Project Coordinator - GRID (ERC Project)

Are you an organised, proactive coordinator who likes making a complex project run smoothly? Would you enjoy being the hub that keeps an international research team on track — in one focused day a week? A new ERC-funded project on government responses to displacement at the University of Amsterdam is looking for a part-time project coordinator to help it run well from the start

Keep an international research project running — one day a week

The GRID project (Government Responses to Internal Displacement), led by Dr. Abbey Steele and funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant (2026–2031), brings together PhD candidates, a postdoctoral researcher, research assistants across several countries, and international partners. As project coordinator (0.2 fte), you keep the machine running: tracking milestones and deliverables, organising meetings, coordinating logistics for the team and its fieldwork, and supporting reporting and dissemination. Your hours are concentrated into roughly one day a week, with some flexibility to do more during busy periods such as team onboarding or reporting deadlines. It is a role for someone exceptionally organised, who communicates clearly and works well independently.

What are you going to do

•  Keep the project's milestone tracker and reporting log up to date, and help prepare the periodic reports.

•  Organise team meetings — agendas, notes, and following up on action items.

•  Coordinate logistics for the team and its fieldwork (travel, purchasing, scheduling) and liaise with the grants office.

•  Support the onboarding of new team members and keep shared documents and the project website current.

•  Be the organisational point of contact that keeps a dispersed team connected.

What do you have to offer

Two essential requirements (checked via the selection questions):

•  Experience coordinating projects or administration, ideally in a research or academic setting.

•  Excellent organisational skills and fluent English.

We are also looking for someone who:

•  Is proactive and keeps track of many moving parts without dropping any.

•  Communicates clearly and warmly with people across cultures and time zones.

•  Works independently and manages their time well within limited hours.

•  Is comfortable with everyday digital tools (calendars, spreadsheets, task/project tools)

Dutch is helpful but not required. Spanish is helpful (for coordinating the Colombia-based team) but also not required.

What else do we offer you

•  A part-time (0.2 fte) role in a well-resourced, international ERC project.

• The contract is initially for one year with the possibility to extend for an additional 2.

•  Salary and conditions in line with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. The gross monthly salary, based on a 38-hour working week and depending on relevant work experience, ranges from €3,202 to €4,159 (scale 7). This excludes the 8% holiday allowance and the 8.3% end-of-year bonus.

•  Flexible, hybrid working, a friendly international team, and the vibrant Amsterdam research community.

You will work here

The GRID project is based in the Political Institutions and Identities group in the Political Science department, and the Amsterdam Center for Conflict Studies, within the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR). You will work closely with the Principal Investigator and the whole team — PhD candidates, the postdoctoral researcher, and research assistants in the Netherlands and abroad — and help keep an international, dispersed project connected.

Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single PDF. The closing date is 31 August 2026. For questions, contact Abbey Steele ([email protected]). In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates are given preference over external candidates.