A position will soon be open at the Scientific Directorate of the Regina Elena Institute, by means of a public call for applications for a one-year contract, eventually renewable, as Project Manager to support the management of European research projects of the Cancer Mission and of the Cancer Beating Plan.
The successful candidate will be in charge of managing interactions with European networks in which the institute is involved or will be involved in the future, driving the activities foreseen by the projects, controlling their preparation and implementation, monitoring results, coordinating technical reporting, maintaining relations with network members and ensuring the continuity of the reporting process. In order to carry out its functions it will have to interface, from time to time, with the experts of the Regina Elena Institute necessary for the various project requests, coordinating ad hoc working groups interfacing with the Scientific Direction and the Grant Office.
Among the activities foreseen, but not limited to these, the chosen candidate will have to actively participate, as a representative of the Regina Elena Institute, in the preparatory meetings of the project proposals to be presented, in the kick-off meetings and in the periodic meetings of the different projects.
The envisaged professional figure should have a scientific background possibly coupled with previous experience in the field of international relations. High familiarity with cloud portals for document sharing such as Onedrive/Sharepoint is required. Excellent knowledge of the English language is required. A knowledge of project management techniques in the field of research, particularly in oncology, will be an advantage.
For further information, interested candidates may contact Giulia Piaggio at 06-52662458 or by email giulia.piaggio@ifo.it or giulia.piaggio@gmail.com