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AMBER is hiring for 2 Horizon Europe roles Strategic Project Coordination Manager & Innovation Proposal Manager

25 July 2023

AMBER the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) seeks to appoint a Horizon Europe (HEU) Strategic Project Coordination Manager (SPCM) and a Horizon Europe Innovation Proposal Manager to join its successful multidisciplinary team of professionals. More about Horizon Europe.

Horizon Europe Strategic Project Coordination Manager

This role will entail managing European Commission funded projects which are being coordinated by AMBER Principal Investigators (PI’s). It is expected that they will manage a portfolio of several projects at the same time.

This role will be embedded within the team of professional staff at the SFI funded AMBER research centre specifically within the Non-Exchequer/Non-Commercial (NENC) funding team. Although the role-holder will work as part of a team, they will have responsibility for coordination and management of European Commission (EC) funded projects in conjunction with the relevant Principal Investigator project coordinator. The role-holder will work as part of the Non-Exchequer, Non-Commercial funding team with responsibility for delivering AMBER’s NENC funding strategy through implementation support of funded projects won by our world leading academics, together with university partners and national and international funding agencies.

Closing Date : 21st August 2023 12 Noon

Full Job Spec: Horizon Europe Strategic Project Coordination Manager

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Horizon Europe Innovation Proposal Manager

This role is a new initiative which will seek to embed a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Centre by providing training and support to researchers in preparing proposals to innovation focussed programmes in Horizon Europe, such as the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Programme.

This role will be embedded within the team of professional staff at the SFI funded AMBER research centre. The post-holder will work as part of a team with responsibility for the implementation of AMBER’s non-exchequer/non-commercial funding strategy together with our world leading academics, university partners and TTO offices, and national and international agencies. Although the role-holder will work as part of a team, they will have responsibility for developing a package of dedicated innovation supports in AMBER, with the ultimate goal of moving fundamental research closer to market, from early-stage research, to proof of concept, technology transfer, and the financing and scale up of start-ups and SMEs. The role-holder will equip AMBER researchers with the business skills needed to mature early-stage research, validate their technology and advance their market readiness.

Closing Date : 21st August 2023 12 Noon

Full Job Spec: Horizon Europe Innovation Proposal Manager

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