ESF-COST - European Co-operation in the Field of Scientific & Technical Research
Brussels, Belgium
COST - European CO-operation in Science and Technology - is a unique means for European researchers to jointly develop their own ideas and new initiatives across all scientific disciplines through trans-European networking of nationally funded research activities. Based on a European intergovernmental framework for cooperation in science and technology, COST has contributed since its creation 40 years ago to closing the gap between science, policy makers and society throughout Europe and beyond. COST mission is to enable break-through scientific developments leading to new concepts and products and thereby contributing to strengthen Europe’s research and innovation capacities.
The COST Office, located in Brussels, is provided by the European Science Foundation (ESF) – the implementing agent for COST, through a Grant agreement with the European Commission. The COST Office implements Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) decisions and supports all COST activities, in particular the evaluation and selection of proposals, the monitoring and assessment of COST Actions and the communication and outreach activities to promote their outcomes and impact.
The ESF-COST Office is currently looking for an IT Developer. He/she will be responsible for the provision of development services across a range of business system solutions and technologies. The IT Developer will report directly to the Head of Information Systems.
The person should be available to start as soon as possible.
Position responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining application and reporting systems/solutions, core database structures and technologies;
- Undertaking testing of system components, completing bug fixes and development enhancements;
- Providing development support for application systems and solutions ensuring that incidents are dealt with in an accurate and timely fashion;
- Complying with and adhering to the documented quality standards and methods for development;
- Maintaining, improving and integrating in-house built software based on Microsoft technologies;
- Providing second and third level support to the COST Office IT Helpdesk;
- Contributing to the training of end users;
- Endorsing other responsibilities & undertaking other tasks as necessary for the good organisation of the office, under the responsibility of the Head of Information Systems;
- Responding to any demand requested by the COST Office Director.
Profile and competencies:
The successful candidate should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Education
- University Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering;
- Experience
- Recognised 3 to 5 years’ experience in IT development;
- Knowledge of the European and national research structures and institutions;
- Profile
- Excellent inter-personal skills, including diplomacy, discretion and confidentially;
- Strong team work capacities and relationship building abilities;
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple tasks and work well independently and collaboratively;
- Strong aptitude to offer interesting solutions to increase efficiency within the organisation;
- Adaptability to the changing environment;
- Assertiveness and capability to follow decisions from governance and management;
- Commitment and accountability to deliver on allocated tasks as entrusted by the Director;
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
- High standard of spoken and written English, knowledge of other European languages appreciated;
- Specific Competencies
- Strong working experience in Visual Basic (VB 9.0 or newer) and Visual Basic scripting within MS Access;
- Proven experience in implementing database solutions with MS SQL Server (platform SQL 2005 or newer);
- Experience in a .NET development role including working knowledge developing with .NET 3.5, ASP.NET and C#;
- Experience of building: customer focused web applications utilising PHP, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and Web Services (WCF and SOAP/RESTful) and web solutions using MOSS are assets;
- Experience working with Agile project team development environments is preferred.
ESF-COST Office offers:
- A full-time contract under the Belgian law with a duration linked to the FP7 COST Grant Agreement II (ending 31 May 2014), with an initial probation period of 4 months;
- An international working environment located in Brussels (Avenue Louise 149, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium);
- Unless a national of the ‘EU and EEE’ candidates must be eligible to work in Belgium and must have a Work Permit.
Electronic applications (motivation letter with possible start date mentioned + CV) should be addressed to Barbara Bottiau and sent to job@cost.eu. Reference code: ITD, preferably using following templatehttp://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae/templates-instructions/templates/doc.doc.
Please note that the COST HR Team will only contact the candidates who are invited to the first round of interviews. Contact will be made as from 23rd April 2013 to organise the first and second rounds of interviews (to be held in the first two weeks of May 2013).
For more information, please visit our website http://www.cost.eu.
Please note that the COST HR Team will only contact the candidates who are invited to the first round of interviews. Contact will be made as from 23rd April 2013 to organise the first and second rounds of interviews (to be held in the first two weeks of May 2013).
For more information, please visit our website http://www.cost.eu.
Deadline for application: 07th April 2013
