Legal Counsel für Forschungsförderung & Stiftungsgelder (m/w/d) — ETH Zürich

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Legal Counsel for Research Funding & Foundation Funds 50%-60%, Zurich, unlimited descrizione ETH Zurich is one of the world's leading scientific and technical universities. Within the Partnerships for Innovation area, the Research Contract Group supports researchers to place their projects with national and international partners on a secure legal basis. In order to strengthen our team, we are looking for a solution-oriented personality as a Legal Counsel. Description Your role at the interface between research and law In this position you are the central point of contact for contracts financed from private funding, foundations and non-profit organizations. They work together with the Grants Office and other bodies at ETH Zurich. In addition to consulting the applicants, their work includes the self-responsible preparation and legal examination of contracts in the field of research with partners, mainly from the field of private funding (including foundations and non-profit organisations, Swiss and foreign) . Tasks

• Active cooperation in the development of the area within the team of the research contract group to process projects supported by private funds.
• Consultation and support of researchers in legal and formal questions as part of the application for third-party funding from private funding organisations.
• They conduct contract negotiations with national and international sponsors and project partners independently.
• They are responsible for the legal examination and preparation of contracts focusing on Swiss and foreign foundations and non-profit organizations.
• They process consortia agreements and subcontracts for complex projects within the framework of research programmes.
• Coordination with other positions within and outside the ETH is a central task. They work closely with the Grants Office and other positions at ETH Zurich.
• Profile We are looking for an integrative personality that quickly permeates complex facts and enjoys close cooperation in a diverse environment.
• Education: You have a Swiss university degree in law.
• Experience: They bring experience in research management in a research or research-related institution and know the national and international research and funding landscape.
• Competences: They possess excellent analytical and conceptual skills, negotiation skills and enforcement skills, as well as the ability to work quickly on new topics and flexibly deal with complex issues. An above-average conception and a high degree of self-responsibility are both an efficient and precise way of working.
• Languages: You communicate and negotiate stylistic in German and English (word and font). French knowledge is advantageous.
• Mindset: You work efficiently, accurately and solution-oriented and have a strong team spirit and high social competence . They have the sense necessary in the third-party funding of a university, where scientists must be quickly and pragmatically supported.
• Cosa offriamo By formulating clear and unambiguous contractual arrangements, you lay the basis for the subsequent practical implementation of the research results. They are able to organize a heterogeneous portfolio of shops independently and to do it on time. By working quickly, solution-oriented and efficiently, you contribute to supporting and promoting research at ETH Zurich. Contatto We look forward to receiving your application!