Are you passionate about shaping the image of the newly founded Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP, www.mpi-sp.org) from ground up? Do you excel at strategic communication, fostering valuable connections, and driving impactful science communication? If so, we invite you to establish and manage the Public Relations (PR) at MPI-SP, located in the city of Bochum, Germany.
We are in search of scientific support services for the newly established institute at the earliest convenience:
Public Relations (PR) Specialist (f/m/div)
Responsibilities:
As our PR Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our institute´s visibility and reputation. Your tasks will include, but are not limited to:
- Employer branding: develop and implement strategies to showcase MPI-SP as an attractive employer for international students, postdocs, PIs, and non-scientific personnel
- Location marketing: highlight our ideal location for research, emphasizing its unique advantages and opportunities for collaboration in Bochum’s cybersecurity ecosystem and beyond
- Networking: build and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders, including other Max Planck Institutes and MPG headquarters, universities, political decision makers / amplifiers, third party funding entities, industry partners, and media outlets
- Science communication / marketing: craft compelling narratives around our research projects and accomplishments to engage diverse audiences and promote public understanding of our work
- Identifying target groups and tailored communication: analyze and pinpoint relevant target groups, customizing communication strategies to address their specific interests and needs, create and execute targeted communication plans for diverse audiences, maximizing impact and resonance
- Crisis communication: prepare and implement crisis communication strategies, responding swiftly and effectively to potential challenges or issues (in coordination with the central administration of MPG)
- Coordination within MPG of all matters related to PR
- External representation: content design for websites, posters, flyers, strategic event management
Strengthen (internal) communication: foster internal communication, act as PR advisor for researchers
Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:
- Bachelor´s or master´s degree in communication, public relations, marketing, journalism, or a related field
- Proven experience in PR and communication, preferably in a research or academic environment, ideally in a security and privacy context
- Exceptional storytelling skills and the ability to convey complex scientific concepts in an engaging manner
- Act like a digital native and have a deep understanding of social and professional online networks
- Full professional proficiency in English and German, both written and spoken
- A proactive, creative, and solution-oriented mindset with excellent organizational and time management skills
- A strong network of contacts within academia, industry, media, and political spheres is a plus
- Knowledge and understanding of the international and German research landscape and current societal and scientific (political) discourses are advantageous
Our offer:
- We offer you an independent and varied field of work in a young and dynamic research institute.
- We promote your personal development through a variety of individual training measures and language courses.
- We stand for a strong team spirit in an intercultural scientific environment.
- Due to the agile structures in the start-up phase of our institute, we offer you the opportunity to actively participate in our diverse community and to contribute to the development of the institute.
- In our institute there is an open working atmosphere with communication at eye level and flat hierarchies.
- Payment is in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD Bund) including corresponding social benefits and a special annual payment.
- We offer 30 days of vacation, a public service pension plan (VBL), and remote work by arrangement.
- Regular team events round up our offer.
The position is to be filled immediately and for an unlimited period. The level of remuneration depends on your qualifications and professional experience according to TVöD Bund.
The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy stands for a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace culture and promotes equal opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from members of any underrepresented group in our research area, regardless of their ethnic origin, gender, family situation, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, or social background. In particular, we invite women and individuals with disabilities to apply.
Are you interested?
Then please send us your compelling application including your salary requirements in a PDF file (max. 5 MB) until September 24, 2023, to application-hr@csp.mpg.de.
- Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Arbeitgeber:
- Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
- The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy is a research institute of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG), which conducts interdisciplinary research into the many aspects of IT security and data protection. The newly formed and expanding institute will eventually include 18 research groups and employ approximately 200 staff and guests. The institute cooperates with the Faculty of Computer Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (www.informatik.rub.de). Bochum is one of the world´s leading research locations for cybersecurity and home to Europe´s largest educational institution in this field as well as to a lively start-up scene.
- Bochum
- Stelle zu besetzen ab: at the earliest convenience
- Bewerbungsschluss: 24.09.2023
- Kontaktinformationen:
- Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
- application-hr@csp.mpg.de
