Jan Smutek
asystent projektanta RBGP Szczecin; doktorant US, katedra Badań Miast i Regionów
Szczecin
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# Wysłany: 14 Sty 2009 20:20
The ESPON Coordination Unit is looking for a trainee for a period of 5 months to join our international team.
We would like you to start preferably by 1 April 2009.
The ESPON 2013 Programme
ESPON is a network providing European observation and evidence on territorial development and cohesion. The activities are implemented as a programme under the Structural Funds 2007-2013 and the objective of European territorial cooperation. The strategy is to enhance European knowledge, data and indicators on territorial structures, trends, perspectives and impacts of sector policies which can meet policy demand and be useful for policy makers and practitioners around Europe.
The ESPON 2013 Programme is the second generation of ESPON. The budget of this programme amounts to around 47 million euros in total. All 27 EU Member States as well as Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein are partners in the programme, which is managed by the Ministry of Interior and Spatial Development of Luxembourg. The European Commission is playing an active advisory role during the programme implementation.
Applied research projects and targeted analysis based on ESPON results will be carried through until the end of 2013 by contracting Transnational Project Groups composed of scientists and consultants. The scientific platform for the European applied territorial research shall be further developed, including the ESPON Database and territorial indicators. The awareness and capitalisation of comparable information on European regions shall be boosted through events at European and transnational level.
You can find more detailed information about the ESPON 2013 Programme and the existing ESPON achievements and results on www.espon.eu.
The ESPON Coordination Unit
The ESPON CU will during 2009 include 12 permanent staff members, a junior expert and a trainee.
The CU is located in Esch-sur-Alzette, 15 km south-west of Luxembourg City. Access is easy by car or by train; the station is only 5-10 minutes walk away from the office.
The job for the trainee
The ESPON CU offers a five-month period of training for a young academic in the final stage of university studies in spatial development and planning, geography, regional economics, European studies, political science and/or other fields related to territorial development.
The job will include a variety of tasks related to the ESPON 2013 Programme, such as management, financial and administrative tasks as well as tasks related to communication and capitalisation on programme activities. The work may as well include participation in content oriented tasks.
The work in the ESPON CU is organised in three clusters each dealing with a key area of the implementation of the ESPON 2013 Programme. During spring 2009, the trainee will be involved mainly in tasks from the cluster related to finance and budget and the cluster on capitalisation of ESPON results, including map making, elaboration of publications and analysis.
Among the concrete tasks for you there is involvement in project and programme monitoring from the financial and administrative perspective, preparation of information on ESPON projects for the ESPON Website, the creation of a ESPON Map collection and involvement in the launch of calls for proposals for applied research activities and targeted analysis.
Please note that an allowance of 1.000 Euro per month will be available and it should be treated as an indemnity to support your living expenses during the traineeship.
Your profile
You are a student registered at a University during the traineeship period and carry a passport from Member States of the European Union or from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein (full partners in the ESPON programme).
Applicants should demonstrate:
Interest and some knowledge in relation to European cooperation in the field of Structural Funds, regional policy and/or spatial development and planning.
Motivation for learning and contributing to management, financial and administrative tasks as well as tasks related to communication and capitalisation on programme activities.
Excellent skills in speaking and writing in English and preferably good communication skills in other languages (knowledge of the French language will be an asset).
Ability in being a strong team player, open and capable of working in a complex multicultural environment
Acquaintance with the Windows Office applications (Word, Excel and Access), ArcMap and Adobe Illustrator applications. Experience with Corel Draw and Adobe Acrobat would be considered an advantage.
How to apply
Your application shall include (1) a motivation letter, (2) your Curriculum Vitae, (3) copies of university diplomas (including the registration at your University) and (4) other relevant diplomas or certificates (in chronological order).
All the above mentioned documents shall be sent by e-mail to trainee@espon.eu with the subject “LAST NAME FIRST NAME - ESPON TRAINEESHIP APPLICATION”.
Deadline for submitting an application is Friday 6 February 2009, at 15.00 CET. You will be informed by the beginning of March 2009 on the selection of the trainee made.
The ESPON Programme applies the principle of equal opportunities between men and women.
Further information
You can get further information about the job and the ESPON Coordination Unit by contacting the current trainees:
Further information
You can get further information about the job and the ESPON Coordination Unit by contacting the current trainees:
Martina Pacasova (e-mail: martina.pacasova@espon.eu, T: +352 54 55 80 692 )
or
Jan Smutek (e-mail: jan.smutek@espon.eu, Tel.: +352 54 55 80 691 )
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Jan Smutek
asystent projektanta RBGP Szczecin; doktorant US, katedra Badań Miast i Regionów
Szczecin
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# Wysłany: 21 Sier 2009 19:41 Edytowany przez: Jan Smutek
Ja tam byłem pół roku temu ;) może komuś też się uda :D
http://www.espon.eu/mmp/online/website/functions/vacancies/2662/index_EN.html
Traineeships at the ESPON Coordination Unit
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The ESPON Coordination Unit is looking for two trainees for a period of 5 months to join our international team. We would like you to start preferably by late 2009/early 2010.
