[ecrea] JOB Posting: Full-time Research Logistician in Media Innovation - Université catholique de Louvain

*_Offer_*

Full-time permanent position starting as soon as possible.

*Applications should be submitted no later than 25 September 2017.*

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*_To apply : 
https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItR2U0ZmpQVjVzUDcwUnBWUG54ZmgyZz09&career_job_req_id=15983&career_ns=job_listing&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH_**__**__*

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*_Mission_*

The Language and Communication Institute^^[i] <#_edn1> is looking to 
hire a Full-time Research Logistician (RL).**

As a research project manager, the RL will devote 50% of his/her time to 
developing the research component of the new Media Innovation & 
Intelligibility Lab (MIIL)^^[ii] <#_edn2>. The remaining 50% will be 
allocated equitably between the institute’s two research poles, provided 
that the services requested fall within the scope of media innovation 
and intelligibility.

The RL will report to the president of the institute. He/she will sit on 
the MIIL platform’s board of managers.

*_Function_*

1. He/she will ensure the development and the valorization of research:

  * By initiating and facilitating the set-up of externally-funded
    large-scale research projects in order to develop the MIIL platform;
  * By initiating and facilitating the set- up of projects for
    researchers from the institute’s two research poles;
  * Through administrative and financial management and monitoring of
    existing research projects;
  * By coordinating the projects and supporting the MIIL platform’s
    scientific service activities benefitting its users;
  * By developing tools and processes for researchers in communication
    studies and, more broadly, the platform’s user community;
  * By making the platform’s achievements viable and pooling resources
    between users.

2. Together with the operational manager of the MIIL platform, he/she will:

·Participate in consulting, training and support in the field of media 
innovation: provide his/her media skills, participate in the development 
and/or adaptation of resources and applications, supervise the use of 
specialized software within the framework of the intervention projects 
requested by the platform’s users;

·Contribute to the valorization of research results and scientific 
projects to which the platform has contributed.

3. Communication and monitoring:

He/she will:

  * Continue to monitor the field of media innovation and engage in
    independent learning;
  * Maintain a high level of expertise through personal involvement in
    research.

*_Required Qualifications and Skills_*

  * Ph.D.;
  * Proven experience in setting up large research projects;
  * Specialization and high level of scientif expertise in media 
innovation;
  * Professional experience in project management developing information
    and communication applications and solutions (information
    processing, visualization and exploration tools for the purpose of
    understanding or  decision-making, etc.);
  * Scientific writing skills in French and English. Fluency in other
    languages would be desirable;
  * Programming skills are an asset;
  * Innovative flair and a talent for  industrial valorization (industry
    contacts, networking, ...);
  * Experience managing technical teams as well as scientific and
    industrial projects;
  * Team spirit is essential.

To apply : 
https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItR2U0ZmpQVjVzUDcwUnBWUG54ZmgyZz09&career_job_req_id=15983&career_ns=job_listing&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH 



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[i] <#_ednref1> The 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/The>Language and 
Communication Institute 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/Institute>(IL&C 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/IL&C>) brings 
together researchers 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/researchers>specializing 
in <https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/in>the 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/the>study 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/study>of 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/of>diverse 
linguistic 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/linguistic>forms 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/forms>and 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/and>communication 
practices 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/practices>such as 
conversational, scientific 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/learnt>, media 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/media>, artistic 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/artistic>, etc 
<https://fr.pons.com/traduction/anglais-fran%C3%A7ais/etc>. The 
Institute comprises two research units in linguistics (PLIN) and 
communication (PCOM) and two technological platforms (CENTAL and MIL).

[ii] <#_ednref2> The "Media Intelligibility & Innovation Lab" technology 
platform, short for "MIIL", is an entity providing expertise and support 
to research and teaching activities in the field of media innovation. 
The MIIL offers a unique, global and personalized solution that meets 
the expectations of the private and public: design, realization, 
implementation and evaluation of innovative digital solutions. Its scope 
of competence is based on the notion of media and knowledge (jobs, 
content, media uses). Its vocation is to promote innovation through its 
technological, academic and interdisciplinary dimension, open to 
collaborations with both private and public partners. It aims to respond 
adequately to the demands of the current media challenges by giving 
itself the means to mobilize media, IT, economic and legal skills, 
tailored to each individual project

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