Project Management Officer jobs in United States

The Role and Department

Durham University's Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Data Science have recently secured multiple research projects within the remit of Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) upskilling. These projects aim to create an upskilling landscape—predominantly for simulations and AI running on HPC machinery—for the whole UK DRI community. This includes creating material for this upskilling, organising upskilling events, and understanding the needs and requirements of the target community. Therefore, we are searching for a community manager who can liaise with the UK's DRI landscape—including research software engineers, platform experts, PhDs, PDRAs, and academics—and build a thriving community committed to world-leading research.

The candidate will work in close collaboration with the PI (located in Computer Science) and will be based in the offices of the Institute for Data Science in Montjoy.

Further information about the role and responsibilities is provided at the bottom of this job description.

Your application should cover the following criteria:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience).
• Professional practitioner with knowledge and expertise in delivering and developing in-person and hybrid events, e-learning materials, and brand-building/PR activities within the organisation.
• Experience of implementing policies and procedures and supporting change and service improvements.
• Experience of providing specialist advice and guidance to a range of customers and colleagues, including more senior colleagues. This includes consulting on the successful realisation of upskilling events, creation of upskilling materials, and distributed collaboration activities.
• Experience of participating in internal or external networks to share and discuss good practice, develop strong and productive relationships, and positively influence the University's reputation.

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships both internally and externally.
• Strong digital competence across a range of devices and apps, including digital communication tools for creating e-learning content, collaboration, and social media.
• Commitment to continuing professional development to maintain professional recognition, including participation in Community Manager training.
• Knowledge and experience of ensuring compliance with regulatory and organisational policies and guidelines.
• Ability to solve problems and plan appropriate solutions.
• Ability to contribute to operational planning.

• An BSc/MSc degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Earth Sciences) with a strong computational focus.

When appointing to this role, the University must ensure that it meets any applicable immigration requirements, including salary thresholds for some visas.