Scientific collaborator and project coordinator (80-100%)

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Your mission :

EPFL is co-leading a new Swiss consortium of seven universities working on evidence-based uses of learning technologies to cope with variability of learning in elementary schools. The Center LEARN operates the consortium at EPFL.

We look for a postdoctoral researcher to co-manage the consortium which is set up for the next four years. The position is composed of management responsibilities as well as scientific work.

Main duties and responsibilities include :
Coordination of the consortium :

• Coordination of research activities across individual projects,
• Monitoring of progress of projects across the consortium Development, implementation and coordination of consortium wide translational  action towards diverse stakeholders Management of calls for projects and the corresponding selection process Coordination of reporting (scientific and administrative) Organisation of events and meetings of different committees, contribution to consortium communication

Participation to research projects of EPFL in the consortium :

• Contribution to the design and conduct of interventions as well as the corresponding empirical studies
• Contribution to data analysis and reporting of results
• Scientific support of other project collaborators

Your profile :

• PhD in learning technologies / learning sciences
• Very good methodological skills (RCT & DBR)
• Experience with translation of research towards as well as collaborations with multiple stakeholders (teachers, students, school directions, teacher trainers etc.)
• English is the working language but mastery of French or German is a big plus

We offer :

• Excellent working conditions in a top university
• Inclusion in a network of internal and external stakeholders relevant to innovation in education
• Enriching environment with many neighbour projects

Start date :
As soon as possible 

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate :
80-100%

Duration :
Contract duration 1 year, renewable, for a total of 4 years

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 3274

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