Job Opportunities

Université Paris Cité is hiring a Project Manager & Scientific Liaison Officer for the SOPHIA project.

Working with the Project Engineer (PI) and the Alliance Coordinator at Aarhus University (co-lead of WP1), the successful candidate will lead the overall implementation of the project (governance, timeline, budget, partners) and act as the liaison between the research teams and the university partnerships within the "Dual Tandem" initiative to support the ventures. Due to the interfaculty nature of the project, the position is based within the DRIVE (Partnerships, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship) department.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Manage the 7 Work Packages: milestones, schedule, deliverables, budget
• Facilitate governance bodies and Leadership Forums; monitor risks
• Organise the 5 consortium events (launch, Demo Days, Aarhus Summit, final summit in Brussels)
• Ensure EIT reporting (KPIs, expenses, partner commitments) and EIT compliance of communications
• Support the deployment of the IMO model and the "Dual Tandem" architecture across the 7 ventures
• Ensure operational monitoring of the venture portfolio and deep-tech indicators; liaise between researchers, IMO, EIT KICs, and partners
• Develop partnerships with EIT KICs and industrial partners.
• Manage the network of 17 partners; interface with the Grants Office, EIT Project Officer, and governance bodies
• Drafting of coordination deliverables (Project Handbook, governance/annual/final reports)

Knowledge and Experience

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in project management, innovation, or European R&I policies
• Minimum 5 years of experience coordinating multi-partner European projects (Horizon Europe, EIT, etc.), with experience in supporting technology transfer or deep-tech ventures being a plus
• Project management and budget monitoring
• European R&I environment and grant regulations (grant/consortium agreement, reporting)
• Higher education and research (ESR) operations and technology transfer
• Public sector financial and administrative regulations

Skills

• Management of multi-stakeholder projects
• C1 level English and French (written/spoken)
• Budget preparation and monitoring
• Event organization
• Support for project leaders and partnership management
• Drafting of reports and contractual deliverables
• Autonomy
• Leadership without hierarchical authority
• Strong interpersonal skills and diplomacy
• Adaptability between strategic management and on-the-ground support

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