DRI Community Coordinator in North East

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Job Description - DRI Community Coordinator (26001238)

Job Description

Job Number:

26001238

Department of Computer Science

Grade 5 : - £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

Fixed Term - Full Time

Working Arrangements : 9am and 5pm

Closing Date

12-Oct-2026, 10:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement : Not Applicable.

The University

At Durham University we are proud of our people. A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.

Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally. Whether you are at the very start, middle or end of your career, there is a role for you. We believe everyone has their own unique skills to offer.

We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University. Further information about the University can be found here .

Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Durham area on our Why Join Us? - Information Page .

The Role and the Department

Durham University’s Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Data Science have secured multiple research projects within the remit of Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) upskilling. These projects aim to create an upskilling landscape for the whole UK HPC community. This includes creating material for this upskilling, organising upskilling events, understanding the needs and requirements of the target groups and notably establishing a community around HPC, skills and continuous professional development both for the people creating material and colleagues benefitting from it.

We are searching for support to our community manager who can liaise with the UK’s DRI landscape – this includes research software engineers, platforms experts, PhDs, PDRAs and academics – and help us build up a thriving community which is committed to world-leading research. The candidate will work in close collaboration with the PI (located in Computer Science), the community manager, and will be placed in the offices of the Institute for Data Science in Mountjoy. The prime responsibility will be championing our upskilling events and continuous marketing, branding and outreach activities such as newsletter, websites, polls, social media and videos.

The post is eligible for hybrid working in line with University arrangements, and flexible working requests will be considered.

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

Working at Durham

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University:

• You’ll receive 27 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year - a total of 39 days. The University closes between Christmas and New Year.
• No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.
• You can access exclusive discounts via our benefits portal including money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such

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