Research Ethics Facilitator (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

Erasmus University Rotterdam; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good work-life balance

Expatriate tax ruling support

Dual Career Programme

Job summary

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is seeking a Research Ethics Facilitator to provide direct support to faculty Research Ethics Review Committees (RERCs) in humanities and social sciences. The role spans multiple schools and institutes, with on-site work at Campus Woudestein (Rotterdam) and The Hague, to ensure efficient ethics review processes and policy implementation.

You will screen applications, assign reviewers, advise researchers, and organise RERC meetings while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Experience supporting committees and administrative work.
• Knowledge of GDPR and informed consent is beneficial.
• Fluent in Dutch (C1) and reading (B2).

Responsibilities

• Screen incoming applications, assign reviewers, and communicate with researchers on behalf of the RERCs.
• Serve as the first point of contact for researchers, Chairs, and policy officers regarding ethics review content.
• Advise researchers in preparation for and during the ethics review process.
• Organise and support RERC meetings and EUR-wide projects.
• Develop training materials, guidelines, and best practices in collaboration with the Research Ethics team.
• Participate in national and international professional networks.

Skills

Social sciences background

Dutch language skills

Interpersonal communication

Workshop facilitation

Team collaboration

Integrity and problem solving

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

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.

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 read and understand Dutch (minimum B2)
• 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 (ERS). This position is for 0.8 fte - 1 fte. The salary is dependent on your experience and knowledge and ranges from a minimum of € 3.873 to a maximum of € 5.264 gross per month Scale 9 on a fulltime basis (38 hours), in accordance with the CAO-NU. The contract is offered for a period of 1 year and can be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period if suitability is proven and if continued in the same position, if (financial and/or organizational) circumstances remain the same.

Everything else we offer you; you can find below!

• Everything you need for a good work-life balance : the option to work from home in consultation with your manager, 41 days of paid leave with a 40 hour contract, 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a significant discount on a subscription for our on-campus sports centre Opens external !
• Moving to the Netherlands for your job with EUR? Then you may be eligible for the Expat-ruling if you meet the requirements of the Belastingdienst (Dutch tax agency), and with our Dual Career Programme we will also help your partner find the right job for them.

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 4.100 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl .

Faculty / Institute / Central service

Engagement &Research Services (ERS)advances excellent research and engagement to maximize positive societal impact.ERScreates conditions fortransparent, inclusive, collaborative, and impactful research through strategic and operational expertise.

We provide pathways for talents to reach their full potential andwe advance fruitful collaborations, enabling Erasmus Universityto be a front runner inembedding excellent research in society. The following areas of supportare embedded within ERS: Business Development, Grant Support,Legal Counsels, Open Science, Research Data Management, Ethics Review and Research Intelligence. ERS is arelativelyyoung service department within Erasmus UniversityRotterdamandissteadily building and extendingits service portfolio. ERS provides support to all faculties of Erasmus universityRotterdam(occasionally to ErasmusUniversityMedical Center).

Department

Within ERS, the Open & Responsible Science team provides professional advice and support to enable the adoption of ORS principles and innovative research practices within EUR.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact Office Engagement & Research Services ( [e-mail] ).