PhD in Design for Scarcity, Extreme Conditions and More-than-Human Cooperation

Introduction
Join TU/e for a PhD on how design research responds to scarcity, extreme conditions, and more-than-human cooperation. You will do justice-oriented, community-centered design research through fieldwork with diverse actors, from cultural and creative sectors to policymakers and informal communities.

Job Description
This PhD position is part of the Horizon Europe project UnEXTRA ("Uncovering a new design competitiveness for European conteXts in TRAnsition"). UnEXTRA studies how design can contribute to a different model of European competitiveness in conditions where resources become scarce, social and physical environments grow more extreme, and collaboration between humans and more-than-humans becomes tighter. UnEXTRA approaches these themes through justice-oriented, community-centered, and more-than-human design research.

This PhD position sits in the methodological and empirical core of UnEXTRA, and will require engaging with a broad range of stakeholders - from policymakers, to design practitioners, informal communities, and more-than-human constituencies.

The PhD student will combine conceptual research, community-centered design, qualitative analysis, co-creation, and design-oriented knowledge curation. This includes attention to uneven representation, more-than-human perspectives, contested priorities, and the ways community input changes design concepts in practice.

The position offers a strong basis for developing into a researcher at the intersection of academia, the creative and cultural sector, and policymaking, with expertise in design research, STS-informed methods, and justice-oriented community-led design.

You will be part of the Making With cluster https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/making-with within the Department of Industrial Design. You will also work closely with colleagues and partners across the UnEXTRA consortium, including among others the University of Bologna, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and Dutch Design Foundation.

Responsibilities

• conduct literature review and conceptual synthesis related to community-centered design, justice-oriented design research, and design under scarcity, extreme conditions, and more-than-human cooperation
• contribute to the methodological framing of the project and to stakeholder mapping, recruitment, and engagement across the consortium
• design, prepare, run, and document stakeholder workshops, interviews, and related participatory processes
• collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative data from local and cross-site activities
• help translate fieldwork findings into community-accountable concept development and knowledge infrastructure
• contribute to consortium outputs, and writing your PhD dissertation
• support teaching activities and student coaching within the department

The final dissertation trajectory will be developed together with the supervisory team. Strong thematic directions include:

• The role of design in conditions of scarcity, extreme change, and tighter more-than-human cooperation.
• Stakeholder and community-centered methods for cross-site design research across policy, civic, and community settings.
• How qualitative fieldwork informs design concepts and European design curricula.

Tentative Timeline

Year 1

• literature review and conceptual framing
• stakeholder mapping and engagement strategy
• development of the methodological approach
• early contribution to consortium deliverables

Year 2

• co-design of fieldwork instruments
• stakeholder workshops, interviews, and comparative qualitative analysis
• co-creation with communities and experts around emerging design concepts

Year 3

• consolidation of cross-site patterns, frictions, and exclusions
• translation of stakeholder findings into design concepts
• synthesis across work packages

Year 4

• consolidation of the knowledge-infrastructure dimension
• final project contributions
• dissertation writing

Job Requirements

• A master's degree in design. We are also open to applicants from other disciplines – for example, the humanities, education, social sciences, engineering, business – as long as the candidate can show a clear affinity with design research through elective courses, work experience, etc.
• A research-oriented attitude and a strong interest in justice-oriented, community-centered design research.
• Experience with qualitative methods such as interviews, workshops, observation, or thematic analysis.
• Ability to move between conceptual work and hands-on empirical design work.
• Interest in collaborating with the creative industry, public-sector actors, informal communities, and interdisciplinary research partners. Previous experience in addressing more-than-human actors is a plus.
• Motivation to develop your teaching skills and coach students.
• Fluent in spoken and written English, at C1 level.
• Additional proficiency in Dutch is helpful for fieldwork in the Netherlands.

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,059 - max. € 3,881 gross per month).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

On our website you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

The Department of Industrial Design conducts research on and education in the design of systems with emerging technologies in a social context. We excel at integrating various academic disciplines, including engineering, design, business, and social sciences.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager Gabriele Ferri, g.ferri@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process.

Curious to hear more about what it’s like as a PhD candidate at TU/e? Please view the video.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

"#EUfunded This is an EU funded project, named UnEXTRA, with project number 101286736, within program Horizon Europe."

