Job title: Chief Scientific Officer
HCEMM is a rapidly growing Program for Translational Medicine in Hungary. The mandate of HCEMM is to conduct research and development in the field of Molecular Medicine. The main foci are chronic and infectious diseases impacting the healthy ageing of the Hungarian population. The HCEMM Program is managed by HCEMM Kft. with headquarters at the Incubator House located at Szeged Science Park. Currently HCEMM operates 20 Matching Groups, which are embedded at the locations of the HCEMM owners (Semmelweis University, the University of Szeged and the Biological Research Centre in Szeged) and four Advanced Core Facilities. At the Incubator House, the HCEMM Kft. Administration Team and the Core Groups are operating in Office Space and dedicated Laboratories. More information about HCEMM can be found at https://www.hcemm.eu/.
The HCEMM program is funded by an E.U. Teaming Grant, a NRDIO Thematic Excellence award and has been awarded National Laboratory status in 2020.
The advanced partner of HCEMM is the European Molecular Biological Laboratory (EMBL) with headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. EMBL supports all aspects of the HCEMM establishment, including advice on the development of the program, support through access to EMBL’s core facilities and interactions between EMBL scientists and HCEMM researchers. EMBL also provides training for HCEMM staff on administrative and scientific topics. The CSO is expected to closely interact with EMBL on all aspects of the HCEMM development.
We are looking for a Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the HCEMM headquarters, who will also coordinate the interaction between the HCEMM Administration and the Research Groups and participate in the general management tasks of the HCEMM program. The CSO is also expected to establish a Core Group at the HCEMM headquarters, with a research topic related to healthy ageing, with a 50/50 split between participating in the HCEMM Kft. Administration and overseeing the Core Research Group.
Conditions required to occupy position:
Professional tasks related to the position of CSO of HCEMM Project (approximately 50% of the work time):
He or She will establish a Research Group in the field of Molecular Medicine, with special focus on the translational aspects, including the management of a research team (approximately 50% of the work time):
Work full time at the HCEMM headquarters, Incubator House, Budapesti ut 9, 6728 Szeged
Please submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter) to career@hcemm.eu
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739593. HCEMM supported by EU Programme: H2020-EU.4.a. – Teaming of excellent research institutions and low performing RDI regions. Project starting date was 1 April 2017.