Information Engineer / Data Scientist

IAS-9 - Materials Data Science and Informatics

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

Your Job:

In our team of software developers, semantic data engineers and metadata stewards you will collaboratively work on:

• Implementing and improving data pipelines to harvest metadata from data infrastructures within Helmholtz towards integrating them into the Helmholtz Knowledge Graph
  
• Data integration, curation, mapping, cleaning and improvement by manual, semi-automatic and automatic means
  
• Work on existing (custom) python libraries to perform data science and machine learning tasks, e.g. to improve data from sub-graphs through entity resolution and merging of duplicated entities or semantic inference to determine types
  
• Implementation of methods to analyze graph data and track their provenance, e.g. for gap analyses and monitoring of operation and usage
  
• Support strategic development, as well as development coordination and organization (e.g. curation of issues and task priorization) around all aspects of the Helmholtz Knowledge Graph
  
• Development of new tools and services around the knowledge graph arcording to user needs
  
• Support the dissemination of developed tools around the knowledge graph, interfaces and concepts within HMC workshops and specific training activities (targeted for example at needs of data providers)

Your Profile:

We are looking for motivated colleagues who are interested in supporting science through pragmatic solutions. For this you will bring:

• Completed university degree (master`s degree or equivalent) and, if applicable, doctorate in data science, information engineering, computer science, or similar
  
• Practical experience with (meta)data handling, data pipelines for harvesting, data structures (graphs, relational) and formats like (JSON, JSON-LD, JSON Schema, RDF)
  
• Research and/or practical experience in data science including analytics, data mining, machine learning (demonstrated by, e.g., the dissertation, publications in peer-reviewed journals, or open source projects)
  
• Very good practical programming skills in Python
  
• Knowledge of other programming languages (e.g., Java, Julia, R, C/C++ or NextJS) are an beneficial
  
• Knowledge about relevant tools, frameworks and workflow managers (e.g. web scraping, Prefect, pydantic, Docker Compose, Apache Solr, Open Link Virtuoso)
  
• Experience in collaborative and open source software development with version control, working under Linux and using ssh
  
• Willingness to work in a team (locally and across Germany), with heterogeneous backgrounds and expertise
  
• Very good verbal and written communication skills in English
  
• Motivation to improve the data ecosystem and support scientists and science infrastructures in with respect to metadata & research data management

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:

• Secure employment in a dynamic, international and multidisciplinary environment of scientists from different domains and software developers in the field of research data management
  
• A creative working environment in a leading research institution, located on an attractive research campus of TZA Aachen go.fzj.de/TZA
  
• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  
• The possibility of (location-) flexible working, e.g. home office for 2-3 days per week
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: go.fzj.de/benefits

The position is initially limited to 3 years with the possibility of a longer-term perspective. Remuneration and social benefits are in conformity with the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD-Bund).

Place of employment: Aachen

We are looking forward to your application including a motivation letter and two references and/or letters of recommendation (e.g. by members of the PhD committee or a previous supervisor). Relevant experience should be demonstrated (e.g. by linking to own open source projects in Github/Gitlab, scientific publications, etc.) and be briefly highlighted in the letter of motivation. We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible – the job advertisement will be taken offline once the position is filled.

We particularly welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds (e.g. regardless of age, gender, disabilities, sexual orientation/identity, as well as social, ethnic, and religious background). We strive to offer a diverse and inclusive working environment in which people enjoy equal opportunities and are able to fulfill their potential.

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.