Scientific coordinator within the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse

combines expertise in life, material, optical and computational sciences to elevate microbiome studies from descriptive to hypothesis-driven and functional analyses. Our core mission is to elucidate fundamental principles of the interactions and functions in microbial communities in diverse habitats.

For the Cluster management office we are looking for a highly committed

Scientific coordinator within the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse

commencing at the earliest possible date. The part-time position (75%, 30 hours per week) is offered as a fixed-term position with an initial term of two years.

This provides a unique opportunity for an ambitious research coordinator with research and coordination experience to support our Cluster management at the interface of the university and non-university research institutions in Jena (including, amongst others, Leibniz and Max Planck Institutes). The position is part of a four-person management team, alongside a scientific manager, a science communication officer and an outreach manager. The successful candidate has a strong interest in the development of research strategies, science policy and networking. Excellent communication with scientists from different disciplines and a high level of independent organization are crucial. We are looking for a distinctive team player with a high degree of personal responsibility and a strong commitment to support our Cluster community.

Your responsibilities:

Coordinate scientific events, such as seminar series, internal symposia, conferences

Implement the Clusters International Scientists Exchange Program

Coordinate internal committees, including the facilitation of committee meetings and contributing content across the respective topic areas

Drive diversity and gender equality measures and support strategic development

Oversee and maintain the Clusters publications database, including quality assurance

Support the management office with recruitments of early career scientists

Contribute to writing grant applications, reports and publications

Provide subject-matter input for our science communication and outreach activities

Your profile:

Education to PhD level in life or natural sciences, ideally in a Cluster-related research field

Postdoctoral research experience and coordination experience are explicitly desired

Distinguished project management and organizational skills, flexibility and ability to bring deadline-driven work to completion

Excellent communication and scientific writing skills in both English and German

Strong commitment and interest in conceptual-strategic work

A highly integrative, team-minded personality with good inter-personal skills

Experience in the management of collaborative research projects is advantageous

interest in interdisciplinary collaboration and in furthering academic qualifications

Are you hesitating because you dont meet one or some of our requirements? Please do not hesitate to apply and give us a chance to get to know you.

We offer:

A responsible position within a highly motivated team and diversified tasks at the interface between research, administration and funding bodies

A multifaceted and complex research environment with an open-minded and cooperative atmosphere, and a close collaboration of university and extra-university research institutions

A comprehensive continuing education programme and individual qualification and development measures

University health promotion including a wide range of un