Part-Time Program Coordinator – Science Shop (f/m/d)

Position: 
Staff
Location: 
Vienna
Status: 
Part-time
Unit: 
The Office of the Pro-Rector for External Relations
E-mail: 
[email protected]
Open for Employee Referral
Application deadline: 
Open until filled
Starting date: 
As soon as possible

Strategic Outreach office invites applications for a Part-Time Program Coordinator – Science Shop position.  

 

Your duties and responsibilities: 

 

• Reach out to Austrian civil society organizations to collect research interest for further collaboration.
• Connect them with academic staff and students for project-based collaborations (course projects, thesis work, internship etc.).
• Keep regular contact with partners throughout the collaboration and provide support if required.
• Promote the “Science Shop” initiative within and outside of the university, deliver info sessions and Science Shop fairs in collaboration with other staff members.
• Provide administrative and communication support to the program, keep a roster of research projects, maintain records, produce publicity material, and manage the group email account.

 

Your qualifications and skills:

 

• University degree (Bachelor’s or higher);
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in German and good command of English;
• Pro-activity and the ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Gender and cultural awareness and sensitivity;
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools, management of databases and use of social media;
• Good understanding of the Austrian civil society sector, including work experience and network is an advantage;
• Good understanding of higher education sector, including education and research activities is an advantage;
• Experience with any of following is an advantage: community-based teaching, learning and research, experiential learning, project-based teaching, participatory action research, civic engagement;
• Experience with financial administration in SAP is an advantage

 

More about Science Shop:

 

Science Shop invites citizens and civil society organizations to submit research questions to the university that can be pursued by students who are eager to do good through their studies. It can be an academic or an everyday, applied research question that adds value to their work, and through that, advance public good.

The partner organization benefits from the input of the students as well as the academic knowledge of the lecturers guiding them. The university benefits from making education more relevant by bringing real-life, impactful projects into the classroom.

There are many ways a request can become a project; the most typical ones are course projects, internships, or thesis projects.

Science Shop is a matchmaker, it stimulates partnership, offers coordination and support. The collaborations serve the partners as well as CEU, and give opportunity for co-creation and mutual learning. Science Shop focuses solely on the not-for-profit and public sectors, and advocates for teaching practices that harmonize learning objectives with the needs of the community partner.

For more information on the mission and the projects of the 2022 / 2023 academic year, please browse this brochure:

https://communityengagement.ceu.edu/sites/communityengagement.ceu.edu/files/media_browser/osun_science_shop_ay22_23_compressed.pdf

 

What CEU Offers

• International environment
• Modern office space, easily accessible, opportunity to work from home (2 days/week)
• Salary supplement for meals

We offer a competitive salary starting from gross 40 000 EUR/year (pro-rated). A higher salary is possible if warranted by the candidate’s working experience.

The initial contract is for 1 year with a possibility of renewal.

How to apply

Please submit:

• A cover letter
• A full resume

Please send your complete application package to: [email protected] - including the job code in the subject line: 2023/078.

CEU is strongly committed to the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities within our institution. Previous training, work experience and/or engagement with matters of equality, diversity and inclusion at the organizational level will be an asset.

Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of—including, but not limited to—race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

About CEU

One of the world’s most international universities, a unique founding mission positions Central European University  as both an acclaimed center for the study of economic, historical, social and political challenges, and a source of support for building open and democratic societies that respect human rights and human dignity. CEU is accredited in the United States and Austria, and offers English-language bachelor's , master's and doctoral  programs in the social sciences, the humanities, law, environmental sciences, management and public policy. CEU enrolls more than 1,400 students from over 100 countries, with faculty from over 50 countries.  

In 2019, CEU relocated from Hungary to Austria as the Hungarian government revoked its ability to issue US-accredited degrees in the country. As a result, CEU offers all of its degree programs in Vienna, Austria; and retains a non-degree, research and civic engagement presence in Budapest, Hungary, through its CEU Democracy Institute , the Institute for Advanced Study , the CEU Summer University  and The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA) , and its Hungarian language public educational programs and public lectures.  

For more information, please visit https://www.ceu.edu/ .

CEU is an equal opportunity employer.

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