EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.
Your mission :
EPFL is co-leading a new Swiss consortium of seven universities working on evidence-based uses of learning technologies to cope with variability of learning in elementary schools. The Center LEARN operates the consortium at EPFL.
We look for a postdoctoral researcher to co-manage the consortium which is set up for the next four years. The position is composed of management responsibilities as well as scientific work.
Main duties and responsibilities include :
Coordination of the consortium :
- Coordination of research activities across individual projects, Monitoring of progress of projects across the consortium
- Management of internal and external calls for projects and the corresponding selection process
- Coordination of reporting (scientific and administrative)
- Organisation of events and meetings of different comittees, contribution to consortium communication
- Coordination of the design and conduct of interventions as well as the corresponding empirical studies
- Contribution to data analysis and in particular reporting of results
- Scientific support of other project collaborators, in particular PhD students
Your profile :
- PhD in learning technologies / learning sciences
- Experience with project management and coordination
- Very good methodological skills (RCT & DBR)
- Experience with translation of research towards as well as collaborations with multiple stakeholders (teachers, students, school directions, teacher trainers etc.)
- English is the working language but mastery of French or German is a big plus
We offer :
- Excellent working conditions in a top university
- Inclusion in a network of internal and external stakeholders relevant to innovation in education
- Enriching environment with many neighbour projects
Start date :
As soon as possible
Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)
Work rate :
80-100%
Duration :
Contract duration 1 year, renewable, for a total of 4 years
Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.
Reference :
Job Nb 3274
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