Tutkimusprojektipäällikkö - Eclipse Foundation - Bryssel

The Eclipse Foundation is one of the world's largest open source software foundations, with a proven track record of enabling developer-focused open source innovation earned over 19 years. The Foundation is the home of numerous industry-leading projects and collaborations including Adoptium, Software Defined Vehicle, Eclipse IDE, IoT, and Jakarta EE. Supported by over 350 members globally, the Foundation has an established international reach and reputation. The Eclipse Foundation is hiring a Research Project Manager to lead its participation in European research projects across domains such as IoT, Cloud Computing, AI, and Dataspaces. Reporting to the Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world industry impact. Your mission is twofold: Facilitate the dissemination and exploitation of research results, ensuring project outcomes are transitioned into sustainable open source ecosystems. Guide research partners through the Eclipse Development Process (EDP) and open source best practices ensuring technical robustness and community alignment. Regular travel will be required to represent the Foundation at international meetings, reviews, and public events. As a Research Project Manager, you will manage the full lifecycle of project participation: Lead the creation of exploitation strategies, market analysis, and business plans to ensure research results achieve long-term sustainability. Initiate and organize workshops, hackathons, and conferences. Leverage Eclipse Foundation assets to grow vibrant open source communities around research projects. Support project developers in adopting the Eclipse Development Process (EDP), license compliance, and modern DevOps practices (GitLab/GitHub, CI/CD, Jenkins). Contribute to EU project proposals, specifically focusing on work packages related to impact creation, innovation management, and community outreach. Promote the Foundation’s vision in strategic research agendas and encourage synergies between EU projects and the broader Eclipse membership. Ensure high-quality execution of tasks, including regular reporting of workload, expenses, and deliverables as required by EU processes. Qualifications include a minimum of 5 years in EU Research programs (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, etc.), proven track record in writing EU project proposals, solid understanding of challenges in Dataspaces, IoT, AI, and/or Cloud Computing, experience organizing contributions from diverse, distributed teams and multi-stakeholder consortiums, familiarity with software development lifecycles, including CI/CD tools and collaborative platforms (GitLab/GitHub), and fluency in English. Preferred skills include familiarity with the Eclipse Foundation ecosystem, open source governance, market analysis, web-based communication tools, and fluency in European languages. The position is 100% remote, with a preference for candidates based in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, or Belgium. Regular travel to Europe is expected. We offer highly competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package. For more information, visit https://eclipse.org/.