The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It conducts fundamental and strategic scientific research in the field of the cognitive functions of the brain, such as consciousness, perception, movement, learning and social interactions. The NIN research groups generate a lot of data and we are determined to store our data according to the FAIR principles. Also we want to make our data easily available for other scientists. The institute has an existing data policy that needs to be further implemented and developed.
Due to the retirement of our current data manager, we have a vacancy for a Open Science Data Manager (38 hours per week)
The range of tasks you will be responsible for is broad and multifaceted. At present the data manager oversees the storage for fifteen research groups, encompassing more than 1.0 petabyte of data. The NIN has a storage protocol that requires researchers order their data according to a prescribed folder schema. A system for generating meta-data is available. An in-house built app consisting of several Bash, PowerShell and JavaScript scripts is used to assess the data storage, compliance to the NIN data protocol and provide feedback to users. You are responsible for (further) developing our data management and policy regarding organizing, storing, securing, archiving and making research data FAIR (machine readable). You are an intermediary between researchers and ICT and provide both strategic and tactical advice on storage and sharing of research data.

You act as advisor, point of contact, guide our employees in the right direction and are responsible for the following tasks:

• Development of data management policies for the longer term
• Structuring data storage and overseeing data archivingFacilitating making the NIN’s research data FAIR.
• Facilitating the implementation of data user contracts
• Working towards open access of data
• Training researchers in good data storage practices
• Providing assistance to researchers in complying with data storage plans
• Ensuring adherence to institutional data storage agreements
• Providing assistance to researchers in writing data management plans
• Be aware of the privacy aspects of some of the research data and inform the privacy officer about such data.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCES

• Education or background in data science, or experience with managing research data as a researcher
• Education level: at least university of applied sciences (Dutch: “HBO”)
• Knowledge of Linux
• Knowledge of Bash- & Powershell scripting ,storage systems and databases, is a plus
• Expertise on making data FAIR
• Knowledge of information security and privacy laws is a plus
• Affinity and passion for working in a scientific environment
• Education at least HBO, with academic work and thinking level
• Analytical ability, communicative, persuasive, creating support
• Good English language skills

• Development of data management policies for the longer term
• Structuring data storage and overseeing data archivingFacilitating making the NIN’s research data FAIR.
• Facilitating the implementation of data user contracts
• Working towards open access of data
• Training researchers in good data storage practices
• Providing assistance to researchers in complying with data storage plans
• Ensuring adherence to institutional data storage agreements
• Providing assistance to researchers in writing data management plans
• Be aware of the privacy aspects of some of the research data and inform the privacy officer about such data