Jason Means

Experience

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  Tax Fairness Oregon

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Public Policy Intern

  Conducted research on Oregon tax law, ballot measures, and 501(c)4s, while also streamlining organizational data for development and marketing purposes.

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  Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

  May 2017 - Jun 2018

  Investigated the state of social science research conducted in Hungary through scientometric & bibliometric analysis to support the Centre’s strategic planning. Supported researchers at the pre-award stage, focusing on Horizon 2020, COST, and the Visegrad Fund.

  • Junior Research Fellow

    Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Research Impact & Communication Assistant

    May 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Boom Creative Lab GmbH

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Data Analyst
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  University of Vienna

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  EU Programme Manager

  Advised and supported researchers at the pre-award stage, covering a variety of European and international funding programmes including Horizon Europe (ERC, MSCA, Pillar II Clusters), Erasmus+, NIH/Grants.gov, Wellcome Trust, the Templeton Foundation and the Simons Foundation.

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  St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (CCRI)

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Scientific Grant Manager / Project Manager

  I worked with principal investigators, postdocs, and PhD students to secure funding for research on rare diseases including pediatric cancer. I also managed a portfolio of more than 20 nationally funded projects (FWF, WWTF, CDG, Wirtschaftsagentur, ÖNB, etc.), which included coordinating periodic reporting and amendments, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, and serving as a central point of contact between researchers, internal departments and funding organisations.

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  Central European University

  Oct 2023 - now

  Director of Management and Transfer, Knowledge in Crisis Project

  The FWF Cluster of Excellence "Knowledge in Crisis" addresses threats to claims of knowledge caused by rapid and spectacular developments in technology as well as attacks on the very ideas of knowledge and truth. The Cluster is a collaboration between CEU, the University of Vienna, the University of Graz, and the University of Salzburg.