Part-time Administrative Employee/Project Coordinator at SODAS (min. 50%) – Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS)

The Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) is seeking a motivated administrative employee/project coordinator to join the center. The position is part-time (min. 50% FTE) and offered for a fixed term of five years.

About SODAS

SODAS (https://sodas.ku.dk/) is a permanent research, teaching and impact center at the Faculty of Social Sciences (SAMF), combining traditional social science and data science in the new interdisciplinary field of Social Data Science. SODAS has taken home several research projects using a large variety of methods. SODAS involves and collaborates with researchers from all the faculty's five departments as well as from DTU and ITU. We have an international profile and are an active, vibrant, and young place, with English being the working language.

The chosen candidate will be particularly responsible for the administrative support of a research group at SODAS, funded by various grants including an ERC Consolidator grant, as well as providing support to the center administration in collaboration with the management team. Experience with administrative processes and systems in a university environment or similar organizations is a major advantage.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide administrative support to research projects in collaboration with the PI, the funders, and the center administration
• Coordinate operations and ensure smooth administrative workflows
• Assist with financial monitoring, including processing invoices and tracking expenses
• Organize meetings, events, seminars, and travel arrangements for staff and guests
• Liaise with university departments (HR, finance, legal, etc.)
• Assist with onboarding new employees and visiting researchers
• Coordinating the setup of further education courses
• Handle general inquiries
• Ad hoc administrative tasks

Your profile

We are looking for someone who can work independently and take responsibility for administrative processes. The ideal candidate will bring a positive attitude and a service-oriented approach. We expect the successful candidate to have the following qualifications and attributes:

• A relevant academic degree, preferably a Master’s, or equivalent experience in administration
• Positive, responsible, and service-minded personality
• Good working knowledge of English and Danish
• Collaborative and contribute positively to the working environment
• An understanding of, or experience with, scientific research and possibly European-funded projects
• Familiarity with UCPH systems (Workzone, Indfak, RejsUd,…) will be considered an advantage
• Experience in carrying out some of the tasks described will be considered an advantage

Salary and terms of employment

The position is part-time, with an average workload of at least 18.5 hours per week. Please indicate clearly in your application/motivation letter your preferred workload to help us get an idea how to adapt the work responsibilities in line with your preferred working conditions.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

Further information:

For questions about the position, please contact the SODAS Director, Ingo Zettler (ingo.zettler@sodas.ku.dk), or the Center Administrator, Nasim Hezaveh (adm@sodas.ku.dk).

If you are interested in the position, please send an electronic application with attachments via KU's Portal - click on 'Apply for the position' at the bottom of the posting.

The deadline for applications is 9 June 2025, 23:59 GMT +1.

The University wish our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcome applications from all qualified candidates.