Postdoc with focus on Scientific Project Management

About us...

The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Luxembourg. We conduct fundamental and translational research in the field of Systems Biology and Biomedicine - in the lab, in the clinic and in silico. We focus on neurodegeneration and are especially interested in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and their contributing factors.

The LCSB recruits talented scientists from various disciplines. Computer scientists, mathematicians, biologists, chemists, engineers, physicists and clinicians from more than 50 countries currently work at the LCSB. We excel because we are truly interdisciplinary and together, we contribute to science and society.

Successful candidates will join the Bioinformatics Core (BioCore), led by Prof. Reinhard Schneider, which focuses on managing and analysing complex biomedical and clinical data. We are internationally recognized for our GDPR compliant data hosting solutions and data management systems. We develop innovative methodologies for data mining, federated data analysis, and data FAIRification. We strongly advocate following responsible and reproducible research (R3) principles and best practices in software development. For more information, please visit our website

Your Role...

You will manage European, international, and national translational medicine projects at the BioCore Team, LCSB, University of Luxembourg. You will communicate with the project members on the project progress and status, and also coordinate the project monitoring and documentation.

Tasks:

• Assistance in supervision of research projects such as contributing to the planning, development, coordination, management and close monitoring of research projects.
• Coordinate and organise the project-related agendas, deliverables, milestones, and deadlines.
• Assist in the preparation of technical reports, minutes, and other related documents, in contact with relevant grants and financial offices when necessary.
• Prepare regular reports and timely follow up on progress, status, and outstanding issues of managed projects.
• Manage the communication between the team and the project partners regarding project progress.
• Support group leader with recruitment and personnel management, incl. job advertisements, screenings, interviews, interfacing with HR, on-boarding of personnel and managing workspaces.
• Support preparation of new project proposals by helping to define the project scope, goals, deliverables and resources.
• Planning, editing and submission of scientific manuscripts.
• Co-organize scientific and teaching events such as small workshops, courses and conferences.

What we expect from you…

Education:

• Essential:
  • PhD degree in Life Science, Public Health, Project Management or any other closely related fields to science, and/or project management.

Professional experience

• Essential: At least 1 year of relevant experience working in scientific or public health project management.
• Desirable: Experience coordinating large-scale public health international projects.

Functional skills and knowledge

• Essential:
  • Proven skills in the areas of project governance, management, planning, organizing, resourcing with a careful attention to detail to continuously monitor progress actions and initiatives.
  • Excellent communication (both oral and written), problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of the interface between biological and clinical research.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with project partner teams in an international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, motivate, resolve conflict, and adapt relevant leadership styles to a variety of situations.
  • Strong coordination, organizational, management, and consultancy skills.
  • Proactive, flexible, resourceful and able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Desirable:
  • Good understanding of main scientific concepts in life sciences research.
  • Basic knowledge of bioinformatics and / or computational sciences and a willingness to acquire further knowledge.
  • Familiarity with patient relations and the preparation of grant applications/agreements.
• Use of language skills
  • Excellent oral and written skills in English is essential. Additional knowledge of German, French or Luxembourgish is desirable.

Here's what awaits you at the LCSB...

• Excellent work environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, laboratory and administrative support
• Truly connected. We work together with hospitals and research institutes on a national and international level as well as industrial partners. Connection between science and society is very important to us. From our school lab - the Scienteens Lab - to the different outreach activities and collaborative partnerships with patient associations, we love to listen to society's needs and share our passion for science
• Be part of a multicultural team. At the LCSB we have more than 50 nationalities. Throughout the year, we organise team-building events, networking activities and more

Find out more about us!

How to apply...

Applications should be submitted online and include:

• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV)
• A cover letter describing your motivation to join our group, how you fit in the group and most recent work experiences
• Contact information and recommendation letters from at least 3 referees

Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception. Please apply formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

General information:

• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 36 Month (extension possible)
• Work hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
• Location: Belval
• Internal title: Postdoctoral researcher
• Job reference: UOL06302

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 83099 (full time)