Academic grant writer for Infection and Immunity research

Your responsibilities include:

• Supporting idea development and assessing alignment with national and international funding calls;
• Identifying suitable funding opportunities and advising researchers on funding strategies;
• Leading the development of competitive grant proposals—including personal fellowships, project grants, and consortium grants—by drafting, coordinating, reviewing, and editing applications;
• Identifying and engaging collaboration partners from academia, industry, and the private sector;
• Preparing and coordinating project budgets in collaboration with researchers and financial support staff;
• Serving as a point of contact for funding organizations.

You will work closely with our Faculty Research Support Office to identify relevant research funding opportunities and ensure alignment with institutional processes. In addition, you will actively contribute to expanding and maintaining the division’s professional network, including collaborations with private-sector partners. You will also participate in monthly meetings with fellow grant writers and project managers across the Faculty, providing opportunities for peer support, knowledge exchange, and professional development.

The division’s research focuses on a broad range of topics in immunology and infectious diseases, including the mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune responses, the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections, antimicrobial resistance, and the role of extracellular vesicles in infection in both humans and animals. More information about the research groups can be found here (link Infection Biology), here (link KLIF), and here (link Immunology).

You will work in a multidisciplinary, international, and inspiring environment that values initiative, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and professional development.

This position offers excellent opportunities to further develop your skills and advance your career. You will receive regular coaching and feedback from experienced colleagues and have access to a wide range of courses and training programmes through the Utrecht University Development Programme.

Didactisch specialist academische (schrijf)vaardigheden

Je waarborgt de inhoudelijke kwaliteit van het Skills Lab aanbod. Je begeleidt en professionaliseert een team van 11 tot 13 studentcoaches, ontwikkelt het coachingsconcept verder en vertaalt nieuwe inzichten over academisch schrijven, leren en generatieve AI naar het trainingsaanbod aan studenten. Je bent verantwoordelijk voor de (door)ontwikkeling van onze non-directieve peer-to-peercoaching, en draagt deze visie uit binnen en buiten de Universiteit Utrecht.

Je krijgt veel ruimte om de inhoudelijke koers van het Skills Lab mede vorm te geven, in nauwe samenwerking met collega’s van de Universiteitsbibliotheek.

Jouw werkzaamheden:

• Je begeleidt, traint en professionaliseert studentcoaches in het begeleiden van studenten bij academische (schrijf)vaardigheden.
• Je onderhoudt contacten met collega’s binnen en buiten de Universiteit Utrecht en vertegenwoordigt het Skills Lab in relevante netwerken.
• Je vertaalt ontwikkelingen op het gebied van academisch schrijven, leren en generatieve AI naar de coaching en het aanbod van het Skills Lab.
• Je ontwikkelt samen met collega’s van de Universiteitsbibliotheek een geïntegreerd aanbod voor academische en informatievaardigheden.

De komende periode bouwen we samen met de Universiteitsbibliotheek aan een geïntegreerd aanbod voor academische en informatievaardigheden. We zoeken iemand die het leuk vindt om mee te denken over deze ontwikkeling. Dit geeft ruimte om de functie voor meer dan 0,5 fte in te vullen en het bredere takenpakket in overleg vorm te geven.

Het Skills Lab ondersteunt studenten bij de ontwikkeling van hun academische vaardigheden, met een focus op academisch schrijven en studeer- en planvaardigheden. Dit doen we met non-directieve peer-to-peercoaching, schrijfdagen en scriptie-evenementen en door studenten de weg te wijzen naar aanvullend ondersteuningsaanbod binnen de universiteit.

University Lecturer

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Within the Political Science track, you will teach the first-year course: Political Theory, introducing students to the major traditions of Western political thought (from Plato and Machiavelli to Locke and Arendt) while also engaging with institutional, feminist, non-Western and critical perspectives. The course provides an essential foundation for students continuing in the Political Science track, while also serving students from across the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme.

Within the Economics track, you will teach the intermediate-level course: Economics of the Public Sector. This course explores political economy, public choice and public finance from a predominantly microeconomic perspective. You will also supervise Bachelor’s theses in both Political Science and Economics. Depending on teaching needs and your expertise, you may also co-teach a qualitative research methods course, guiding students through the design and execution of an independent research project.

Research Officer in the Earth Simulation Lab

As our new Research Officer, you support scientists and students in our department and visitors in simulation and characterisation of processes in the Earth. You will support data acquisition with existing equipment in the ESL, such as the Zeiss Versa microCT, the Siemens CT and various deformation apparatuses (triaxial, rotary shear).

Among your tasks, you will

• Communicate and interact with suppliers and ESL support technicians;
• Discuss experimental / data acquisition with visiting researchers;
• Interact / supervise PhD, MSc and BSc students while working in the labs;
• Promote the facilities for external access;
• Help in outreach activities, such as Open Days;
• Provide support for data processing / interpretation;
• Help in optimisation, development and testing of methods and data workflows.

With your knowledge and expertise you support and advise our scientists and help strengthening our research. You will not be asked to develop your own research line(s) or seek your own research funding. Support in education is expected to be limited to supporting practicals and/or student projects. Incidental expert (guest) lectures may be optional, whereas all primary teaching duties lie with our assistant, associate and full professors.

Administrative Officer voor European University Allliance (CHARM-EU )

As an administrative officer, you’ll support students and teaching staff with a variety of administrative processes related to an international master’s programme. Specifically, the Master Global Challenges for Sustainability , which is jointly offered by several European universities. This program is part of the European University Alliance CHARM EU, in which various universities collaborate closely. For more information, visit www.charm-eu.eu.

You will work in an international team of administrative officers who are jointly responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the administrative processes of the Master programme. Organizationally, you will be part of the Education Department within the Directorate of Students, Education, and Research (SO&O). In your work, you’ll be constantly collaborating with the international team and your local colleagues in Utrecht.