Head of iLab

Employment

0.8 - 1.0 FTE

Gross monthly salary

€ 3,974 - € 5,439

Required background

Research University Degree

Organizational unit

Faculty of Science

Application deadline

15 January 2023

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Would you like to use your project management and software development skills to work on value-driven design at the number one computing science department in the Netherlands? Then you have a part to play at iHub, Radboud University's interdisciplinary research centre for digitalization and society. We are looking for a head of iLab, where you will develop software and designs relevant for application and society.
Values by design is a (software) engineering strategy in which moral values aimed at enhancing the public or common good - rather than aspects of technical performance or profit maximization - determine the design of a system. An example of value driven design is the identity platform IRMA originally developed at Radboud University and now operated by a non-profit spin-off, where the values of privacy, data protection, empowerment and transparency have been designed into the technology. More recent projects are PubHubs (link is external) (link is external) , aimed at a new community/social network and sphere transgression watch (link is external) (link is external) , aimed at making the growing influence of Big Tech visible in various societal spheres. Such value-driven design affects not only the software architecture and data flows in a system, but also its user interface design and user experience (UX). iHub is seeking a new lab head to lead iLab's value-driven development and design activities within iHub, currently consisting of around 10 people, working on different projects. The profile of the lab head consists of a 50/50 mix of 'project management' and 'software development'.
As Head of iLab, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of iLab, including team coordination and management of research and development projects. You will cooperate as hands-on team leader with iLab programmers and designers in existing activities, organise and maintain (together with colleagues) the ICT infrastructure within iLab, for systematic (open source) software development and deployment. You will be expected to secure funding for research and (open source) software development. Furthermore, you will engage with researchers within iHub and support them, if fitting, with dedicated software and/or designs, for prototypes and demos, and also engage with external parties for collaboration and project acquisition and for ensuring the spread, integration, and usage of software developed within iLab. In addition, you will co-supervise Bachelor's or Master's students who choose a project within iLab. You will contribute to the visibility of iHub and iLab in the Netherlands and abroad, for example through talks and professional and popular publications, possibly also through media appearances. Lastly, you will work with iHub's directors on strategy with regard to iLab.
Profile

• You have excellent (open source) programming skills, for example in back-end or front-end design.
• You have several years of experience in development and management (including funding acquisition) of open source software.
• You have a background in a relevant area (such as computer science or artificial intelligence), preferably at a Master's degree level.
• You have an intrinsic motivation to be part of a value-oriented research centre and willingness to cooperate with researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds.
• You have affinity with internationally oriented academic research environments, and more particularly, with iHub's value-driven approach.
• You have excellent communication skills towards colleagues, outsiders, experts and non-experts.

We are

You will be appointed at the Computer Science Department of the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS). Radboud University's iCIS is an internationally recognised institute, consistently ranked among the top Computer Science departments in the Netherlands. The institute focuses its research on three themes: Data Science, Digital Security and Software Science. In recent evaluations, iCIS has been consistently ranked as the No. 1 Computing Science department in the Netherlands. More specifically, you will be appointed at iHub.
iHub is Radboud University's interdisciplinary research centre for digitalization and society. It exists since the spring of 2019, with a mix of funding from the university board, from research funding bodies and from external projects. Research at iHub is cross-interdisciplinary, with scholars from across the humanities, social sciences, engineering and natural sciences, focused on urgent questions raised by the increased digitalization and datafication of science and society. The center's research is organized in four value-based research lines: solidarity & justice, freedom & democracy, privacy & security,  and expertise & meaningful work (see https://ihub.ru.nl/research.page for further information). An integral part of iHub is iLab, an environment where actual software and designs are developed that integrate values specifically relevant for application in society.

Radboud University

We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 24,000 students and 5,600 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent, collaboration and lifelong learning. You have a part to play!
We offer

• It concerns an employment for 0.8 - 1.0 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,974 and a maximum of €5,439 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11 ).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• It concerns a temporary employment of one year. After a year, an evaluation will take place and the contract may be converted into a permanent one.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services . Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Additional employment conditions
Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions . You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.
Would you like more information?
For questions about the position, please contact Bart Jacobs, Professor at +31 24 365 22 36 or [email protected] .
Practical information and applying
You can apply until 15 January 2023, exclusively using the button below. Kindly address your application to Bart Jacobs. Please fill in the application form and attach the following documents:

• A letter of motivation.
• Your CV.

The first round of interviews will take place in the week of 6 February.
You would preferably begin employment as soon as possible.
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We would like to recruit our new colleague ourselves. Acquisition in response to this vacancy will not be appreciated.

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