Would you like to work in an international environment? Are you a team player, energetic, highly organized and process oriented? Then read on!
The department of Cognitive Neuroscience is looking for an enthusiastic and flexible Management Assistant.
The management assistant is responsible for supporting a number of sections within a large department with academic staff and PhD students. In this role, you provide secretarial, organizational and executive support from A to Z (HR, finance, facilities) to the section heads and the staff members. Next to this, you are responsible for a number of tasks related to the entire department. Organization of events for the department is a joint task within the secretariat. This is a versatile position with a variety of tasks.
Furthermore, you will be part of and work closely with 3 colleagues in a small, motivated secretarial team. The work routine at this secretariat is a joint responsibility of the management assistants together headed by the head of the department.
As our new colleague you should have an open and social personality with an excellent understanding of organizational processes and knows how to deal with opposing interests and confidential information.
Fixed-term contract: 1 year, with the prospect of a permanent employment.
We offer a great job opportunity as management-/office assistant within the enthusiastic and appreciative working environment of the department of Cognitive Neuroscience. You will start on a one year fixed term contract for 0.8 FTE with the prospect of a permanent employment.
Depending on experience and qualification, the maximum gross monthly salary is
€ 3.336,- (on a full-time basis) in accordance with scale 7 (UFO profile management/office assistant 2) of the Dutch Labour Law agreements of Dutch Universities. On top of this, there is an annual 8% holiday allowance and a 8.3% end of year allowance. Maastricht University has very attractive employment conditions, which include the possibility of hybrid working (in accordance with your department and faculty regulations), a pension scheme, holidays and partially paid parental leave.
The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
The Cognitive Neuroscience (CN) department in Maastricht combines research in human perception and cognition with the development of advanced methods in neuroscience. Various brain imaging methods are employed to describe and predict behaviour, such as single cell recording, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electro- and magneto-encephalography (EEG and MEG). Furthermore, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and neurofeedback are being used to manipulate behaviour. The research is embedded in the Maastricht Brain Imaging Center (M-BIC)
For more information about this position and the selection procedure, please contact:
Christl van Veen, Management Assistant, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
She can be reached via e-mail: c.vanveen@maastrichtuniversity.nl or via tel: +31 43 388 2173, Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 15:00.
Due to the holiday period, the interviews will take place in week 35; August 28 to September 1, 2023.
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