Research Ethics Facilitator (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); Den Haag; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague is seeking a Research Ethics Facilitator to support faculty Research Ethics Review Committees in the humanities and social sciences. You will perform secretarial, administrative, and organisational tasks to enable open and responsible scholarship at EUR.

You will coordinate RERC meetings, screen incoming applications, liaise with researchers and committee chairs, and provide guidance on the EUR ethics review policy.

Qualifications

• Academic background required in social sciences or-related field.
• Ability to act with integrity and solve problems proactively.
• Organised and accurate with attention to detail.
• Effective communication and mediation across diverse backgrounds.
• Able to lead and organise workshops, information sessions, and trainings.
• Team player and independent worker.

Responsibilities

• Screen incoming applications for ethics review; assign to reviewers and communicate with researchers on behalf of the RERCs.
• Serve as first point of contact for researchers, Committee Chairs, and RERC members regarding ethics review content and process.
• Advise researchers in preparation for and during the ethics review process.
• Organise and support RERC meetings.
• Collaborate with the EUR-wide Research Ethics team on projects, events, and training materials.
• Engage in (inter)national professional networks.

Skills

Academic coordination

English (CEFR C1)

Dutch (B2)

Organised / detail-oriented

Workshop facilitation

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree or PhD

Job description

Published: Wednesday 4 Nov 2026

Deadline: Friday 20 Nov 2026

Work area: Administration & secretariat

Organisational unit: Engagement & Research Services (ERS)

Salary: € 3.873 - € 5.264

Employment: 0,8 fte - 1 fte

Introduction

Would you like to enable bold and impactful research by supporting researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities? Do you believe in the importance of ethical, socially engaged, and responsible research practices? Then we look forward to meeting you!

Engagement & Research Services (ERS) is looking for a Research Ethics Facilitator to provide direct support to faculty Research Ethics Review Committees (RERCs) in the humanities and social sciences. As part of the ERS Open & Responsible Science (ORS) team, you will work together with the university’s community and engagement managers, data stewards, and other ethics professionals to establish open and responsible scholarship as the default way of working at EUR.

You will perform secretarial, administrative, and organisation-related work for the RERCs.

In this role, you will be supporting the RERCs at The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus School of Law (ESL), Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC), and the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS). The RERCs evaluate applications for ethics review submitted by researchers in the Schools and Institutes. You will ensure that the RERCs are provided with optimum support in decision-making and in the implementation of the EUR ethics review policy. Additionally, you will work together with the central Research Ethics team to raise awareness and provide both guidance and resources on the research ethics review process at EUR.

Job description

Your main tasks and responsibilities will be:

• You are the key person in the ethics review process: you screen incoming applications, assign them to reviewers, and communicate with researchers on behalf of the RERCs

• You are the first point of contact for researchers, Committee Chairs, and members of the RERCs, the Coordinator Research Ethics, and the policy officers of the Schools regarding the ethics review content and process

• You advise researchers in preparation for and during the ethics review process

• You organise and support RERC meetings

• You collaborate with the other Research Ethics team members in EUR-wide projects, including organising events, and developing training materials, guidelines, best practices

• You participate in (inter)national professional networks

You will work from the offices of ERS and the Schools that you support, at Campus Woudestein (Rotterdam) and The International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague), on site for a minimum of 3 days a week (2 at EUR's Woudestein campus and 1 in The Hague).

Job requirements

You recognise yourself in the following description:

• You have an academic background (master’s degree or PhD)

• You act with integrity and critically examine, reflect, and solve problems in a proactive and collaborative way

• You are organised and work accurately with an attention to detail

• You effectively communicate with, and mediate between, people coming from different (academic) backgrounds

• You feel confident leading and organising workshops, information sessions, and trainings

• You are able to work independently as well as in a team

• You are fluent in English (minimum CEFR-level C1)

• You read and understand Dutch (minimum B2)

Desirable:

• You have an academic background in social sciences, behavioural sciences, or humanities

• You have experience supporting, or serving on, a committee

• You have experience with administrative work

• You have knowledge of research ethics and/or ethics review processes

• You have experience with initiating, developing, implementing, and seeing to completion guidelines and projects

• You have basic knowledge of the GDPR, including knowledge of informed consent

• You write and speak fluent Dutch (C1 and above)

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer you an internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with excellent working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU).

The start date of this position is 1 February 2027 and you will be based at Campus Woudestein in Engagement & Research Services (