Application
We invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply button. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications, if available and pertinent.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.

Please note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

PhD in Design for Scarcity, Extreme Conditions and More-than-Human Cooperation

This PhD position is part of the Horizon Europe project UnEXTRA ("Uncovering a new design competitiveness for European conteXts in TRAnsition"). UnEXTRA studies how design can contribute to a different model of European competitiveness in conditions where resources become scarce, social and physical environments grow more extreme, and collaboration between humans and more-than-humans becomes tighter. UnEXTRA approaches these themes through justice-oriented, community-centered, and more-than-human design research.

This PhD position sits in the methodological and empirical core of UnEXTRA, and will require engaging with a broad range of stakeholders - from policymakers, to design practitioners, informal communities, and more-than-human constituencies.

The PhD student will combine conceptual research, community-centered design, qualitative analysis, co-creation, and design-oriented knowledge curation. This includes attention to uneven representation, more-than-human perspectives, contested priorities, and the ways community input changes design concepts in practice.

The position offers a strong basis for developing into a researcher at the intersection of academia, the creative and cultural sector, and policymaking, with expertise in design research, STS-informed methods, and justice-oriented community-led design.

You will be part of the Making With cluster https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/making-with within the Department of Industrial Design. You will also work closely with colleagues and partners across the UnEXTRA consortium, including among others the University of Bologna, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and Dutch Design Foundation.

Responsibilities

• conduct literature review and conceptual synthesis related to community-centered design, justice-oriented design research, and design under scarcity, extreme conditions, and more-than-human cooperation
• contribute to the methodological framing of the project and to stakeholder mapping, recruitment, and engagement across the consortium
• design, prepare, run, and document stakeholder workshops, interviews, and related participatory processes
• collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative data from local and cross-site activities
• help translate fieldwork findings into community-accountable concept development and knowledge infrastructure
• contribute to consortium outputs, and writing your PhD dissertation
• support teaching activities and student coaching within the department

The final dissertation trajectory will be developed together with the supervisory team. Strong thematic directions include:

• The role of design in conditions of scarcity, extreme change, and tighter more-than-human cooperation.
• Stakeholder and community-centered methods for cross-site design research across policy, civic, and community settings.
• How qualitative fieldwork informs design concepts and European design curricula.

Tentative Timeline

Year 1

• literature review and conceptual framing
• stakeholder mapping and engagement strategy
• development of the methodological approach
• early contribution to consortium deliverables

Year 2

• co-design of fieldwork instruments
• stakeholder workshops, interviews, and comparative qualitative analysis
• co-creation with communities and experts around emerging design concepts

Year 3

• consolidation of cross-site patterns, frictions, and exclusions
• translation of stakeholder findings into design concepts
• synthesis across work packages

Year 4

• consolidation of the knowledge-infrastructure dimension
• final project contributions
• dissertation writing

Operational Compliance Coordinator – TU/e EU Action Plan

Introduction
Research Support Office
The Research Support Office (RSO) consists of a close-knit team of professionals who support the academic staff in both pre- and post-award phases of European, national, and regional research & innovation grants. The RSO team includes research funding advisors / program experts, program managers, project leaders, and a team of legal experts.

Research Support Network
The TU/e Research Support Network (RSN) is a comprehensive knowledge network on campus that supports researchers throughout all phases of their research & innovation projects. The RSN is organized into two tiers: the first tier consists of Departmental Project Development Offices (PDOs) who provide day-to-day support close to the researcher and Institute Program Managers (IPMs) who support researchers from a thematic/strategic point of view. The second tier, that includes the RSO, consists of experts at central services who offer specialized support to both the first tier support and to researchers directly.

TU/e EU Action Plan
On the request of the Executive Board and as a deliverable of the TU/e 2030 Strategy, a new EU-strategy has been developed by a campus-wide working group, in cocreation with stakeholders at TU/e: the TU/e EU Action Plan.

Goal of the plan is to improve the way TU/e is engaging in EU-research & innovation programmes (e.g. Horizon Europe, European Defence Fund, Digital Europe) and to have an integral and coherent approach in which we closely cooperate on campus and where we learn and grow further together. In doing so, we will be compliant with all existing and new EC-regulations and requirements.

