Research Data Management Officer (M/F/X)

Applied Sciences for Life – the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences provides a wide array of scientific disciplines covering all aspects of life and encompassing current crises. With approximately 5,750 students across three campuses (Freising, Triesdorf, Straubing) the HSWT is a crucial stakeholder in sustainable education and earning recognition as one of the most important green universities in Europe.

The following full-time position is available at the Centre for Research and Knowledge Transfer (ZFW), Weihenstephan Campus (Freising):

RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER (M/F/X)

REFERENCE NUMBER M755-ZFW

The position is temporary for a period of two years.

The Centre for Research and Knowledge Transfer serves as the nucleus of the HSWT when it comes to research management, project support and controlling, transfer activities as well as facilitating academic careers. The ZFW is the coordination and service centre for all research, knowledge, and technology transfer as well as start-up and invention activities. With a holistic approach, the ZFW supports the researchers from the research or project idea to the application and project realisation. It accompanies the entire process and offers supplementary services as well as comprehensive advice on all aspects of research and research management.

Your area of responsibility:

• You will develop and implement a concept for university-wide Research Data Management (RDM) services.
• You will be responsible for setting up and expanding basic RDM structures, such as the sustainable establishment of a Research Data policy implementing the FAIR principles to ensure good scientific practice.
• You will support the integration of existing IT systems and applications into the new Data Management concept in coordination with the HSWT computer centre.
• You will advise our scientific staff from various disciplines on RDM along the entire Research Data life cycle (planning, collection, storage, publication, archiving, re-use).
• You will assist the scientific staff in writing Data Management plans and publishing Research Data, in particular when it comes to choosing suitable repositories and describing data with metadata.
• You will create guidelines and handouts and compile best practices.
• You will develop and establish a RDM training programme and independently conduct training courses, workshops, and other events on RDM.
• You are the contact person for data protection, legal affairs, and ethical issues in RDM.
• You will network internally and externally to exchange knowledge about RDM and create synergies.
• You will monitor regional, national, and international developments in the field of RDM and implement relevant findings at the institution.
• You will coordinate and facilitate across departments between relevant RDM interfaces (e.g. computer centre and research institutes).

Your profile:

• You have practical experience in the field of RDM and you know common paradigms, methods, and standards.
• Knowledge of copyright and data protection law is an advantage.
• You have experience in knowledge transfer and in providing training, workshops, and consulting services.
• You enjoy cross-departmental collaboration and teamwork.
• Experience in academia, public administration, electronic administrative work, and/or the German research landscape is desirable.
• You communicate confidently in German or English.
• You work in a structured, forward-looking, independent, and results-orientated way.
• You are characterised by a high level of service orientation, approach tasks proactively and quickly comprehend new ideas.
• You communicate with your counterparts at eye level and provide competent advice.
• You are IT-savvy and have a passion for data.
• You are an emphatic, open-minded, friendly, and reliable person with initiative, team spirit, assertiveness, and communication skills in contact with different interfaces.

Recruitment requirements:

You have a completed academic university degree (Diplom [Univ.], Magister, or Master).

We offer you:

• work at the largest green campus in Germany
• payment according to the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L)
• a modern university environment with innovative technical, agriculture, and engineering degree programmes
• an exciting, diverse, and responsible field of activity
• collegial cooperation and a wide range of opportunities for exchange
• opportunities for further education and training
• social benefits in accordance with the provisions of the collective labour agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L), in particular additional pension benefits and annual bonuses
• attractive benefits such as a job ticket for public transport, capital-forming benefits, and childcare facilities
• a growing range of services as part of an official health management programme
• a family-friendly working environment with flexible working hours and the option to work from home

Please find further HSWT benefits for staff at www.hswt.de/en/about/working-at-the-hswt.

Notes:

The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date. Payment will be made in accordance with the provisions of collective bargaining law, up to pay grade E 13 TV-L if the personal and collective bargaining requirements are met. Taking into account the requirements of the job, the position is also suitable for part-time employment.

In situations where candidates possess similar qualifications, skills, and professional achievements, priority will be granted to individuals with severe disabilities. We encourage applications from women, affirming our commitment to diversity and gender inclusivity.

Would you like to become part of our team?

If you fulfil the requirements, we look forward for your application via our online form below. Please apply with a cover letter, a CV in tabular form, professional or academic qualifications, and qualified references. Please note that we only fill our vacancies on the basis of suitability, performance and aptitude; we can therefore only consider you in the further process if you provide us with evidence of this.

Foreign professional qualifications / foreign university degrees can only be considered if you can provide proof of equivalence / recognition. You can find the office responsible for this via the portal www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de.

Please apply exclusively via the “Apply now” button (online form) by 12 April 2024 at the latest. Applications by post or e-mail will not be considered.

For further information please contact:
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), Am Hofgarten 4, 85354 Freising

for questions regarding the application process or recruitment:
E-mail: stellenausschreibung@hswt.de

for technical questions:
Dr. Christina Hans
Phone: +49 8161 71-6360
E-mail: christina.hans@hswt.de

for issues relating to severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status:
E-mail: schwerbehindertenvertretung@hswt.de