Research Data and Compliance Advisor

Do you have a good understanding of how research operates and how data and good data management underpin high-quality research in the humanities? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. As a Research Data & Compliance Advisor at The Faculty of Social Science and Humanties, you are the central point of contact within the School of Humanities for all questions related to research data management (RDM), privacy (GDPR), and research ethics. You are part of the Faculty Research Office and operate at the intersection of policy, research support, and practice. In this role, you combine the functions of Data Steward, Privacy Champion, and Ethics Advisor. You support researchers and faculty leadership in strengthening responsible research practices and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and institutional policies across the full research lifecycle. You work closely with colleagues across the university, including the University Library, IT, Legal Affairs, and other research support professionals, and you actively contribute to VU-wide and national RDM and privacy networks. - support researchers throughout the full research lifecycle by providing guidance on Research Data Management. You assist in the development, implementation, and review of Data Management Plans (DMPs), and you advise on good data practices - contribute to the development of faculty RDM policies aligned with institutional frameworks, and you promote FAIR data principles and research reproducibility - act as an advisor to the Research Ethics Review Committee and support researchers in preparing ethics applications and required documentation - play an important role in ensuring that research within the faculty adheres to ethical standards and responsible research practices - provide first-line support on GDPR and privacy-related questions (as Privacy Champion) - support researchers in preparing essential priv...