The EU Action Plan, which has broad support on all levels within TU/e, is a dedicated and balanced improvement program in which needed new instruments (like info sessions, trainings, workshops, etc.) are being developed and implemented. The overall aim is that TU/e and its researchers and support staff will have a high return on effort and optimal visibility, participation and impact in EU R&I programmes.

To this end, amongst others, staff in four central services is being extended, including in the current grant support team of the RSO. The combined new staff is forming an inter-disciplinary cross-service EU Action Plan core team; this team closely collaborates with other staff in central services and with first tier support staff in the Departments & Institutes in various sub-projects towards achieving the goals of the EU Action Plan.

Job Description
At TU/e, there is a growing need to harmonize and standardize operations, with increasing requirements for compliance with guidelines related to European funding. Establishing clear harmonized frameworks and procedures for operations enables TU/e to create a high-quality environment within our budgetary limits.

With the aim to further develop our core team, we are seeking an enthusiastic colleague to contribute to the successful execution of TU/e’s EU Action Plan. As Operational Compliance Coordinator you will provide academic staff and 1st tier support staff with compliance-related information and support for European collaborative grants (such as Horizon Europe European Defence Fund, Digital Europe). You will stimulate a culture of compliance on campus, and coordinate within the RSN when it comes to operational compliance of TU/e. You will work closely together with compliance policy officers at the General Affairs department (especially the Knowledge security team), but focus on the operational side yourself, towards “security by design”, in close collaboration with the decentral (knowledge security) compliance coordinators in the Departments. You will help setting up and running info sessions and a structured training programme for researchers, as well as a training programme for 1st tier support staff (train the trainer). Importantly, you will also help in the development of improved procedures, online tools, templates, etc. to be developed in the context of the EU Action Plan.

Important specific compliancy domains are, amongst others:

• Knowledge safety
• Privacy & (cyber-)security
• Dual use
• Export controls (a.o. EU sanctions)
• Use of AI
• Responsible collaboration in general
• Other EU-compliancy aspects

You will be hierarchically positioned in the grant support team of the Research Support Office, but content-wise in day-to-day operations be part of the interdisciplinary EU Action Plan programme-team. This role offers a high degree of diversity and autonomy within the team and the university.

Tasks
Specific tasks include:

• Inform the TU/e community of longer-term and strategic developments with respect to compliance issues in EU-programmes, and what it means for TU/e (researchers).
• Provide 2nd line support to departments and institutes: answer questions, provide information, etc.
• Provide support in the proposal writing process and review draft proposals at TU/e with respect to compliancy-aspects mentioned above (“security by design”).
• Provide compliance-advice in the project execution phase of EU-projects at TU/e. Flag any potential compliancy issues (and in case needed escalate).
• Liaise with the National helpdesk on Knowledge Security / relevant National Contact Points.
• Develop a proposal for (adaptation of) internal processes at TU/e so that necessary compliance checks are done for all our EU-proposals and projects.
• In case relevant, help develop interactive online tool(s) for researchers.
• Develop and provide (together with central compliance policy officers and decentral KS-coordinators) structured training for researchers and support staff (train the trainer)
• Collaborate with colleagues in the TU/e Research Support Network and Research Support Office, colleagues from other central services and stakeholders on campus (e.g. department- and institute directors).
• Help in providing high quality management information.

Job Requirements
For this role, we are looking for a colleague who:

• Has knowledge of and experience with EU R&I programmes (notably Horizon, Digital Europe, EDF).
• Has a background and experience in at least one of the compliance aspects mentioned above.
• Possesses an academic level of thinking and working.
• Is skilled in communication and proficient in conveying and sharing knowledge. Has experience in delivering presentations/workshops.
• Has strong written and verbal proficiency in English. Proficiency in Dutch is an advantage.
• Can motivate professionals and coordinate their activities.
• Is proactive, customer-oriented, analytical, results-driven.
• Works independently and flexibly. Is a team player who collaborates effectively with colleagues both within and outside the EU Action Plan team.

