Acquiring EU funding that will lead to societal impact with scientific breakthroughs and excellent research. Being part of an enthusiastic team you advise and support TU Delft top scientists.

Job description

If someone is  well informed about research and innovation done at TU Delft, it is you. On top of that, you are a key player in the process of acquiring grants! As EU Grant advisor you help researchers to get their projects funded by Horizon Europe and other European programmes. To achieve maximum impact, TU Delft collaborates with start-ups, companies and governmental organisations. Obviously, you regularly cooperate with these partners. Sometimes you help researchers obtain a personal grant. 

You are there to provide the right support to obtain the right funding. You review and screen the grant application of researchers before submission, and/ or you guide and facilitate the consortium towards a succesful grant application. You work together with your direct funding advice colleagues and experts from other support teams, such as business developers, IP support and contract managers. You assess whether a grant application has the potential for success or not. You share your (expert) view with the researcher. You develop yourself into a leading expert in grants. You are part of the EU and NL Research Funding teams of the Innovation & Impact Centre You work together with experienced colleagues (some have black belt level expertise of EU funding programmes) assisting TU Delft and its researchers and innovators to be among the most succesful in Europe. An ideal place to learn and thrive, providing ample opportunity for you to grow professionally and personally.

Interesting aspect of the job is that you develop yourself professionally and personally in terms of content too: as you work on grant applications you get state-of-the-art insight in research and innovation in different areas, such as climate, energy, health, robotics and AI, quantum and nanotechnology. Do you have a preference for certain themes or for certain professional and personal development? You never walk alone as we take into account your wishes and ambitions when allocating the work.

Requirements

• Relevant university level education, affinity with the academic world.
• 2-5 years of experience in pre-award advising and/or writing EU grant proposals is a must, preferably in a relevant work experience at a company/advisory agency, a start-up or knowledge institute or university in the European Union.
• Up-to-date knowledge of grant application processes, proposal preparation in the participant portal etc., in particular Horizon Europe and related programs is essential.
• Previous experience with European Defense Fund and DIANA grants and procedures is desirable.
• Team player, proactive attitude, ability to handle multiple deadlines, ability to understand S&T ideas quickly, experience in (post award) project management is not required.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English are a must.
• Command of the Dutch language, Microsoft Office applications is a plus and recommended.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 1 year with prospect of permanent.
• A job of 34-40  hours per week.
• A salary based on scale 11 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a minimum of €4,332 and a maximum of €5,929 gross per month, plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

TU Delft

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

University Corporate Office - Innovation & Impact Centre

You will join the Innovation & Impact Centre (I&IC), which is responsible for valorisation - the university's third core task alongside education and research. We are committed to ensure that the knowledge and technology we develop at TU Delft benefits society. The work at I&IC is diverse and ranges from advising on research funding to setting up large public-private partnerships. We are also engaged in the development of the TU Delft Campus as an innovation ecosystem. We encourage entrepreneurship, (inter)national cooperation and strategic planning in the field of innovation. 

Depending on your profile, you will work in the field of research funding (both NL and EU), intellectual property, public affairs, corporate innovations, campus development, projects or innovation affairs. The I&IC is located at the heart of the TU Delft Campus, the vibrant innovation ecosystem that houses almost 300 companies, knowledge institutions, field labs, (pre-)incubators, restaurants and cafés in addition to the university. An inspiring place where you surround yourself daily with students, researchers, entrepreneurs and other innovative minds; all driven by the same mission: impact for a better society.

Additional information

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Servaas Duterloo, Head of Team EU Research Funding, at s.b.duterloo@tudelft.nl, +31(0)6-43461089. Or contact Anne van de Poel, Hoofd of Team NL Research Funding, A.vandePoel@tudelft.nl, +31(0)6-28536734.

Application procedure

Can you see yourself as our new Grant Advisor? Please apply no later than 15 October 2023 via the application button and upload your motivation and CV.

• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.