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New Open Position at CERIC: User Office Assistant

CERIC-ERIC, the Central European Consortium for Research Infrastructure dedicated to the development and management of International Research Infrastructures, is seeking an assistant for the User Office.

 

The ideal candidate shall have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, since the position involves a strong interaction with users and scientists of CERIC facilities. We are looking for a service-oriented person, eager to help and become knowledgeable of the functions and procedures of the User Office. The assistant will take care of providing guidance to researchers, keeping up to date the User Office website generating new contents as necessary, improving procedures, monitoring the satisfaction of users, organising workshops and any other activity aimed at supporting users, including data analysis and representation.

Upon request, the selected candidate will also assist the Travel Office in the organization of travels and accommodation for users, and participate in the organization of events. Considering the innovative approach of the consortium, capacity to adapt and problem-solving skills are essential for the successful development of the user office activities. A scientific background is not essential but very welcome.

Qualifications and other requirements

The ideal candidate meets the following requirements:

– Eager to help others;
– Friendly, cheerful, positive and self-driven;
– Strong work ethic;
– Keen to learn, adapt and apply to new challenges;
– Ability to interact easily in a multicultural environment;
– Able to interact effectively and diplomatically with facility users and colleagues;
– Able to work independently and as part of a team;
– Highly organized, comfortable with multi-tasking and with good attention to detail;
– Excellent IT skills, including MS Office Suite;
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Working language is English.

Desirable

– Science or numerical based subjects are preferred;
– Analytical skills and capacity to synthesize data;
– Knowledge of Research Infrastructures;
– Travel management experience.

What We Offer

– Benefits: 33 days of holidays per year, flexible working time, training;
– Possibility to work partially remotely.

How to apply

The applicant must send a CV and a motivation letter by email at hr@ceric-eric.eu with the following subject: User Office assistant.

Deadline for application: May 31st.

About CERIC

The Consortium was set up with the European Commission’s decision on June 2014, (214/392/EU) and its Statute was published in 26/6/2014 in the EU official Gazette. CERIC provides open access to some of the most advanced analytical facilities in Europe to help science and industry advance in all fields of materials, biomaterials and nanotechnology.