Research Coordination Office Group Leader

Big Science Sweden; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent research facility in Lund, Sweden is seeking a Research Coordination Office Group Leader to oversee scientific administrative support and team management. This role involves strategic development for user access, promoting scientific life, and ensuring high-quality services in a pivotal research setting. The position requires strong leadership skills, a collaborative focus, and a commitment to advancing scientific activities as the facility transitions to operational status.

Qualifications

• Experience in scientific management or administrative coordination.
• Ability to manage a diverse team and promote efficiency.
• Experience in developing strategies for user access.
• Industrial use coordination activities.
• Grants implementation and administration.
• Provision of library service.
• Outreach about science including conference, workshop, school and seminar administration and collaboration in maintainingscience web pages.
• Master, PhD and postdoc programmes administrative coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support the science director in management and documentation.
• Manage a team focusing on cohesion and service quality.
• Oversee user access strategy implementation.
• Contribute to ESS science strategy development.
• Promote scientific activities at the facility.
• Oversee the expansion of the team and group activities to achieve steady-state operational configuration.

Skills

Scientific administrative support

User community development

Team management

Strategy development

High quality of service orientation

Job description

Research Coordination Office Group Leader

Datum: 20 februari, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: ESS

Mer information

The ESS is at a pivotal moment in its development, transitioning from a construction site to an operational facility. As we prepare for the start of scientific use of neutron instruments and user activities,anticipatedto begin in 2027, we are seeking a Group Leader for our Research Coordination Office. In addition to the responsibilities outlined below, the Group Leader will oversee the expansion of the team over the next two years to achieve the steady-state operational configuration.

The main activities of the Research Coordination Office will include:

• Scientific administrative support to the science directorate.
• User office implementation and running.
• User community development and support.
• Industrialusecoordination activities.
• Grantsimplementation and administration.
• Provision of library service.
• Outreach about science including conference, workshop, school and seminar administration and collaboration in maintainingscience web pages.
• Master,PhDand postdocprogrammesadministrative coordination.

As the Research Coordination Office Group Leader, you will occupy a key position at the ESS and be expected to:

• Provide support to the science director in scientific management, activityreportsand strategic documentation redaction
• Manage a team with an emphasis on staff cohesion and efficiency and orient the group’s actions towards high quality of service.
• Oversee the implementation of a strategy for academic and industrial user access.
• Contribute to the development of the overall ESS science strategy.
• Promote scientific life throughout the facility.
• Oversee the expansion of the team and group activities to achieve steady-state operational configuration.

This is a permanent, full-time, position based in Lund, Sweden.