Center Coordinator to the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center
Are you an outgoing and structured person, who likes to take on new challenges and thrives in a dynamic international research environment in close collaboration with international and clinical partners, then you might be the right candidate for the position as our new Center Coordinator (Specialist Consultant/Research Officer).
About us
The ‘LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC) is a research center striving towards better understanding and treatment of skin diseases affecting a quarter of the world's population.
Based on a grant from the LEO Foundation of more than 50 million EUR over 10 years, the center bring together leading Danish and international researchers in immunology and skin diseases in ambitious research projects that will enable better diagnostics and more effective treatments for a wide range of skin diseases such as psoriasis and eczema. SIC focus on mechanisms of pathology and disease heterogeneity, and novel therapies of inflammatory skin diseases. With the ultimate aim of helping people with skin diseases in the best possible way, the center employs cutting edge technologies to advance biological insights and translate basic discoveries to ‘proof of principle’ studies in patients.
The center is located on the 12th floor of the Maersk Tower at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen. The center collaborates closely with Danish and international research environments and hospitals.
Your key responsibilities
Be an important part of the center management together with the executive director, center secretary and center administrator and contribute to the team’s collective effort.
Scientific and organizational activities
- Plan scientific activities decided by the center management, including seminars, educational activities, delegation visits and social-professional events.
- Organize and participate in conferences, meetings, and networking in Denmark together with the center management team.
- Update the communicational strategy and implementation in the center, including SoMe activities, in accordance with the set impact measurements.
Reporting and coordination
- Serve as main point of contact for LEO Foundation, the Scientific Advisory Board and the Deanery
- Prepare scientific reports in Research Fish, KPIs and the annual activity report (https://sic.ku.dk/about/annual-activity-reports/) to the LEO Foundation in line with impact
Support to the Executive Director
- Support strategic planning and recruitment processes
- Support strategic communication activities
- Collect and present data and prepare proposals to relevant stakeholders and for decision-making in center meeting forums
- Advise on compliance on contractual agreements to the LEO Foundation
Center meeting forums
- Plan meeting forum activities according to the Center’s annual cycle
- Prepare agendas and minutes for all meeting forums
Coordination with Faculty and departments
- Coordinate with Faculty HR and International Staff Mobility on international recruitment cases
- Coordinate with the Faculty’s Communication Department on planning and execution of the Center’s communication strategy
Your background and qualifications
Education
- Master’s degree in relevant subject in administration or science
- A PhD in natural sciences and documented proficiency in administration is an additional possible profile
Professional qualifications
- Experience from research environments and managing stakeholder relations.
- Analytical skills and IT-skills, including experience from working with databases.
- Experience in producing high quality reports, preferably to funding bodies
- Experience in reporting to / interacting with funding bodies, academic administration, group leaders, external visitors, scientific advisory boards
Personal qualifications
The position will have a varied and exciting task content with great opportunity for influence, responsibility, and direct contact with department colleagues from 35 countries. It is therefore essential that you can work independently and maintain an overview in a busy everyday life. We appreciate that you have a positive approach to challenges and thrive in an international environment with room for ideas, humor, and an informal tone.
Additional qualifications:
- Strong ability to plan tasks and logistics, collaborative with integrity and a positive mindset
- Motivated to participate in the formation of an exciting, evolving and dynamic international research environment with good interpersonal skills
- The center management team would benefit from a highly structured and open-minded person with experience from administrative work in research centers and attention to detail and quality
- We emphasize that you have excellent formulation and communication skills in writing, both in Danish and English
We offer
• An opportunity to make your personal mark at an international research center
• Good professional and personal development opportunities, including continuing education
• Committed and competent colleagues
• A wide contact surface internally and externally
• A good working environment with a focus on well-being and job satisfaction at the top of The Maersk Tower in Copenhagen
Salary and terms of employment
You will be permanently employed as a special consultant (specialkonsulent) in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Supplements can be negotiated depending on qualifications. The weekly working time is 37. Expected starting date: 15 January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Questions
For further information about the position, you are welcome to contact Executive Director Liv Eidsmo on email liv.eidsmo@sund.ku.dk or Phone + 45 93563614
Your application
If you are interested in the position, you should send an application including CV, diploma and other relevant documents online via Jobportalen at http://www.jobportal.ku.dk (Click on "Apply for the position").
Deadline for application is 29 November 2022. Interviews will be on an ongoing basis.
The University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of personal background.