Data Support Lead & Faculty Liaison

Introduction

Erasmus University Rotterdam Library is looking for a driven, academically grounded professional to take on a dual role: Team Lead and Faculty Liaison within the Data Team of Library Research Support. 

You will be the bridge between academic research and library services. As Faculty Liaison, you are the primary contact and face of the University Library for the faculties of ESHPM (Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management) and ESSB (Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences). As Team Lead, you will coordinate the Data Support Team and shape the strategic development of open research infrastructure by exploring and implementing sustainable, digitally autonomous solutions. 

This role is for someone who is at home in the academic world, understands how researchers think and work, and who does not just understand Open Science but wants to actively shape it.

Job description

As Faculty Liaison 

• You serve as the primary point of contact for academic and support staff within ESHPM and ESSB - Pedagogical Sciences. 

• You maintain and strengthen relationships between the University Library and both faculties, proactively identifying developments in research and education. 

• You are responsible for acquisition of scholarly content, maintain contacts with publishers and manage specific content budgets. 

• You contribute to University Library-wide projects and collaborate closely with fellow Faculty Liaisons. 

As Data Support Lead 

• You coordinate and lead the Data Support team, which consists of ten professionals with diverse areas of expertise, facilitating effective collaboration. 

• You support your team members in their personal and professional development, including through development conversations.  

• You promote effective collaboration with the research data community (within the team, the University Library, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and at a national level).  

• You keep up to date with developments in the field of research data and research data infrastructures, and translate these into high-quality services.  

• You guide the implementation of the team's annual, ensuring alignment with the strategic priorities of the University Library, and contribute to the development of future strategies and plans for the team.  

• You contribute to strategic workforce planning. 

Job requirements

• A master's degree, preferably in a social or health science–related discipline. 

• Knowledge of and experience with Open Science, open data, and open research infrastructure. 

• Experience working in or with academia — as a researcher, information specialist, or in a comparable role. 

• Experience conducting advanced literature research. 

• Experience in a leadership role with responsibility for HR-related tasks, such as staff support, performance appraisal, and professional development. 

• Excellent communication skills in English; willingness to develop Dutch to C1 level. 

• A collaborative personality that builds bridges across disciplines, teams, and organisational levels. 

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position will be agreed upon and you will be based at Campus Woudestein - Rotterdam at the University Library (UL). This position is for 0.8-1.0 FTE. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 4,925 to a maximum of € 6,682 gross per month (scale 11) on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year and can be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period if suitability is proven and if continued in the same position, if (financial and/or organizational) circumstances remain the same.

Everything else we offer you; you can find below!

- Everything you need for a good work-life balance: the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre!

- Sustainable, inclusive and diverse work environment with an open culture, where you can be yourself and we pay attention to each other and to the world around us. Make the most of our bicycle budget, or join networks such as Young@EUR, FAME or QuEUR.

- Time and space for your development in the broadest sense: development days and a personal career budget and free access to our university library.

- Good pension with ABP that EUR contributes 2/3rds towards, discounts on various collective insurances with Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Loyalis, and Allianz, and compensation for travel, working from home and home internet use.

- Are you currently combining your job with parenthood, or do you want to do so in the future? EUR offers partially paid parental leave and fully paid additional birth leave for partners, and our campus features a daycare (daycare not paid for by EUR).

- Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the 30%-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service

The University Library

As the content manager of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), the University Library (UL) supports students, lecturers and researchers in creating, sharing and deepening knowledge.

All services of the University Library are openly accessible. In this way, we contribute to a positive societal impact—not only within the academic community, but beyond it as well.

The University Library has an open culture in which collaboration, working on the basis of trust, and taking responsibility are key values.

Additional information

Are you enthusiastic, but would like to ask some questions about the position first? Then you can contact Matthijs Holwerda, Head (interim) of Library Research Support,via holwerda@eur.nl. 

For questions about the procedure, you can contact our recruiter Iris Konijnendijk at iris.konijnendijk@eur.nl. 

Applying

We look forward to receiving your application for the role of Data Support Lead & Faculty Liaison. The University Library uses an anonymous application procedure. We attach great importance to diversity and believe it is essential that characteristics such as age, background and gender do not play any role in the selection process.

How does the anonymous application procedure work?

We kindly ask you to submit three documents:

• A cv containing only your initials
• A motivation letter containing only your initials
• A separate document with your personal details

Anonymising the cv and motivation letter means that names, age, gender (and any other personal identifying information) are omitted.

After the initial selection, candidates are invited for an introductory interview. If this meeting is mutually positive, a second, more in-depth interview will follow, for which you will be asked to prepare a sample case. After the second interview, we will select the final candidate.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Persons of all gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, ages, neurodiversities, functional impairments, citizenships, or any other aspect are welcome to apply and join the EUR community.