Project employee Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (AJSPH) (0.5 FTE)

Department

Faculty of Economics and Business

Organisation

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V25.0332

Job description

AJSPH is looking for a project employee to work on a cross-border health project. The candidate will be working for the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention (CBI), which is part of the AJSPH. The position is inserted in the project “Cross-border cooperation in healthcare for more healthy years in the DE-NL Northern region” (Health4DE-NL), which is financed by INTERREG VI A Deutschland-Nederland. The ideal candidate has a high degree of independence and is a communicator per excellence. You are able to continuously switch between strategic, tactical and operational tasks and goals.

In the project, you connect with the academic network of the University of Groningen and the University of Oldenburg. Also, you connect with healthcare professionals and health policy makers from hospitals, public health offices and citizens from municipalities of both sides of the Northern Dutch-German border region.

You like to share your knowledge and experiences with the team and at the same time you are open to considering the team as your learning environment.

As a project employee you will:

- Draw up and implement project plans for consortia consisting of knowledge institutions, hospitals, public health offices and government.
- Write interim and final reports and escalate them to the steering committee and project leader.
- Prepare consortium meetings and manage the community of a multidisciplinary cross-border health network.
- Provide support in the implementation of public engagement activities at the border region of the Northern DE-NL border.

Organisation
The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (AJSPH) - a joint partnership of the University of Groningen, UMCG, the Hanze University of Applied Sciences and NHL Stenden - is the proud flag-bearer of healthy ageing in the Northern Netherlands. The AJSPH is a network of researchers and partners with one single goal: more healthy years. Rooted in fundamental research, we actively convey our knowledge and expertise through education, consultancy and integral collaborations. We act locally, regionally and internationally, with the ambition to create impact on a global scale. You can find more about AJSPH at http://www.rug.nl/aletta

Requirements

The candidate we are looking for meets the following job requirements:

- University level, preferably trained in the field of communication and marketing.
- Excellent proficiency of German, Dutch and English language, both spoken and written.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Energetic pragmatist with project management experience and the commitment to create societal impact in the border region.
- Hands-on team player who also knows how to achieve goals.
- Experience in putting together and guiding ad hoc project teams in a cross-border environment.
- Academic working and thinking level.

Conditions of employment

Contract length: 12 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch universities:

- A salary depending on qualifications and work experience, starting from a minimum of € 3,218 gross per month to a maximum of € 4,298 gross per month (salary scale 8) for full-time employment, excluding holiday pay and end-of-year bonus.
- A holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income and an 8.3% end-of-the-year allowance.
- A temporary employment for one year.

Starting date from 1 July 2025

Job Application

Please send your application to us, by submitting the following documents: - Letter of application. - Curriculum Vitae. You may apply for this position until 12 June 11:59pm / before 13 June 2025 Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). The application process may include an assessment. The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/ Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact:

Adriana Perez Fortis, Scientific coordinator of CBI (for more information about this position)
[email protected]

In your application, please always include the job opening ID V25.0332

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