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Senior Nursing Science Researcher

On-site in Maastricht·Part-time·Added 7 days ago (last checked 8 Nov)

Maastricht University Medical Center

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Our summary

Salary
€6,052 - €7,684 a month
Work mode
On-site, Maastricht
Contract
Part-time
Languages
Dutch
Experience
Senior level

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • A completed PhD in Nursing Science, Health Science, or a comparable scientific discipline.

  • Experience in acquiring second- and third-stream funding.

  • Experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

  • Demonstrable experience in initiating, conducting, and coordinating research projects.

  • Demonstrable interest in nursing, interdisciplinary, practice-oriented, and implementation research.

  • Experience with or affinity for supervising PhD candidates, students, and nurse researchers.

  • Knowledge of relevant national and international research networks and scientific channels for scientific knowledge sharing and dissemination.

To start successfully in this role, it is important that you have a good command of the Dutch language (minimum B2 level) due to contact with, among others, patients and colleagues. Additionally, it is a condition that you are allowed to work in the Netherlands (EU/EEA nationality or a valid work permit).

Nice to have

  • You are a connector who switches effortlessly between clinical practice, research, and education.

  • You possess excellent collaboration skills and easily build sustainable networks.

  • You have strong didactic and presentation skills.

  • You communicate clearly and persuasively, in both Dutch and English.

  • You work independently, result-oriented, and take initiative.

  • You are flexible, organizationally sensitive, and know how to set priorities in a dynamic environment.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Depending on education and experience, the salary is at least € 6,052 and at most € 7,684 gross per month for full-time employment. This salary is exclusive of holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual salary.

The role

As a Senior Nursing Science Researcher, you will play a key role in the academization of nursing within MUMC+.

You connect science, clinical practice, and education, thereby contributing directly to high-quality, future-proof patient care. From a strategic role, you will help build the further development and sustainable anchoring of the nursing science research infrastructure within MUMC+. You will work closely with the Professor of Nursing Science and help shape the Integrated Care research line. Through this collaboration, you will connect innovation and quality improvement with research, clinical care, and education, with attention to nursing leadership and professional autonomy. In doing so, you will focus specifically on the role and positioning of nurses within innovative care models.

The employment contract is for one year. An important task within this period is the further expansion of a sustainable nursing research program, including through the development of promising research projects and the acquisition of external research funding. In doing so, you contribute to the further growth, continuity, and societal impact of nursing research within MUMC+ and to the sustainable development of your own position.

What you'll do

  • Developing, initiating, and conducting nursing and interdisciplinary scientific research.

  • Developing and conducting research projects focused on the Nursing Science research line, particularly innovative care models and integrated care, with special attention to the contribution and positioning of nurses. This also includes research into the meaning and effects of shared governance, nursing leadership, and professional autonomy, for example on nursing autonomy, work climate, and quality of care.

  • Translating issues from clinical practice into relevant research questions and research projects.

  • Writing and coordinating grant applications and acquiring external research funding.

  • Coordinating research projects and maintaining collaborations with internal and external partners.

  • Publishing and presenting research results at national and international levels.

  • Translating research outcomes into concrete improvements in nursing practice, policy, and professional development.

  • Coordinating a hospital-wide nursing-scientific expert group.

  • Supervising PhD candidates, students, and nurse researchers.

  • Coaching nurses with research ideas and supporting master's and doctoral trajectories.

  • Strengthening nursing leadership, professional autonomy, and the research competencies of nurses within MUMC+.

  • Connecting nursing research, leadership, professional autonomy, and quality of care.

  • Strengthening the nursing research infrastructure within MUMC+.

What do we ask of you?

You are an experienced researcher who possesses scientific expertise and also understands what is happening in daily care practice. You are entrepreneurial, connecting, and know how to inspire others for research and innovation.

In addition, you possess:
Education and experience

Competencies

Are you the researcher who knows how to connect scientific knowledge to daily nursing practice and thereby contribute to future-proof patient care? Then we are going for you!

Employment contract

This concerns a temporary employment contract of 1 year for an average of 24 to 28 hours per week in accordance with article 2.4.2 of the Cao umc. Extension of the employment contract is dependent on proven suitability and available budget.

What we offer

At Maastricht UMC+, we ensure that you have everything to make your contribution to ultimate care. The right employment conditions belong with that. Read here what we offer you.

About Maastricht University Medical Center

In their own words

About the company & team

As a Senior Nursing Science Researcher, you will be part of the Department of Nursing, where professional development, innovation, quality improvement, and research within the nursing domain are central. The Department of Nursing is in a phase of further growth and professionalization of its research activities. At the same time, MUMC+ is undergoing a broad nursing transformation, aimed at strengthening nursing leadership, professional autonomy, and the positioning of nurses within the organization. Important developments in this regard include the further expansion of nursing councils, the implementation of the role of managing nurse, and the development of a nursing leadership structure. Scientific research plays an important role in substantiating these developments, making their effects visible, and strengthening evidence-based decision-making within the nursing domain.

As a Senior Researcher, you will be given the space and responsibility to provide direction to this and to further strengthen the nursing-scientific research infrastructure.

You will work closely with the Professor of Nursing Science and help shape the Integrated Care research line. Within this research line, you will work on issues in the field of the connection between research and clinical care, with attention to nursing leadership, professional autonomy, organization of care, and quality of patient care. In doing so, you will make an important contribution to the scientific evaluation and further development of the nursing transformation within MUMC+.

You will work under the substantive leadership of the Professor of Nursing Science and report hierarchically to the Manager of the Department of Nursing. In this role, you will move easily between clinical practice and the academic world.

You will work intensively with:

  • Nurses and other healthcare professionals within MUMC+.

  • The Professor of Nursing Science and the Director of Nursing.

  • Researchers and research institutes of Maastricht University.

  • Healthcare organizations and providers within and outside MUMC+.

  • National and international scientific networks.

Together, you will work on the further development of integrated care and contribute to the ambitions of MUMC+ in the fields of nursing leadership, innovation, and future-proof patient care.

Additional information

For this position, you must be able to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) before the start of employment.

For more information about the position or the training and career opportunities, please contact Saskia Jacobs, Manager of the Department of Nursing, reachable at tel. 043-3872367 or via e-mail saskia.jacobs@mumc.nl. Want to shadow for a day? That is also a possibility!

For information about the application procedure, follow this link. General information about employment conditions and working at Maastricht UMC+ can be found here. Cannot find the answer to your question? Please contact the Recruitment team.

Applications for this vacancy can be submitted up to and including 23 November.

We recruit our candidates ourselves and do not work with external agencies for this vacancy.

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