Job offer Deputy Director - Academic Councillor as a Research Associate at a University

Deputy Director - Academic Councillor as a Research Associate at a University

Location:

• Mainz EURAXESS

Summary

• Working hours: Full-time
• Type: Permanent position
• Qualification level: Specialization forms and functions

Desired Skills & Knowledge

• PHP
• Interface
• Budget
• CAN
• Administration
• Mobile App
• PR
• MOST
• SGB IX
• Management
• Autodesk Showcase
• Teamwork

Our Benefits

• Home office

Job Description

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. Thanks to its location in the Rhine-Main science region, the university can unfold to its full potential and showcase its innovative power and dynamism. Its status as a comprehensive university allows for multidisciplinary learning and teaching and has great potential for internationally renowned, interdisciplinary research. Almost all of its institutes are located on a single campus close to the Mainz city center - creating a lively academic culture for researchers, teaching staff, and students from every continent.

Faculty 09 - Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Geography and Geosciences is one of the largest and most diverse faculties at JGU, with approximately 3,400 students, more than 50 professors, and about 380 academic staff members as well as approximately 160 administrative and technical staff members. The Deputy Managing Director plays a central role and serves as an interface between the institutes, the university administration, and in communication with external institutions.

Your Tasks

• Proportional and appropriate coordination of the Faculty's day-to-day operations, particularly with regard to ongoing and future appointment processes
• Conceptual tasks, primarily at the interface between academia and administration ("Third Space")
• Coordinating the further development of the Faculty's internationalization strategy, with a particular focus on expanding the range of international degree programs and related advisory services
• Responsibility for the further development of the quality of studies and teaching
• Management of the Internationalization Office and the Counseling Office, including personnel management of currently 4 staff members
• Management and coordination of public relations activities within the Faculty
• Coordination of gender equality efforts within the Faculty
• Appropriate participation in university teaching
• Opportunity to conduct research activities within the scope of the remaining time budget
• Willingness to participate in academic self-governance at the university level, People with severe disabilities and people with disabilities who are treated equally in accordance with Section 2 (3) SGB IX will be given preferential consideration if they are suitable.

Selection process

Are you ready for a new challenge and interested in this varied and responsible position? Then submit your complete application [cover letter, CV, relevant (work) certificates (with German recognition if applicable)] by 4/24/2026, via the "Apply now" button.

You may only be employed in the civil service of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate if you can guarantee that you will uphold the free democratic basic order as defined in the Basic Law and the Constitution of Rhineland-Palatinate at all times.

Your Profile

• PhD or equivalent
• Successfully completed graduate degree in one of the subjects of Faculty 09
• Successfully completed doctoral degree in one of the subjects in Faculty 09
• Generally, following successful completion of a university degree, full-time professional experience of at least two years and six months
• Several years of relevant professional experience in the field of academic administration at a German university
• Ability to help shape digital transformation in administration
• Very good knowledge of German and very good knowledge of English
• Very good knowledge:
  • of the structures and organizational forms of Johannes Gutenberg University
  • of the structures of the Faculty and all institutions belonging to the Faculty
  • of academic self-governance
  • of higher education law
  • in labor law
  • gender equality law
  • in the field of research management
• Good knowledge:
  • of the Faculty's degree programs and the corresponding examination regulations
  • in the field of press and public relations
  • in the field of project and process management, including the application for and management of project funds
• of personnel management
• Additionally desirable:
  • teamwork, communication, and organizational skills, a structured approach to work
  • Knowledge of communication and presentation techniques
  • Proficiency in standard Office programs as well as JGU's internal digital applications (Valucon, Jobrouter, Hidden Professionals, MACH)

In addition to the general requirements according to public services law, applicants must meet the recruitment requirements stipulated in § 57 of the Hochschulgesetz of Rhineland-Palatinate.

• Research Field: Other
• Years of Research Experience: 4 - 10

We Offer You

• Home office: proportionate opportunity for mobile working
• Close to Mainz Central Station and therefore easily accessible
• JGU attaches great importance to the compatibility of family and career. Family-friendly conditions provide the ideal environment for this.

The position is remunerated according to salary grade A 13 LBesG and to be filled immediately. This is a permanent civil servant position.

If the legal requirements for civil servants are not (or not yet) met, employment as an academic member of staff (EG 13 TV-L) may be possible.

Contact

• https://stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de/jgu/job/54798, Postal Code 55122
• Street Saarstraße 21
• Geofield, https://www.uni-mainz.de/eng/index.php
• Street Saarstr. 21
• Postal Code 55122
• E-Mail bonn@uni-mainz.de

Profile

Professional Requirements

• Labor law, Digitalization, Field research, Infrastructure, Office Suite, Human resources, Process management, Teaching, Administrative activities, Wordpress, Time management, Public service, Public relations

Personal Skills

• Friendliness, Communication, Coordination, Teamwork

Educational Attainment

• Dissertation

Language Skills

• German, English

Application

Industry:

Culture / Recreation

Employer:

EURAXESS

Address:

EURAXESS Postal Code 55122 Code

Web:

http://stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de, www.uni-mainz.de