Project manager to INCF

INCF is an international organization launched in 2005, following a proposal from the Global Science Forum of the OECD to establish international coordination and collaborative informatics infrastructure for neuroscience. INCF is hosted by Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. INCF currently has members spanning 4 continents, with an extended network comprising organizations, individual researchers, industry, and publishers.

The mission of INCF is to develop, evaluate, and endorse standards and best practices that embrace the principles of Open, FAIR, and Citable neuroscience. INCF also provides training on how standards and best practices facilitate reproducibility and enables the publishing of the entirety of research output, including data and code. The INCF Secretariat supports its members with project management, outreach, and administration of community-driven projects regarding standards and best practices for data and code reuse, integration of infrastructures, reproducibility, and interoperability issues in neuroscience.

Your mission / Key functions

INCF is looking for a project manager to coordinate its science and training activities. The candidate should be highly organized and service minded with excellent written and spoken English. We are looking for a self-motivated and independent neuroscientist with experience from community engagement, open science practices, and experience in both Python and MATLAB programming languages. The candidate should have strong time management skills and be able to multitask. Interpersonal skills are essential, and we emphasize the person’s ability to contribute to a friendly work environment. We offer a friendly workplace within an international community in a dynamic scientific environment.

Area of responsibilities/duties:
● Manage INCF’s scientific committees and draft written reports about activities
● Maintain website with up-to-date information about INCF committees, member, and working group activities
● Edit and produce content for INCF’s training and education content database
● Manage INCF mentorship programs
● Organize and arrange INCF in-person meetings for INCF working groups and assigned committees

Due to the international nature of the job, it will include meetings at unsociable hours and management of urgent emails outside of office hours. The position may include international travel 1-2 times/year.

Your profile

Skills required:
● PhD in neuroscience
● Fluency in English
● Practical knowledge of Python and Matlab programming languages
● Strong organizational skills
● Ability to prioritize tasks
● Excellent and proven team-working ability
● Tactful and diplomatic verbal and written interpersonal communication skills
● Proficiency in MS Office
● Proficiency in scientific writing (blog-style)

Skills desirable:
● Teaching experience
● Experience from volunteer organizations
● Knowledge of Google apps, Zoom, Doodle, and other similar web applications for office use

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

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Employment

The position is an 11-month fixed term employment. The position is located at Karolinska Institutet in Solna, and the employment takes place within the INCF organization. Hybrid options are available.

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest July 4, 2023.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

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