Alzheimer Europe is looking to fill three full-time Luxembourg-based positions:
Project Officer for Public Involvement (full time), on a permanent basis
As the Project Officer for Public Involvement, you will:
- Become an active member of the organisation’s public involvement team and support all public involvement activities of Alzheimer Europe
- Collaborate with and support the European Working Group of People with Dementia and its contributions to AE’s work and involvement in research projects
- Support the development of the organisation’s new European Carers’ Working Group
- Identify new consultation methods to include the views of people at risk of developing dementia
- Help with the writing of dementia-inclusive publications
- Contribute to scientific publications on Public Involvement in European dementia research
- Help in the dissemination of EU-funded research projects
- Support the communication of medical and research developments to the wider dementia community and the general public via the organisation’s newsletter and website
You should have the following experience and qualities:
- Completed university education in a scientific field (such as dementia studies, psychology, sociology or similar)
- Experience in a similar position (background in patient and public involvement would be considered an advantage)
- A good understanding of dementia research and the contributions to research of people with dementia and their carers
- A perfect knowledge of English (knowledge of other European languages would be a plus)
- Excellent writing and communication skills, including communicating scientific concepts in easy-to-understand language
- Experience of social media
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- A keen sense of responsibility, initiative and ability to work in a small team
- Willingness to travel abroad and present at project meetings, scientific conferences and other networking opportunities
Project Officer for risk prediction, artificial intelligence and data governance (full time), on a permanent basis
As the Project Officer, you will:
- Collaborate with projects funded by Horizon Europe and the Luxembourg Fonds National pour la Recherche (FNR)
- ADIS (Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by immune profiling of cytotoxic lymphocytes and recording of sleep disturbances)
- Pattern-Cog (Personalised ageing pattern for early risk detection and prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in cognitively healthy individuals)
- eBRAINS-Health - Actionable Multilevel Health Data
- Contribute to discussions on risk prediction & detection, data sharing and data governance, as well as on artificial intelligence
- Contribute to the development of policy positions on risk prediction, detection and disclosure
- Collaborate with the public involvement team to identify the views of people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment on these topics
- Contribute to the communication and dissemination activities of EU-funded research projects
- Support the communication of medical and research developments to the wider dementia community and the general public via the organisation’s newsletter and website
You should have the following experience and qualities:
- Completed university education in a scientific field (such as epidemiology, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence or another field relevant to the position)
- Experience in a similar position (background in data governance or data sharing policies would be considered an advantage)
- A detailed understanding of dementia research and/or data governance and sharing
- A perfect knowledge of English (knowledge of other European languages would be a plus)
- Excellent writing and communication skills, including communicating scientific concepts in easy-to-understand language
- Experience of social media
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- A keen sense of responsibility, initiative and ability to work in a small team
- Willingness to travel abroad and present at project meetings, scientific conferences and other networking opportunities
Administrative Assistant (full time), on a permanent basis
As the Administrative Assistant, you will:
- Support the Alzheimer Europe Board and Executive Director by preparing meeting documents and minuting meetings
- Assure efficient processing and managing of document flows
- Handle telephone calls, contacts with internal and external partners, messages and requests
- Provide active assistance in day-to-day activities and perform various organisational, administrative and secretarial duties efficiently
- Keep mailing lists and databases up-to-date
- Respond to general mail requests and deal with filing
- Update the Alzheimer Europe website pages
- Support the team with the organisation of events (preparation of documents and presentations) and the Annual Conference (queries and invoices)
You should have the following experience and qualities:
- Completed secondary education and experience in a similar position (education or background in communication or secretariat would be considered an advantage)
- A perfect knowledge of English (knowledge of French and other European languages would be a plus)
- Good writing and communication skills
- Experience of social media and website content management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- A keen sense of responsibility, initiative and ability to work in a small team
- Willingness to travel abroad for Board meetings on a quarterly basis
To apply for any of these three positions:
Please send your CV, together with a cover letter (both documents in English), by 13 March 2022, to: Alzheimer Europe, 14, rue Dicks, L-1417 Luxembourg or via E-mail to info@alzheimer-europe.org