"PSDI Coordinator"

The Physical Science Data Infrastructure (PSDI) initiative is an EPSRC funded large scale infrastructure project. PSDI aims to enable researchers in physical sciences to handle data more easily by connecting and enhancing the different data infrastructures they use. Through PSDI researchers will be able to:

• Find and Access reference quality data from commercial and open sources
• Combine data from different sources
• Share data, software and models including experimental and simulation data
• Deploy close-to-data computation and containerisation of data and software
• Use AI to explore data
• Make the results of their research open and FAIR

We are looking for an enthusiastic coordinator of our partners and sub-projects with a background in the physical sciences and excellent communication skills to join our team and support the day-to-day running of PSDI’s activities. The key aspects of this role will be to serve as the primary point of contact for our growing community of project partners and undertake event coordination and project tracking to ensure that we meet our deliverables accurately and in a timely fashion.

Applicants must hold a PhD, or possess equivalent professional qualifications or experience in the physical sciences. They should be able to demonstrate substantial, authoritative practical knowledge in the physical sciences, alongside excellent communication skills.

In addition, applicants must have significant experience in working within the physical sciences, in addition to demonstrable experience in organising events and a proven track record of project management and stakeholder/partner liaison.

You will make a valuable contribution to PSDI’s goals, making contributions from research to user engagement 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 project and event coordination, such as scientific communication and involvement in coordinating our research projects e.g. around Electronic Lab Notebooks.

The position is offered as a full-time post with a permanent contract, contingent upon ongoing funding of PSDI (which is currently guaranteed until 31st March 2026). The post is based at the University of Southampton in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, in the School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering.

For further information, please contact n.knight@soton.ac.uk and s.pearman-kanza@soton.ac.uk.