Conditions of Employment
An exciting position within an international yet personal university. You are right in the middle of the students, on a green campus within walking distance of the central station. Besides beautiful architecture, you will find varied workplaces and excellent sports facilities. We also offer you:

• A monthly salary of minimum € 4,728 to maximum € 6,433 gross for full-time employment, depending on your knowledge and experience (scale 11 Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities). (If you are very experienced you will receive more responsibilities in a higher salary scale 12 (€ 5,705 - € 7,297).
• In addition to vacation pay, a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• A favorable arrangement for more holidays or a sabbatical.
• A selection model for additional fringe benefits.
• Working hours in consultation for an optimal work-life balance.
• Scope for your talent with advancement prospects and excellent development opportunities such as mentoring, workshops and coaching.
• Partially paid parental leave and reimbursement for commuting expenses, working from home and the internet.
• A generous employer contribution to the favorable ABP pension plan.
• Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.

Here you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!

About us
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to have more information about the position, please contact the hiring manager: Wilfried Reincke, Programme leader of the EU Action Plan, w.t.h.reincke@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact HR Services on 040 – 247 4486, e-mail: HRServices.SupportUnits@tue.nl.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application
If you are interested, please use the ‘apply’ button to send us your CV and letter of application with your motivation and a description of your qualifications by Wednesday 2 September 2026 at the latest. First round of interviews are foreseen to be held on Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 September. Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

Screening of candidates begins as soon as applications are received and continues until the position is filled. Where applicable, internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates where they are equally suitable.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please note

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines.
• Important for non-EU applicants: Please be aware that for this position, specific residence permit requirements apply. If you are a non-EU national, you may not be eligible to legally work in this role under current Dutch immigration regulations. We strongly advise you to contact our Staff Immigration Team (staffimmigration@tue.nl) before applying to check your eligibility and to receive further guidance.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

Sr. Beveiligingsmedewerker / Centralist (1,0 fte)

Introductie
De Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), afdeling Safety & Security, zoekt ter versterking van haar beveiligingsorganisatie een Beveiligingsmedewerker (1,0 fte). Ben jij degene die deel wil uitmaken van een hecht team dat 24/7 samenwerkt aan de veiligheid van de TU/e en ben je toe aan een nieuwe uitdaging met veel afwisseling en dynamiek dan is deze functie misschien iets voor jou.

De Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) is een internationaal vooraanstaande technische universiteit, gespecialiseerd in Engineering Science & Technology. De TU/e organisatie omvat 9 faculteiten en 9 diensten die het primaire proces van onderwijs en onderzoek ondersteunen. Met kwalitatief hoogwaardig onderwijs en onderzoek zorgt de TU/e voor vooruitgang van technische wetenschappen en de ontwikkeling van technologische innovaties. Zo draagt de TU/e bij aan de groei van welvaart en welzijn in de Brainport regio en daarbuiten. Binnen de TU/e draait het om mensen. Op de campus wonen, werken en recreëren zo’n 14.000 studenten en 7.500 medewerkers

De afdeling Safety & Security is ondergebracht bij Campus & facility (C&F) https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/support-services/campus-and-facilities. De afdeling bestaat uit diverse deskundigen op het gebied van beveiliging, brandweer, parking en access control en bedrijfshulpverlening en draagt bij aan de meerjarendoelstellingen van het programma integrale veiligheid. Denk hierbij aan thema’s als fysieke- en gebouwveiligheid, BHV en crisismanagement.

Functieomschrijving
Wat ga je doen:
Als Sr. Beveiligingsmedewerker/Centralist vervul je onder meer de volgende taken:

• Het uitvoeren van alle voorkomende beveiligingswerkzaamheden en surveillancerondes en het openen- en sluiten van gebouwen;
• Het afhandelen van inbraak-, brand-, en technische alarmmeldingen;
• Het actie ondernemen bij ongewenste en risicovolle situaties en ongewenst gedrag;
• Het optreden bij incidenten en calamiteiten, evenals het optreden als bedrijfshulpverlener;
• Het rapporteren over het verloop van de werkzaamheden waaronder het opmaken van rapporten en het bespreken en overdragen hiervan aan collega’s;
• Het toezicht houden op en handhaven van de geldende TU/e veiligheidsregels;
• Het bemensen van het Security Control Center, het aannemen van meldingen en bijbehorende acties uitzetten, het bedienen van intercoms en bijbehorende administratie;
• Het inschakelen en informeren van TU/e bedrijfshulpverleners en externe hulpdiensten, zodat de opvolging van meldingen en incidenten binnen gestelde kaders behandeld en/of opgelost worden;
• Het uitvoeren van cameratoezicht op personen en gebouwen teneinde ongewone en onveilige situaties te signaleren.

