Project Assistant*in Community Management (w/m/d)

Project Assistant - Community Management (part-time)

You like to work with people and you are interested in cutting-edge research topics? You believe that only in teams and communities people can perform best? You want to help shaping the future of research software engineering in Germany? So do we! At the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) we operate one of the most powerful computing infrastructures for scientific and technical applications in Europe and make it available for research purposes to scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich, in Germany, and throughout Europe. Besides running cutting-edge computing systems, we write and support research software for the solution of urgent questions in different domain sciences and participate in national and international initiatives and projects. We need someone like you who is passionate about organization and teamwork while connecting and empowering communities – apply now.

Your Job:

• Coordinate and manage the local and national Research Software Engineering initiatives with us
• Report to and work closely with the RSE Community Manager at Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Manage our communication and promotion channels, handle messages and calls, schedule meetings and keep everyone informed
• Liaise with our partners in Germany and worldwide, identify new collaborations, attend meetings, conferences and workshops to keep us up to date
• Keep an eye on new trends, techniques, events and opportunities, evaluate them for the researchers at the research centre and inform the community about them
• Organise events and seminars at local, national and international level

Your Profile:

• You have completed vocational training or have a comparable qualification in business, in administration, media, event management, as a foreign language secretary or in similar subjects
• You are experienced and adept at using Microsoft Office products (especially PowerPoint and Word) and have already worked with website editors
• You have very good communication skills in English (english speaking working environment) and German and are not afraid to talk to people across hierarchies
• Working in a team is important to you and you can support your team members to perform at their best

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• A highly active, highly visible, well-connected, and international team of research software engineering and community experts, joined together in the JuRSE initiative
• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
• Extensive company health management
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. partly remote work in accordance with the tasks
• Part-time position with 19,5 to 29,25 hours per week and flexible working hours
• 30 days of annual leave (depending on agreed working time arrangements) and days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)

We look forward to receiving your application. The job will be advertised until the position has been successfully filled. You should therefore submit your application as soon as possible.