The ESPON 2013 Programme
ESPON is a network providing European observation and evidence on territorial development and cohesion. The activities are implemented as a programme under the Structural Funds 2007-2013 and the objective of European territorial cooperation. The strategy is to enhance European knowledge, data and indicators on territorial structures, trends, perspectives and impacts of sector policies which can meet policy demand and be useful for policy makers and practitioners around Europe.
The ESPON 2013 Programme is the second generation of ESPON. The budget of this programme amounts to around 47 million euros in total. All 27 EU Member States as well as Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein are partners in the programme, which is managed by the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructures of Luxembourg. The European Commission is playing an active advisory role during the programme implementation.
Applied research projects and targeted analyses, defined by stakeholders and based on ESPON results, will be carried through until the end of 2013 by contracting Transnational Project Groups composed of scientists and consultants. The scientific platform for the European applied territorial research shall be further developed, including the ESPON Database and territorial indicators. The awareness and capitalisation of comparable information on European regions shall be boosted through events at European and transnational level.
You can find more detailed information about the ESPON 2013 Programme and the existing ESPON achievements and results on www.espon.eu.
The ESPON Coordination Unit
The ESPON CU will by late 2009 include 13 permanent staff members and 2 trainees. The CU is located in Esch-sur-Alzette, 15 km south-west of Luxembourg City. Access is easy by car or by train; the station is only 10 minutes walk away from the office.
The job for the trainees
The ESPON CU offers a five-month period of training for young academics in the final stage of their university studies in spatial development and planning, geography, regional economics, European studies, political science and/or other fields related to territorial development.
The work in the CU is organised in three clusters each dealing with a key area of the implementation of the ESPON 2013 Programme: 1) programme, finance and budget, 2) project development and coordination and 3) capitalisation, publication and analysis. During the traineeship period one of the trainees will be involved mainly in tasks from the cluster related to finance and budget and the cluster on capitalisation of ESPON results. The second trainee’s work will be connected more to the project development cluster.
The job will include a variety of tasks related to the ESPON 2013 Programme. Among these financial, administrative and dissemination work related to the newly launched calls for proposals in the ESPON 2013 Programme, and supporting the administrative and monitoring work on the submitted proposals. The trainees will also be involved in communication activities, and will support the organisation of events. The work in the project development cluster will include, among others, support in the following activities of the cluster: development of project specifications for targeted analyses, preparation of kick-off meetings with Lead Partners and meetings with Lead Stakeholders, updating information to be published on ESPON projects.
Please note that an allowance of 1000 Euro per month will be available. It should be treated as an indemnity to support your living expenses while training at the ESPON CU.
Your profile
You are a student registered at a University during the traineeship period and carry a passport from Member States of the European Union or from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (full partners in the ESPON programme).
Applicants should demonstrate:
* Interest and knowledge in relation to European cooperation in the field of Structural Funds, regional policy and/or spatial development and planning.
* Motivation for learning and contributing to management, financial and administrative tasks, to content related tasks within the project development cluster as well as tasks related to communication and capitalisation on programme activities.
* An excellent understanding and fluency in spoken and written English and preferably good communication skills in other languages.
* Strong social skills, being keen team players, capable of taking direction and working on their own initiative, consulting if needed, open and capable of working in a complex multicultural environment.
* Acquaintance with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), ArcMap and Adobe Illustrator applications. Experience with Corel Draw and Adobe Acrobat would be considered an advantage.
Particular assets that will be considereted an advantage are the following:
* Experience in organising events;
* Interest in journalistic works;
* Interest for and some experience in project management or financial management.
How to apply
Your application shall include the following:
1. A motivation letter – not longer than 1 page. Your motivation letter may include the following: Why you would like to be a trainee at the ESPON CU? What of your assets do you feel you can bring to the ESPON CU? Your expectations for the traineeship: what you hope to learn from it?
2. Your Curriculum Vitae – not longer than 3 pages;
3. Proof of being registered at your University;
4. The table.xls file: please download the profile table available below. Fill it in to summarise your profile and attach it to your application.
All the above mentioned documents are to be sent by e-mail to trainee@espon.eu with the subject “Last Name First Name - ESPON TRAINEESHIP APPLICATION”.
Deadline for submitting an application is Tuesday 22 September 2009, at 13.00 CET.
By the middle of October 2009 you will be informed about the outcome of the selection. Please be informed that copies of your relevant university certificates, diplomas will be necessary for the contracting, in case you are selected.
The ESPON Programme applies the principle of equal opportunities between men and women.
Further information
You can get further information about the job and the ESPON Coordination Unit by contacting the current trainee:
Máté Pecze (e-mail: mate.pecze@espon.eu, Tel.: +352 54 55 80 692)
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