Functie-eisen
Wie ben jij:

• Je beschikt over werk- en denkvermogen op MBO-niveau 3-4 aangevuld met eventueel vakgerichte opleidingen;
  
  • Diploma Beveiliger niveau 2 (eis), gewenst Coördinator Beveiliger niveau 3;
  • Geldig BHV-certificaat en AED-certificaat of de bereidheid deze binnen zes maanden na aanvang te behalen;
• Je bent stressbestendig en kunt onder spanning en druk effectief presteren;
• Je bent van onbesproken gedrag, desgevraagd middels een VOG aantoonbaar;
• Je beschikt over uitstekende mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatievaardigheden in de Nederlandse taal en goede beheersing van de Engelse taal;
• Je bent klant- en resultaatgericht.
• Je bent in staat om zelfstandig situaties in te schatten en de juiste vervolgacties te bepalen;
• Je bent een enthousiaste teamspeler en kunt zowel in een team als zelfstandig uitstekend (samen) werken;
• Je bent flexibel, geduldig en representatief;
• Je bent accuraat en behoudt het overzicht over het totaal van activiteiten;
• Je hebt affiniteit met computers en bent in staat om op meldkamerniveau meerdere (software)systemen naast elkaar te gebruiken;
• Bereidheid tot het werken in wisseldiensten (3 ploegen volcontinu dienst);
• Je bent in het bezit van een geldig rijbewijs B en eigen vervoer.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden
Een boeiende positie binnen een internationale en tegelijkertijd persoonlijke universiteit. Je zit midden tussen de studenten, op een groene campus op loopafstand van het centraal station. Daarnaast bieden we jou:

• Een bruto maandsalaris van minimaal € 3.029,- tot maximaal € 3.623,- bij een fulltime dienstverband, afhankelijk van jouw kennis en ervaring (schaal 6 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten).
• Naast vakantiegeld, een structurele eindejaarsuitkering van 8,3%.
• Een gunstige regeling voor extra verlofdagen of een sabbatical.
• Een keuzemodel voor extra secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden.
• Werktijden in overleg voor een optimale werk-privé balans.
• Ruimte voor jouw talent met doorgroeikansen en uitstekende ontwikkelmogelijkheden, zoals mentoring, workshops en coaching.
• Deels betaald ouderschapsverlof en een vergoeding voor reiskosten woon-werkverkeer, thuiswerken en internet.
• Een ruime werkgeversbijdrage aan de gunstige ABP-pensioenregeling.
• Toegang tot het moderne sportcentrum op de TU/e‑campus tegen een uitzonderlijk voordelig tarief.

Hier ontdek je nog meer informatie over onze arbeidsvoorwaarden. Bouw verder aan je carrière bij de TU/e!

Over ons
Wij zijn een toonaangevende internationale universiteit waar wetenschappelijke nieuwsgierigheid samenkomt met een pragmatische, hands‑on mentaliteit. We werken op een open en samenwerkingsgerichte manier met hightechindustrieën om complexe maatschappelijke uitdagingen aan te pakken. Onze verantwoordelijke en respectvolle benadering zorgt voor impact — vandaag én in de toekomst. TU/e is de thuisbasis van meer dan 13.000 studenten en ruim 7.000 medewerkers, samen een diverse en bruisende academische gemeenschap.

Onze universiteit bevindt zich in Brainport Eindhoven — een wereldwijd toonaangevende technologieregio met meer dan 7.000 hightechbedrijven en sterke R&D‑activiteiten. Brainport staat bekend om doorbraken op het gebied van AI, fotonica, halfgeleiders en geavanceerde maakindustrie. Het is een regio waar technologie in dienst staat van mensen en de samenleving. Meer informatie over de Brainport‑regio vind je hier.

Informatie
Herken jij jezelf in dit profiel en wil je meer informatie over de functie? Neem dan contact op met de vacaturehouder: de heer Rick van Deventer, Teamleider TU/e Security, via telefoonnummer: 06-39271545, of via e-mail r.f.m.v.deventer@tue.nl.

