International Relationships and Innovation Agent


  • Location: Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Discipline: Management

Associació Catalana Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Tecnologies Digitals

L’Associació Catalana d’Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Tecnologies Digitals (Telecos.cat) és l'entitat que aplega els enginyers de telecomunicació i altres tecnologies digitals a Catalunya. Actualment, som més de 1.200 professionals. Telecos.cat dóna suport i potencia les carreres professionals dels titulats i titulades en aquestes enginyeries. L'objectiu fonamental de la institució és promoure l’excel·lència en l’exercici de l’enginyeria en l'àmbit de les TIC. Consulta els serveis d'orientació i promoció professional a www.telecos.cat

Job description

Deadline:

2019/11/11

Institution:

ALBA is the Spanish Synchrotron Light Source, a large research infrastructure open to researchers from all over the world, offering them instruments to advance in the knowledge of fundamental properties in life and material sciences and to solve societal challenges.
It is managed by CELLS (Consortium for Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory), jointly funded by the Spanish State Government through its Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and the Generalitat de Catalunya through its Departament d’Empresa i Coneixement. The facility combines the operation of present instruments with the construction of new ones, merging high-level reliability with exciting challenging new projects, many of them carried out in
collaboration with national and international institutions. Innovation and technology transfer are one of the priorities.
LEAPS - the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (https://www.leaps-initiative.eu/) is a strategic consortium initiated by the Directors of European Synchrotron Light Source and Free Electron Laser (FEL) user facilities fostering collaboration and joint developments for better serving the scientific community and the society. In the next years, ALBA will be chairing and co-chairing LEAPS.

Function:

The position offers a unique opportunity for professional development by working at the Director´s Office, and in the Industrial Liaison Office, on a collaborative, multicultural, international and stimulating work environment.

We seek a highly motivated individual to deal with intensive international management activities, industrial and innovation projects.

The functions of the successful candidate are two-fold:
- To support the Facility Director on LEAPS management activities such as:
+ General support for the LEAPS project
+ Organization and follow-up of meetings, conferences, teleconferences, workshops, etc.
+ Update of web-site documentation
- To support the Industrial Liaison Office in fostering and managing collaborations with the industry and in providing general support to ALBA in innovation and technology transfer.

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Requirements

Requirements:

Qualification and Experience: Essential
- University degree in a scientific or science related management discipline
- Experience in comparable positions or in international R&D projects
- Understanding of project planning and reporting requirements
- Profound interpersonal, oral/written English communication skills
- Fluency in Spanish or Catalan

Qualification and Experience: Assets
- Management degree
- Familiarization with synchrotron light sources or large R&D infrastructures
- Self-initiative and analytical skills
- Ability to work both independently and in teamwork
- Organizational talent
- Flexibility to work on a need basis

Working conditions
- Salary depends on qualifications and experience
- The duration of the contract will be three years, with working conditions accordant to CELLS regulations

ALBA welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

This position is reserved for candidates who meet the requirements and have the legal status of disabled persons with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%. In case there are no applicants with disabilities that meet the requirements, the rest of the candidates without declared disability will be evaluated.

The requirements considered as necessary to participate in the selection process, their knowledge and work experience in relation to the functions of the position, their suitability and ability to progress towards them and their personal skills, attitude and commitment will be checked if met by the candidate.


  • Location: Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain)
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Discipline: Management