Data Manager — Open Data & Social Research

Euraxess; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) – CE VIPOL and The Social Study (TSS) – invites applications for a full-time Data Manager position based in Brussels. The role focuses on data collection, processing, ethics compliance, and Open Data implementation within a cross-institutional research team.

The successful candidate will support FAIR data practices, develop data management plans, and coordinate with ethics committees, while contributing to data archiving and dissemination to researchers and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Political Science or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in data management within research contexts.
• Knowledge of research ethics regulations and database management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise data collection and processing for the project (TSS).
• Label variables according to established nomenclature.
• Clean and prepare datasets after collection.
• Develop Data Management Plans (DMPs) and ethics documentation.
• Define data protection protocols and handle data linkage requests.
• Archive data and metadata in the institutional repository and promote Open Data.

Skills

Data management

Ethics knowledge

Open data

FAIR principles

English proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Political Science

PhD in Political Science

Job description

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) – CE VIPOL and The Social Study (TSS) – invites applications for a full-time Data Manager position based in Brussels. The role focuses on data collection, processing, ethics compliance, and Open Data implementation within a cross-institutional research team.

The successful candidate will support FAIR data practices, develop data management plans, and coordinate with ethics committees, while contributing to data archiving and dissemination to researchers and