Job as temporary academic assistant
This 6 month position will include assistance to the administration of the projects and programmes that ICROFS is responsible for as coordinator or otherwise engaged in as well as the maintenance and development of the international archive on publication on research in organic agriculture and food systems, Organic Eprints.
Job description
• Assisting in processing applications
• Assisting in writing and administering future programmes/calls
• Assisting in development of expert database to be used for future programmes
• Assisting with fund management of CORE Organic Plus
• Assisting in writing EU proposals and reporting from projects
• Assisting in maintaining and developing Organic Eprints, including "tidy up" and promotion of Organic Eprints
• Extrapolating new knowledge in Organic Eprints and help communicating it
• Being responsible for keeping deadlines and timetables
Qualifications
Short listed candidates are expected to fulfill the following requirements:
• Relevant academic master or bachelor degree
• Good analytical skills and attention to details
• High level of initiative and self-guidance and ability to work result-oriented towards agreed goals and objectives
• Service minded, able to accommodate multiple stakeholders
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks daily
• Interested, with a positive attitude, and able to work in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in English orally and written and good writing and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Danish
Preferable qualifications
• Knowledge or interest in organic agriculture
• Knowledge of research and experience with preparation of research proposals
Place of Employment and Place of Work
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Science and Technology, Blichers Allé 20, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark.
For more information, contact Ilse Ankjær Rasmussen (87157992) or Ulla Sonne Bertelsen (87157716).
Application
The application must include a description of how the applicant’s qualifications match the demands and main tasks. Please submit your application in English including CV and contact details for at least one reference person below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interviews are planned to take place 29 June 2015.
See the entire job advertisement and send your application here - no later than 18.06.2015
Read more about ICROFS: http://icrofs.dk/en/about-icrofs/