Research Officer for EU and International Affairs (f/m/d)

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

The Department of International Collaboration and Research Funding is looking for a Research Officer for EU and International Affairs (f/m/d).

Your tasks

• Identification and analysis of suitable funding opportunities from European programmes in the research areas health, data/ICT/ computing and matter (collaborative projects)
• Consultancy for scientists during proposal preparation with a focus on technical, administrative and legal questions
• Support of proposal preparation and project implementation for selected strategically relevant EU projects coordinated by HZDR
• Review and negotiation of consortium agreements for EU projects according to the DESCA standard model
• Support of projects in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
• Support of the internationalisation strategy of the research centre

Your profile

• University degree in natural sciences including a PhD, experience from work as an independent reseracher is considered as an advantage, OR university degree in a field like STEM, law or SSH and experience from several years of responsible work in EU research funding
• Experience in consultancy for third-party funding, ideally from European programmes
• Sound background on EU (research) politics
• High motivation to tackle new challenges and to quickly familiarize oneself with new topics
• Good English writing skills
• Flexibility to cope with strongly changing workloads
• Good communication skills, team spirit and open mindedness
• Readiness and flexibility to travel
• English fluent, both written and verbal proficiency (C1), good knowledge of German would be desirable, additional languages are considered as a benefit

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.