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Job advertisement No. 37/2020
The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) is an outstanding infrastructure initiative for the science communities in Germany with the aim to harness the great potential of research data as a valuable resource for science and research. As of 1st October 2020, the first round of NFDI consortia will receive funding for a period of five years, with the option of a five-year extension. TIB will play a key role in shaping the NFDI from the very beginning. The following position will be placed within this network.
The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Program Area C, Research and Development, is looking to employ a
Senior Systems Architect for Terminology and Ontology Systems (m/f/d)
to start in the IT Development department at the earliest possible date.
The position is initially limited to 5 years with envisioned transformation into a permanent position. The regular weekly working time is 39.8 hours (full-time). The position is only suitable for part-time work to a limited extent. The remuneration of the position is based on pay scale group 14 TV-L.
Your challenge
Your work will be instrumental for the development of a National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology is involved in three consortia: the Chemistry Consortium (NFDI4Chem), the Consortium for Research Data on Material and Immaterial Cultural Heritage (NFDI4Culture) and the National Research Data Infrastructure for Engineering Sciences (NFDI4Ing). The aim of creating a National Research Data Infrastructure is to ensure that scientific and research data, which until now has been distributed in a decentralised way, is made findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable for the German science system in the future. This way research data will become a wealth of information available for use by academics from all disciplines, creating added value for society.
Your tasks will focus on
- Design and lead development of a terminology platform for processing, management and access to terminologies and ontologies for engineering workflows in NFDI
- Technical evaluation of the components for the terminology platform
- Coordination and development of standardized interfaces for the exchange and retrieval of terminologies and ontologies together with participants in other projects
- Technical and professional support for projects using the platform and support with integrating terminologies and ontologies into their applications
- Optimization of platform operation and maintenance through automation with CI/CD
- Continuous improvement of the platform according to the current state of the art
Your qualities
Your competence area should be squarely rooted in Data Science, ontology and software engineering or related fields. You should be able to think creatively, grasp new knowledge quickly, be able to design and develop innovative software systems and be interested in mastering complex challenges.
- Successfully completed university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant field of study such as Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics or comparable
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience, including the coordination of high-profile projects
- Excellent proficiency in Semantic Web Technologies, Ontology development and Data Management
- Excellent knowledge of one or more modern programming languages (especially Java, Python and JavaScript/Web technologies) as well as proven experience in software development and modern methods of software development (especially Git, Scrum, DevOps, CI)
- Excellent project management skills
Desirable
- Familiarity with Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics or Digital Libraries is an asset
- Knowledge of Research Data Management Tools and Services (e. g. Neo4j Graph Database)
What we offer
In TIB’s Research and Development Department, you have the opportunity to further your scientific development in a dynamic and excellent research environment. We provide a scientifically and intellectually inspiring environment with an entrepreneurial mindset embedded in a leading technical university and one of the largest technical information centres being part of the Leibniz Association.
The research department at the TIB is relatively young and offers many opportunities. It is our vision to rethink the representation and provision of data and information and to organize them in an Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG) in the future. There is a close cooperation with the L3S Research Centre at Leibniz University Hannover, one of the world’s leading research institutes in the field of Web & Data Science, within the Leibniz Joint Lab Data Science & Open Knowledge.
Last but not least, we attach great importance to an open and creative working atmosphere in which it is fun to work.
Furthermore, we offer
- Funding for necessary equipment, conference and research visit travel
- Work in the context of a national research and innovation project
- A portfolio of technology components to build on, including ORKG, OpenResearch.org, TIB AV-Portal, DBpedia.org and other
- A modern workplace in a central location of Hanover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment
- Comprehensive and intensive training in an interesting, varied and future-oriented field of activity
- Flexible working hours (flexitime) as well as offers for reconciling work and family life, such as mobile work, home office and remote work options
- An employer with a wide range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector (VBL)
- Discount for employees in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of the University Sports Hannover
- A salary in the public service with a salary in pay scale group 14 TV-L according to the provisions of the collective agreement for the public service in Germany (TV-L), including a special annual payment and 30 days of vacation per year
If you are interested, questions regarding the position can be addressed to the director of TIB, Prof. Dr. Sören Auer (auer@tib.eu).
How to apply
We look forward to receiving your application. To submit your application, please click here.
Paper applications are also possible on an equal basis. In this case, please send your complete application documents with the subject 37/2020 before September 8, 2020 addressed to
Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
Personalservice
Herrn Daniel Eilers
Welfengarten 1 B
30167 Hannover
Germany
or alternatively as a single PDF document file to bewerbung@tib.eu. For applications in digital from, please send a PDF file with a maximum size of 10 MB.
