Grant and Research Advisor

Do you want to help researchers achieve their full potential? As a Grant and Research Advisor, you will support leading research at Radboud University and work at the heart of our vibrant academic community in Nijmegen.

Your primary responsibility as a Grant and Research Advisor is to support researchers in developing competitive grant applications. You will advise them through the application process, from identifying suitable national and international funding opportunities, advising them on the most appropriate options, to developing and submitting a proposal. You will support both individual and collaborative applications.

You will have considerable autonomy in how you manage your work, while working within faculty procedures and shared team agreements. You will act as the point of contact and advisor for researchers in the grant application processes in which you are involved, coordinating with relevant support services where needed. You will, for example, provide feedback on grant applications, organise consortium meetings and workshops, check programme and eligibility requirements and help coordinate internal procedures and deadlines.

This way, you will contribute to major fields of research at our university such as climate, biodiversity, gender, inclusiveness, economics, public administration, refugee and migrant issues, the energy transition, security and democracy. All our research contributes to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for everyone.

You will be part of a close-knit team. You will work closely with the other grant advisors, coordinating responsibilities and workloads, and sharing knowledge. You will also collaborate with several parties, including a data management advisor, a research information specialist, a doctoral officer, a management assistant, financial advisors and HRM, and several advisors from other faculties. In short, this is a position at the heart of Radboud University's academic working environment.

What has stayed with me from the very beginning is how helpful colleagues are. That open atmosphere makes working here a pleasure. Charissa van Mourik Project Manager, Savings Programme for University Operations

• You have several years of experience in providing support with applications to a variety of grant programmes.
• You are able to work independently, set priorities and manage competing deadlines.
• You hold a PhD degree, preferably in one of our research fields (business administration, economics, business economics, geography, planning, environmental science, political science, public administration).
• You have an extensive network within these research fields and are aware of developments within the national and international grant landscape and the applicable financial regulations.
• You have good social and communication skills that you use to build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders at and outside the university.
• You have an excellent command of the English language, both verbally and in writing.
• You enjoy working as part of a team and actively contribute to shared responsibilities and knowledge exchange.

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of one year.
• Your salary within salary scale 11 (maximum step 5, with a maximum salary of €5,760) depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus.
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions reflect this. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports membership.

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