Scientist as project manager for the EU Project EPACE

For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:

Scientist as project manager for the EU Project EPACE

DESY, with more than 3000 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

DESY is looking for a project manager for a MSCA Doctoral Network aiming to train the next generation of entrepreneur-minded early-stage researchers in the field of accelerator development.

About your role:

Coordination of the overall project in co-operation with the scientific project management and the team of the EU project office, notably

Ensuring the project stays on track to achieve its goals and all project deliverables, milestones and reports are submitted in time via the EU Commission's electronic portal
Contractual and financial management of the project
Monitoring of the implementation of the project tasks by all partners
Organisation and implementation of trainings, workshops and conferences
Support in dissemination and communication for the project, including maintenance of project website and independent creation of a project newsletter

Good reasons to join:

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

Limited: 2 years

About you:

Completed scientific university education in Physics or another natural or economic science or equivalent skills and experience
Good expertise and experience in project management, preferably in an international research environment, ideally in MSCA projects
Experience in the implementation of EU projects and their cost reporting
Good written and spoken English skills - knowledge of German is an advantage
Strong communication skills in a multicultural context
Service and customer orientation and a high degree of initiative and self-organisation
Confident handling of MS Office applications, including Excel and Power Point, and of communication tools (website, social media)
Willingness to undertake business trips

For further information please contact Maxence Thévenet at +49 40 8998-4783 (maxence.thevenet@desy.de) or Annika Thies at +49 40 8998-4508 (annika.thies@desy.de).

Please submit your complete application documents (letter of motivation, CV and relevant certificates).

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:

Apply now

DESY promotes equal opportunities and diversity. The professional development of women is very important to us and therefore we strongly encourage women to apply for the vacant position. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified (sbv.desy.de).

You can find further information here:
https://www.desy.de/career/

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung
Notkestraße 85
22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392

Deadline for applications: 16.10.2024