Research Programme Technical Coordinator

About the Role

The National Federated Compute Services (NFCS) NetworkPlus is a two-year UKRI/EPSRC funded programme which will build a community around national federated computational research services and develop roadmaps for future UKRI investment in this space. A key deliverable of the project is commissioning a series of flexible funding projects that will generate evidence to support the delivery of the roadmaps.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide technical leadership for the Programme. This will involve defining the flexible funding calls; the review, selection and oversight of projects; collation of outcomes; and preparation of the roadmaps. The postholder will also be a key member of the project lead team to support the successful delivery of all the objectives of the NFCS Network Plus.

The core project team has membership from the Universities of Bristol and Edinburgh, STFC Hartree Centre, STFC RAL. The Programme Management team comprises the PI, the Programme Manager and an Administration & Events Officer. 

This role is part time (17.5 - 28 hours per week) 0.5 – 0.8 FTE.

About You

You will have a good understanding of the UK’s digital research infrastructure (DRI) landscape, with the ability to understand the perspectives of both users and operators, having experience of delivery or using large-scale DRI in the UK or internationally.

A PhD in a STEM subject is desirable but of importance is the ability to build relationships across the programme team and wider stakeholder community, and to influence, engender and enable action in the DRI domain.

About the School

This post is based within the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences which has over 150 staff. The School forms one of five within the Faculty of Science and Engineering and consists of two distinct research departments: Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, both delivering world-leading research and high-class teaching. The School is located on the Mile End Campus in the purpose-built Joseph Priestley and G.O. Jones Buildings. The School’s state of the art teaching and research laboratories and mechanical workshop facilities support a range of educational and research activities including those for external industrial partners.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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