Professional associate/Highier professional associate (m/f)

University of Nova Gorica is looking for a highly motivated colleague to support the principal investigator (PI) for an EU project SMASH that has recently been awarded a grant as part of the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND program. The collegue will join a young and motivated team of researchers and work in a multidisciplinary environment.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure coordination and a regular flow of information among the project PI, coordinators, partner institutions, and stakeholders;
• Keep an up-to-date overview of project-related activities and events;
• Manage the project-related external and internal communication (website, social media, and offline communication);
• Prepare regular reports about the project progress, milestones, deliverables, and finances for the European Commission, other stakeholders, funding agencies, and donors;
• Keep track of the deliverables and contribute to the day-to-day management of project risks and opportunities, including managing project performance indicators and risk register;
• Maintain an overview of the project budget and degree of financial implementation for the project.

Job requirements - professional associate:

• A University degree (preferably in communication science, administration, or management);
• Experience with EU or EU member state grant management and reporting, at global, national or local level, or similar experience working for another research or academic institution is desirable;
• Fluent spoken and written English;
• Fluent spoken and written Slovenian is a plus.

Job requirements – higher professional associate:

• PhD.
• Experience with EU or EU member state grant management and reporting, at global, national or local level, or similar experience working for another research or academic institution is desirable;
• Fluent spoken and written English;
• Fluent spoken and written Slovenian is a plus.

Workplace

The work place will be at the Lanthieri Castle in Vipava, Slovenia.

A full-time contract will be offered following the selection procedure. The contract will be initially for 1 year with the possibility of an extension.

Please submit:

• Curriculum vitae (CV):
• Motivation letter, including a description of past related work experience;
• Contacts of two persons willing to provide reference letters upon request;
• Copy of achieved degree.

Applications should be sent by e-mail as a single file in pdf format to the University of Nova Gorica Personnel office, e-mail address: tea.stibilj.nemec@ung.si

Contact

Tea Stibilj Nemec
phone: +386 5 6205 822
e-mail: tea.stibilj.nemec@ung.si