foundations or consortia.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.The period of employment is 3 years.Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than Friday, 27 September2024. Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates.If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Centre Lead, Professor Michael Z. Hauschild, via , or Centre Co-Lead, Professor Tim C. McAloone, via .Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.The DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability is a cross-departmental initiative at DTU, bearing the mission of fostering research and innovation, to support fact-based strategic sustainability decision-making in Denmark and internationally. By bringing leading experts on assessment and engineering approaches together in an orchestrated collaboration, the Centre is strengthening and consolidating sustainability competencies at DTU and is enabling ground-breaking research results within technology-focused environmental sustainability transition.Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

Expected salary

Location

Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden

Job date

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:34:58 GMT

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