The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) is an outstanding infrastructure initiative for the scientific communities in Germany with the aim to harness the great potential of research data as a valuable resource for science and research. The following positions 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 two
Data Scientists/Knowledge Graph Engineers (m/f/d)
to work in Data Science & Digital Libraries Research Group (Prof. Dr. Sören Auer) at the earliest possible opportunity.
For one position, the regular weekly working time is 39.8 hours (full-time). For the second position, the regular weekly working time is 29.85 hours (part-time, 75 %).
Both positions are initially limited to three years with envisioned extension in the context of NFDI. The full-time position is only suitable for part-time work to a limited extent. The remuneration of both positions is based on pay scale group 13 TV-L.
Your challengeThe National Research Data Infrastructure for Engineering (NFDI4Ing) consortium brings together all engineering research communities and promotes the management of their research data. Behind NFDI4Ing are eight university and three non-university research institutions, including the TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology. In cooperation with the Forschungszentrum Jülich, the TIB is leading a research initiative to develop a semantic framework for the machine-processable representation and reproduction of scientific concepts in the field of extensive and heterogeneous data requirements.
Your tasks will focus on
- Formalize methodological knowledge to semantically rich and machine-interpretable concepts
- Embed the methodological concepts into a knowledge graph structure and ensure their findability and accessibility by deploying a concept exploration framework
- Design and development of a web frontend for the selection of software components and data sets to scientific workflows
- Support the automated application of methodological knowledge by providing web services compiling necessary software and data components
Your qualitiesYour competence area should be squarely rooted in Data Science 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
- 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)
Desirable
- Familiarity with Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics or Digital Libraries
- Knowledge of Research Data Management Tools and Services
What we offerIn 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
- Financing for necessary equipment, conference and research visit travel
- Candidates will work in the context of a national research and innovation project
- A portfolio of technology components to build on, including ORKG, 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 job in the public service with a salary in pay scale group 13 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 by mail at Auer@tib.eu.
How to applyWe 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 66⁄2020 before December 10, 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.
Who we areTIB, being part of the Leibniz Research Association, is with around 550 employees one of the largest technical information centres in Germany, having three main functions:
- Acting in the capacity of the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, our forward-looking services secure the infrastructural requirements for providing researchers in science and industry with high-quality information and literature.
- Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB’s role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology
- Offer library services for the Leibniz University Hannover.
TIB is an equal opportunity employer, providing ideal working conditions, and continuously taking action to enable its employees to combine career interests with family life.
Severely disabled candidates with comparable qualifications will be given preferential treatment.
Please note that your application documents will not be returned and application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.
For more information about the TIB, please visit: www.tib.eu/en/
Link: https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-apprenticeships/vacancies