We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, proactive Network+ co-ordinator to work with our small, friendly team. This is a fixed-term, full-time appointment (1.0 FTE/35 hours per week) until March 2029, with an anticipated interview date of 13th May, and indicitive start date of 1st August.
This role involves running the day-to-day activities of the Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research (CaSDaR) Network+, handling managerial tasks and coordinating logistical and administrative tasks.
CaSDaR is a UKRI funded Network+, formed to address the growing importance of data stewardship in producing high quality re-usable research data.
Key Aims:
- Build a supportive, diverse, inclusive and self-sustaining community of Data Stewards.
- Create clear and accessible career paths, entry routes and progressions for Data Stewards.
- Foster recognition of Data Stewards' contributions to the research lifecycle.
- Promote the value and impact of data stewardship across all research disciplines.
- Develop sustainable models to enable data stewardship as a vocation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Web Presence Management: Creating website content, managing social media accounts.
- Event organisation (physical/hybrid/virtual): Event organisation, materials creation, speaker, attendee and venue liaison, event dissemination, event chairing.
- CaSDaR Membership/Dissemination Management: Maintaining mailing lists, creating newsletters, managing email communication and social media.
- CaSDaR Resource Management: Video editing, research data management and repository submission.
- Administrative Tasks: Creating meeting agendas, facilitating CaSDaR meetings, and assisting with finances.
- Funding Management: Creating funding call materials, processing applications, collaborating with research/legal departments to manage contracts/paperwork, and regular discussions with the funded project PIs.
- Data Steward Coordination: Coordinate CaSDaR funded Data Steward Fellows/Interns, and gather evidence of data stewardship requirements across a range of disciplines and research institutions. This work will feed directly into creating job descriptions and identifying career paths/roadmaps for Data Stewards.
You should have experience of data stewardship and research data management across at least one research domain. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills, and ideally experienced in event organisation.
You will make a valuable contribution to CaSDaR’s goals, from conducting active data stewardship research to building and engaging with the community, and have the potential to grow your own areas of expertise. There will be opportunities to develop skills to advance your career and build on skills outside of network management and data stewardship, such as project management and training.
The project team is based across the Schools of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Humanities, the Library and the Research Software Group. The post itself will be based in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering on Highfield Campus (although the Network itself is discipline agnostic).
Equality, diversity and Inclusion is central to the ethos in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, having held an Athena SWAN Silver award since 2014. Chemistry considers applicants that wish to work flexibly (in line with our hybrid working policies), and due consideration is given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy and onsite childcare facilities. For further information visit: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/Equality/index.page
For further information, please contact: s.pearman-kanza@soton.ac.uk .