R&d Specialist for Development and Education

The** University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.

**EUMaster4HPC** is an HPC European consortium funded by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking to design and implement the first pan-European HPC Master program. EUMaster4HPC is the first pan-European Master for High Performance Computing (HPC). With funding from the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the master program will train the next generation of HPC experts in Europe and provide students with outstanding career prospects in the rapidly expanding field of HPC.

We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place

**Your Role...**:
As a R&D specialist for this European Project, you will have an important role in developing, motivating, and guiding the use of digital opportunities in teaching at the EUMaster4HPC at the University of Luxembourg. You will work closely with the academic staff of the University of Luxembourg involved in this project and address communicative, pedagogical, and technological needs and issues. You will play a crucial role in the production of digital services and media, with the overall goal of creating communicative and pedagogical input that brings added value to the EUMaster4HPC staff and students.

This may take the form of tasks such as:

- Provide assistance to and ensure close cooperation with the academic staff and developing and improving educational materials through multimedia production, in close collaboration with teachers.
- Collect, interpret, and analyse research related data and results, and issue advice on request or on own initiative.
- Create and administer a Moodle platform and project Website and take care of its content in cooperation with the University student offices and the project PI as well as involved academic staff.
- Write reports (quantitative and qualitative), in due time and in accordance with defined research project requirements, formats and procedures.
- Prepare, produce and/or finalise relevant material for the dissemination and presentation of project results, to project partners and/or students (documenting and communicating examples of good pedagogical practices).
- Accompanying teachers on dedicated digital tools.
- Accompanying teachers in the implementation of online teaching modules.

**What we expect from you**:
You have xperience in custom plugin development such as block plugins, report plugins, local plugins, auth plugins (SSO), course formats, activity plugins, question types.

Besides that, you have working knowledge of network configuration and operations.

Some graphic design knowledge will be of advantage.

Also, experience working in research environment would be desirable.

To maximize the results of your close collaboration with other staff, we value your personal qualities. Professionalism, autonomy and initiative are essential in the role of an R&D specialist in this specific project joining technical development skills with some pedagogical and communicative research parts.

You have a keen interest in creating and working with digital tools in education. In addition, we expect you to have experience in managing and publishing digital materials through various distribution channels and to have good communication skills in English, both written and oral. French would be an advantage.

**In Short...**:

- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Months
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Starting date: ASAP
- Location: Belval
- Job Reference: UOL05425

**How to apply...**:
Applications should include:

- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

**In return you will get**:

- **Multilingual and international character**. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- **A modern and dynamic university. **High-quality equipment. Close ties to t