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. TIB will play a key role in shaping the NFDI from the very beginning.
Within this network the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology - is looking to employ a
Research Associate in the area of Research Data Management (m/f/d)
to join the Lab Linked Scientific Knowledge at the earliest possible opportunity.
The position is initially limited to 3 years with envisioned extension in the context of NFDI. 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 is based on pay scale group 13 TV-L.
You will work in a team to build a national research data infrastructure for chemistry in Germany (NFDI4Chem). NFDI4Chem will be a distributed infrastructure project with more than 30 FTE from IT and science and operates in the wider context of the NFDI in collaboration with eventually 29 further consortia from all areas of science. A detailed project description of NFDI4Chem can be found at https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55852.
Your challenge
The vision of NFDI4Chem is the digitalisation of all key steps in chemical research to support scientists in their efforts to collect, store, process, analyse, disclose and re-use research data. This overall goal is addressed by several task areas (TAs). You will be assigned to TA6 Synergies, which is responsible for the coordination of the cross-cutting topics within the NFDI, including cross-domain metadata standards, semantic data annotation and cross-domain mapping of ontologies, as well as the provision of terminology services. You will work closely together with developers, scientists and infrastructure experts from over 25 university and non-university research institutions in a dynamic and inspiring environment. A special focus will be on the collaboration with TA5 Community and TA4 Standards.
Work Areas
- Coordination of cross-cutting activities of the NFDI4Chem consortium with other NFDI consortia and international stakeholders (RDA, IUPAC, GoFAIR)
- Participation in the discussion and development of minimum information standards for research data management in chemistry
- Dissemination and communication of project results via training, documentation, and support (NFDI4Chem central help desk)
Your qualities
You have knowledge in chemistry or a related field and have a strong interest in information science and IT issues. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, e.g. to develop minimum information standards together with the scientific community during workshops and discussions. You should be able to think creatively, grasp new knowledge quickly, and be interested in innovative software systems as well as be able to master complex challenges.
The following qualifications are mandatory
- Successfully completed university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Cheminformatics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Computer Science or a comparable relevant course of study
- Professional experience in interdisciplinary teams, in particular working in or participating in scientific and/or institutional committees
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in German and English
- High affinity for technology and knowledge in software development
Desirable
- A completed PhD in Chemistry, in Computer Science or in a related field
- Knowledge about the national and international research data infrastructure landscape and relevant research policy issues
- Familiarity with chemical data formats, research data management
- Knowledge of the major semantic technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL)
- Experience in software development and modern programming languages (especially Java, Python, Javascript)
What we offer
The Lab Linked Scientific Knowledge is embedded into the Research Group Data Science & Digital Libraries. TIB’s Research and Development Department offers a scientifically and intellectually inspiring work 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 Graphs (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
- 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
- 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 Dr. Oliver Koepler (oliver.koepler@tib.eu), head of the Lab Linked Scientific Knowledge.
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 54⁄2020 before November 10, 2020 addressed to
Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)PersonalserviceHerrn Daniel EilersWelfengarten 1 B30167 HannoverGermany
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. We look forward to receiving your application!
Who we are
TIB, 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