Bezoek onze website voor meer informatie over het sollicitatieproces. Je kunt hierover ook contact opnemen met HR Services, e-mai: HRServices.SupportUnits@tue.nl of bel 040 247 4486.

Nieuwsgierig geworden? Op www.tue.nl/jobs vind je meer over werken bij de TU/e.

Sollicitatie
Ben je geïnteresseerd? Via de solliciteerknop ontvangen we graag je CV en brief met motivatie en omschrijving van je kwalificaties. Zorg ervoor dat je alle gevraagde documenten toevoegt. Wij geven voorrang aan complete sollicitaties.

De screening van kandidaten begint zodra de sollicitaties zijn ontvangen en gaat door totdat de vacature is ingevuld. Indien van toepassing, krijgen interne kandidaten bij gelijke geschiktheid voorrang op externe kandidaten.

Gesprekken zullen in week 32 (3 augustus t/m 7 augustus) gepland worden i.v.m. vakantie.

We kijken uit naar je sollicitatie!

Let op

• Je kunt online solliciteren. Sollicitaties die per e-mail en/of post worden verstuurd, worden niet in behandeling genomen.
• Een voorafgaande screening (bijvoorbeeld een Verklaring omtrent Gedrag of kennisveiligheidscheck) kan onderdeel zijn van de selectieprocedure. Voor meer informatie over de kennisveiligheidscheck, raadpleeg de Nationale Richtlijnen Kennisveiligheid.
• Wij verzoeken je geen contact met ons op te nemen voor ongevraagde diensten.

Operational Compliance Coordinator – TU/e EU Action Plan

At TU/e, there is a growing need to harmonize and standardize operations, with increasing requirements for compliance with guidelines related to European funding. Establishing clear harmonized frameworks and procedures for operations enables TU/e to create a high-quality environment within our budgetary limits.

With the aim to further develop our core team, we are seeking an enthusiastic colleague to contribute to the successful execution of TU/e’s EU Action Plan. As Operational Compliance Coordinator you will provide academic staff and 1st tier support staff with compliance-related information and support for European collaborative grants (such as Horizon Europe European Defence Fund, Digital Europe). You will stimulate a culture of compliance on campus, and coordinate within the RSN when it comes to operational compliance of TU/e. You will work closely together with compliance policy officers at the General Affairs department (especially the Knowledge security team), but focus on the operational side yourself, towards “security by design”, in close collaboration with the decentral (knowledge security) compliance coordinators in the Departments. You will help setting up and running info sessions and a structured training programme for researchers, as well as a training programme for 1st tier support staff (train the trainer). Importantly, you will also help in the development of improved procedures, online tools, templates, etc. to be developed in the context of the EU Action Plan.

Important specific compliancy domains are, amongst others:

• Knowledge safety
• Privacy & (cyber-)security
• Dual use
• Export controls (a.o. EU sanctions)
• Use of AI
• Responsible collaboration in general
• Other EU-compliancy aspects

You will be hierarchically positioned in the grant support team of the Research Support Office, but content-wise in day-to-day operations be part of the interdisciplinary EU Action Plan programme-team. This role offers a high degree of diversity and autonomy within the team and the university.

Tasks
Specific tasks include:

• Inform the TU/e community of longer-term and strategic developments with respect to compliance issues in EU-programmes, and what it means for TU/e (researchers).
• Provide 2nd line support to departments and institutes: answer questions, provide information, etc.
• Provide support in the proposal writing process and review draft proposals at TU/e with respect to compliancy-aspects mentioned above (“security by design”).
• Provide compliance-advice in the project execution phase of EU-projects at TU/e. Flag any potential compliancy issues (and in case needed escalate).
• Liaise with the National helpdesk on Knowledge Security / relevant National Contact Points.
• Develop a proposal for (adaptation of) internal processes at TU/e so that necessary compliance checks are done for all our EU-proposals and projects.
• In case relevant, help develop interactive online tool(s) for researchers.
• Develop and provide (together with central compliance policy officers and decentral KS-coordinators) structured training for researchers and support staff (train the trainer)
• Collaborate with colleagues in the TU/e Research Support Network and Research Support Office, colleagues from other central services and stakeholders on campus (e.g. department- and institute directors).
• Help in providing high quality management information.