The Max Weber Foundation - German Humanities Institutes Abroad is hiring for the following position at its central office in Bonn office from 1 May 2025, limited until 30 April 2028,
a research officer (f/m/d), 50% E13 TVöD for the DFG-funded consortium for Diamond Open Access SeDOA.
The (MWS) operates research institutes and several branch offices and project offices in European and non-European host countries as well as a joint central office in Bonn. Worldwide, around 350 employees are employed, and numerous researchers are supported through scholarships.
The MWS has been active in the field of open and digital publishing for almost twenty years. With , it operates a publication platform in accordance with the principles of Diamond Open Access, which the foundation also supports at European level through its involvement in the . The MWS is participating in establishing a DFG-funded national service centre for Diamond Open Access as part of the new SeDOA consortium. The DFG has initially approved a three-year term (2025-2028); a second project phase is planned.
The SeDOA consortium aims to establish Diamond Open Access as a non-fee model, with a particular fo-cus on scientific journals. This includes technical and organisational components, the use of which is to be sustainably embedded in both, the European research area and corresponding user/infrastructure communi-ties at national level.
Within the consortium, the MWS organises the exchange of information and knowledge in cooperation with other partners. Therefore, the MWS is looking for a person who can act independently within the network, both in the German, but mostly in the European Research Area and the international research community. The person will contribute to the further development and dissemination of Diamond Open Access with in-novative ideas within multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the “Networking Services” work package in the SeDOA consortium and will be involved in other working groups on related topics,
• You design the consortium’s communication strategy with the participation of the partners and ensure the coordinated preparation of all relevant information,
• Together with partners, you will design and organise internal and external events for training and communicating the project results,
• You will ensure that the results of SeDOA are disseminated within the scientific communities in Germany, Europe and beyond. This includes in particular the connection of SeDOA has to the European Diamond Capacity Hub by serving as a Diamond Capacity Centre.
• You support the project’s international Advisory Board,
• You document the work in your work package,
• You support the reporting system for SeDOA, which also includes the regular evaluation of the activities of the committees.

Job-Requirements

• Relevant professional experience in the fields of Open Science and Open Access,
• professional experience in project management of larger third-party funded projects with several partners,
• professional experience in the field of science communication and dissemination for different target groups,
• a Master’s degree in humanities, social sciences, library science or information science,
• excellent communication and organisational skills,
• proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation programmes,
• experience in handling social media (especially blogs, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon),
• a good command of written and spoken English at level C1 and German at least B1.

Additional qualificastions

• expertise and experience in the methods and concepts of digital publishing,
• relevant IT skills, for example in the areas of web technologies, X-technologies and software archi-tectures,
• expertise in librarianship,
• experience in interdisciplinary co-operation.

You cooperate intensively with the project partners in your own consortium, but also communicate the work of SeDOA to the German scientific communities. Above all, however, you will ensure a bi-directional ex-change of information between SeDOA as the Diamond Capacity Centre at German level and the Europe-an Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), which is active at European level. This also includes occasional travelling in Germany and the countries of the European Research Area. Accordingly, you will have a great open-ness for this form of scientific organisational work and actively participate in shaping how the project un-folds. This includes the ability to co-operate both with representatives of IT infrastructures (information sci-ences and libraries) and across disciplines.
We offer a salary up to pay grade 13 TVöD (Bund) if the requirements are met, as well as the standard additional benefits and a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket (i.e. a public transport commuter ticket).
The MWS is a family-friendly employer that is committed to supporting the compatibility of work and family life. Remote working is possible.
We are committed to gender equality and equal opportunities for individuals with severe disabilities are im-portant to us. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion and ideology, age, sexual orientation and identity.
For further information, please contact Dr Michael Kaiser ().
Please send your application to the Managing Director via our application portal by 13 April 2025.
The interviews are expected to take place on 24 April 2025 in Bonn. We reserve the right to conduct the interviews via video conference

• You will be responsible for the “Networking Services” work package in the SeDOA consortium and will be involved in other working groups on related topics,
• You design the consortium’s communication strategy with the participation of the partners and ensure the coordinated preparation of all relevant information,
• Together with partners, you will design and organise internal and external events for training and communicating the project results,
• You will ensure that the results of SeDOA are disseminated within the scientific communities in Germany, Europe and beyond. This includes in particular the connection of SeDOA has to the European Diamond Capacity Hub by serving as a Diamond Capacity Centre.
• You support the project’s international Advisory Board,
• You document the work in your work package,
• You support the reporting system for SeDOA, which also includes the regular evaluation of the activities of the committees