Lawyer for Research Support Office

Application deadline: 14 July 2024 at 23:59 hours local Danish time
The Dean's Office at the Faculty of Science at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is seeking a skilled Lawyer to join our External Relations Team. This role is essential for supporting our researchers in navigating the legal aspects of their research projects and assisting with legal matters in the workplace, as well as future hirings.

Are you passionate about the legal intricacies of scientific research? Do you have a knack for providing comprehensive legal support and advice? Are you an agile, goal-oriented, quality-driven, and self-motivated professional? If so, we have the perfect position for you!

Job Description:
As a Lawyer in our Research Support Office, you will provide critical legal support to researchers at the Faculty of Science. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, assisting with contract negotiations, and providing legal advice on various aspects of research projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with faculty and staff to develop and transform research ideas into compliant projects.
• Provide legal support in building networks and research consortia.
• Offer legal advice to support innovation and research commercialization initiatives.
• Identify potential legal risks and opportunities in new funding and grant proposals.
• Draft, review, and negotiate research-related contracts and agreements.
• Administrative tasks and support the onboarding of new staff.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and best practices in research and higher education.
• Assist with office tasks in the External Relations Team such as legal aspects of costing projects, maintaining web-content providing leadership support.

Your Profile:

• You have a relevant academic degree in Law, preferably with experience in research support or a related field.
• You are enthusiastic, a team player, supportive, and highly flexible to meet the variety of work.
• Experience with EU research projects and/or Danish foundation bids will be considered an advantage.
• A know-how on fostering innovation will be a plus.
• You work independently and can manage and prioritize your own time.

As you will be communicating with English and Danish speaking employees as well as read documents in the two languages, it is imperative that you are competent in both.

We Offer:
A motivating and exciting position with ample potential for personal development at the Faculty of Science at SDU, a faculty characterized by ambition, commitment, and an informal and flexible working environment. You will work locally in close collaboration with strong scientific environments and become part of the External Relations Team, which bridges project management, policy intelligence, liaison with funders, capacity building, leadership support, and hands-on legal advising. We offer a collaborative working ethic and expect you to contribute actively to the team and to a balanced workload of the team tasks. SDU offers an attractive work-life balance, a competitive salary** with the option for qualification allowance, frequent training, and personal development.

We strongly encourage Danish and European experts to apply for these positions. SDU and the Region of Southern Denmark provide excellent repatriation services, language courses, day-care and international schools, and a strong and growing international community. People in Denmark are known to be amongst the happiest people in the world.

The External Relations Team is part of the Dean's office with around 40 colleagues, including study-administration, communication, and accounting teams. The Faculty of Science consists of four departments: Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mathematics and Computer Science; and Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy. The faculty hosts 500 employees and 2000 students.

For more information, contact Interim Team Leader Philip Hallenborg at +45 29 72 68 80 or email [email protected]

To be considered for this position, please fill out an online profile and attach the following documents:

• cover letter
• resume (CV)
• certificates, and if possible, a list of up to three references.

All documents in connection with the application should not contain CPR number (civil registration number) – in that case, the CPR number must be crossed out.
All attached files must be in Adobe PDF format. Cover letter and CV can contain max. 5 Mb.
We recommend that you read how to apply before you apply.

** Salary and employment conditions are related to educational background and applicable collective agreements between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).

The expected job start is 15th August 2024 or soon thereafter.

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Employment shall take place in accordance with the framework agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Placering: Odense, Denmark