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Does translating user needs into requirements for software applications sound like music to your ears and do you have an affinity with the academic world? Then read on quickly, because then you may be the product owner we are looking for.

Job description

“Supporting your academic goals.” That is what we do at Maastricht University Library. One of those goals is collecting and storing data in an efficient and correct manner. With the survey tool Qualtrics, data can be collected for both academic research and for education and business operations. The data collected there must then also be stored in the right place and in accordance with legislation and guidelines and must not be stored in the survey tool longer than necessary. As a data collection & storage product owner, you ensure that the tools for data collection and storage are set up in such a way that they contribute to efficient and correct data collection and that the tools are well embedded in the UM ecosystem for scientific research.

Your work focuses on:

• Aligning user needs with requirements and capabilities of the survey tool. Qualtrics has been used as a survey tool for academic research at Maastricht University (UM) for some time. With the extension of the use of this tool to the domains of education and business operations, the need arises to ensure that users are referred as easily as possible to the right environment for the right purpose. It is extremely important that the way in which the tool is set up and in which the key users approach the information provision for their users and management of user accounts and data, meets the needs of users while adhering to requirements such as GDPR legislation. You coordinate those needs and requirements with developers within the library, key users at the faculties and service centers and with the supplier of the tool.
• Aligning user needs with storage solution requirements and capabilities. UM offers solutions for short-term and long-term data storage, such as DataverseNL and the Maastricht Data Repository. At the same time, we know that during data collection people often tend to store the data only in the survey tool; after completion of the data collection, various repositories are common within scientific disciplines to make data also findable for colleagues in the field. We want to prevent datasets from being stored in multiple places, while we also want to give scientists the opportunity to make their data as findable as possible. To ensure that UM employees and students make optimal use of the available solutions, it is important that they are optimally tailored to their needs.
• Embedding the survey tool and storage solutions in the UM ecosystem for scientific research. This embedding requires a clear vision, which you will develop, taking into account developments within UM and beyond. To realize embeddedness in the Research Data Management (RDM) workflow, you will also maintain close contact with the product owner of the Research Project Services platform, in which projects are registered and then the entire workflow (e.g. data management plan, long-term storage of data) is monitored within one system. Connecting to infrastructure for data science is also important in this context.
• Monitoring and evaluating the use of the survey tool and storage solutions. This monitoring and evaluation enables you to make data-driven decisions for optimizing processes and services.
• Developing a roadmap for the survey tool and storage solutions. You design this roadmap in consultation with your colleagues, with sufficient attention for both innovation and maintenance.

Requirements

We are looking for you if you are someone who is good at translating user needs into system applications. You are good at advising and taking decisions and have a strong organizational sensitivity. You are preferably familiar with the process of scientific research and/or with data collection for monitoring and optimizing education or business operations. You also have (basic) knowledge of the requirements for collecting and storing data, e.g. GDPR legislation.

Furthermore, you have:

• A master’s degree;
• A good command of the Dutch and English language and strong interpersonal skills;
• A customer-oriented attitude and a team player mentality;
• Basic knowledge of working according to the agile principles and the role that the product owner plays in this.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 1 year, with the possibility for indefinite period of time.

As Product owner data collection & storage, you will work at the most international university in the Netherlands in the beautiful city of Maastricht. Furthermore, we offer you:

• An interesting and challenging job for 30.4-38 hours per week (0.8-1.0 fte).
• A position that is classified in the UFO profile, level 3. Depending on experience and qualification, the maximum gross monthly salary is € 4,670 (based on a full-time position of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
• Space and facilities to develop yourself: personally and in the latest technology. This partly takes place in-house, but also with external (online) partners.
• In addition to good primary employment conditions, there is also a nice package of secondary employment conditions. You can think of: flexible working hours, 232 holiday hours per year with a full-time appointment, a good pension scheme, the possibility of hybrid working (incl. facilitation of home office), the possibility to use sports facilities, and Collective Labour Agreement à la carte.
• Appointment will initially be temporary for a period of 1 year. After this period, the contract will be extended for an indefinite period of time (upon proven suitability).

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

Employer

Maastricht University

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 about 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

Department

University Library

'Supporting your academic goals', that is what we as the University Library stand for. We are closely connected to the academic world and within this community we are crucial for students, lecturers and researchers in the digital transition. We contribute to the UM Open Science policy, the movement that increases the impact of science even more, by focusing our service on opening up and making scientific information transparent. The UB itself is also in full development and this offers our professionals plenty of room to show their entrepreneurship and to grow along with it. We do this with a very driven and very collegial team that pays attention to everyone's wellbeing. Will you be part of this team?

Do you want to learn more about the UM Library? Watch our video While you are there, you can navigate through our website - the Online Library- and discover all the services and information we offer.

Additional information

Does this vacancy enthuse you but do you still have questions?

Mariëlle Prevoo (department manager of Research Support & Development) is happy to answer your questions. You can contact her via marielle.prevoo@maastrichtuniversity.nl or +31 6 42517028

Or are you already convinced and will you become our new Product owner data collection and storage? Then take the first step and apply by pressing the 'apply now' button ( no later than May 22 ) to see the application procedure.

The selection interviews are preferably held on 5 June (1st round) and 14 June (2nd round).