CBS is looking for a Research adviser (level of Special konsulent) for External Funding

We welcome applications in both Danish and English.

CBS’s research contributes to economic and societal development and places ‘business’ in a broader social, political, cultural, and historical context. CBS researchers work in fields such as sustainability, artificial intelligence, and the green economy, to name just a few.

To realize these ambitions, CBS provides professional and service-oriented support to departments and researchers to secure more funding for research, through the Research Support Office (RSO)

CBS is looking for a research adviser with experience in external funding from a university, foundation, or other related environments. You will be part of a dynamic and interdisciplinary team in the RSO, collaborating to attract European and Danish public and private research funding. As a research adviser focusing on external funding, you will work closely with CBS researchers to secure the necessary funds for research projects that promote significant scientific breakthroughs and seek solutions for key societal challenges.

The CBS Research Support Office (RSO) consists of a head of office, a secretariat coordinator, and 10 research advisers. The CBS RSO is divided into highly specialized teams, each focusing on a specific funding area (public, private, EU). In the RSO, we help each other and maintain an open and informal tone. We focus on competence and team development, and you will have good opportunities to influence and organize your workday. You will join a team where we also prioritize community and social interaction.

Primary tasks:

• Advise CBS researchers on opportunities and conditions for external funding of research projects.
• Support external funding activities, including preparing budgets, providing technical and administrative input to applications, and review applications to ensure that form and content are competitive and meet the requirements of the funding body.
• Support strategic and cross-cutting initiatives within external funding activities.
• Contribute to the development of RSO’s own strategic initiatives and process measures.
• Manage contact with national and international foundations.
• Advise CBS departments on external funding and handle management tasks for the leadership team.

Qualifications: We are looking for the right person who:

• Has knowledge of the current research funding landscape, including the EU’s framework program, Horizon Europe.
• Has experience in advising researchers, preferably from a university or similar environments.
• Is good at analyzing research proposals and advising researchers on the path from complex research ideas to convincing funding applications.
• Has experience preparing budgets from scratch based on the relevant funding bodies financial guidelines
• Is a sharp communicator with good collaboration skills and enjoys working with many different stakeholders across different organizations.
• Is interested in new digital tools and the development of processes that can simplify task handling and administrative processes and will bring new ideas into our daily workflows.
• Has a basic understanding of Danish (requirement) and a high proficiency in both oral and written English

We work with many deadlines and are periodically very busy. Therefore, it is necessary that you can focus, prioritize, and work intensively up to deadlines.

Salary and employment conditions: The position is at the level of “special konsulent”. Employment and remuneration are in accordance with the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the AC organizations. The employment is 37 hours per week, and we hope to fill the position as soon as possible, with a start no later than March 1, 2025.

Additional information: If you would like additional information about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of office for RSO, Jane Finnerup Johnsen, phone: 28936924.

Application deadline: The application deadline is January 12, 2025. The first interview will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, and the second interview on Friday, January 24, 2025. There may be a test between the first and second interviews.

All interested parties, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or ethnic background, are encouraged to apply for the position.

You apply for the position online by opening the link “apply online,” where you fill out the application form and attach the application along with exam papers and CV.

Closing date: 12 January 2025.

Apply online