Project Coordinator (EG 11 TV-H) - in the Department of Political Science, Focus: International and Inter-Societal Relations and Foreign Policy

Full-time, limited until 28.02.2025 in accordance with § 14 para. 1 sentence 2 no. 1 Part-time and Limited-term Employment Act (TzBfG). The possibility of extension by 4 years is foreseen after successful evaluation.

The University of Kassel receives funding from the BMBF for the Maria Sibylla Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Latin America (CALAS).

The coordination is responsible for the international third-party funding management of all projects in the CALAS research network, for program implementation, speaker support, communication and secretariat, public relations as well as database maintenance. In addition to the four Latin American CALAS partner institutions, the coordination supervises the Kassel Latin America Center CELA.

Further references to the CALAS research network can be found at: http://www.calas.lat

Tasks:

• Management of project funds in the research network, focus on Latin America.
• Coordination of the administrative staff of the Latin American regional institutes as well as the cooperation between the Latin American personnel and financial administrations and the University of Kassel
• Independent planning, provision and controlling of finances with the BMBF project management agency and the international partners
• Event management of the international research cooperation
• Scientific support of digital database systems of the research center
• Measures for the external presentation of the project network, press and public relations, homepage maintenance
• Communication, logistics, event organization and research coordination.

Requirements:

• Completed university studies (Bachelor or comparable in social sciences with expertise in the field of activity).
• Very good knowledge of Spanish and English
• Study and work experience in Latin America and intercultural competencies on the region
• Demonstrable good experience with university procedures and in international research coordination
• Demonstrable good knowledge in international third-party funding management
• Willingness to work internationally
• Experience in event coordination
• Experience in public relations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Structured work and ability to work under pressure
• Good computer skills
• Ability to work in a team, flexibility

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Burchardt, tel.: 0561-804-3253, e-mail: burchardt[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

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Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are equally suitable and qualified. Full-time positions can be shared. Please submit only copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in compliance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, quoting the reference number, and preferably also in electronic form.