German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Hannover

As the German National Library of Science and Technology our future-oriented services ensure the infrastructural requirements for a high-quality supply of information and literature for research in science and industry.

The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Program Area C, Research and Development, is looking to employ a

to join the Lab Group Open Research Information at the earliest possible opportunity.

The position is limited to the duration of the project, which is 36 months. The regular weekly working time is 39.8 hours (full-time). The position is generally suitable for part-time employment. The remuneration will be in accordance with pay scale group 13 of the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L), provided that the personal requirements are fulfilled.

Your challenge

The Lab Group Open Research Information of the TIB aims to make information about research activities interoperable, findable, reusable and accessible in open infrastructures. It promotes the development towards digital, open and collaborative science and supports scientific institutions and communities by working with them to develop and test methods and software tools that are useful for research activities. We are looking for a communicative and entrepreneurial person with a strong technical background to expand the Open Science Lab's (OSL) activities in the field of open research information and bibliographic metadata.

Your work will focus on the design, development and operation of a service for bibliographic metadata on literature translations based on the open source software VIVO as part of the project "Translation Rights – Historical database on the translation market for German-language literature and literature in German" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The database will serve as a knowledge graph being used by Digital Humanities researchers for quantitative and qualitative research.

Your tasks include

• Conception, development and deployment of workflows for the import of metadata from service like the catalogue of the German National Library, the Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) or Wikidata into a VIVO based knowledge graph.
• Further development, installation and maintenance of (open source) software such as Vitro or VIVO.
• Customisation of user interfaces in VIVO, taking into account user requirements.
• Communication with key stakeholders in the project and in relevant specialist communities (literature sciences, VIVO community).
• Documentation of the development activities.

Your profile

• You have a completed scientific university degree (Master’s degree / university diploma), preferably in computer science, mathematics, information science or a related relevant scientific-technical field.

or

• Alternatively you have a completed relevant university degree (Bachelor’s degree or university of applied sciences diploma) in one of the above-mentioned fields, combined with at least five years of relevant professional experience in the advertised area of work (e.g. software development, research information systems, digital humanities, research-related IT projects).
• Experience in software development in the environment of web-based applications (Java, JavaScript).
• Knowledge of semantic web/linked data technologies (RDF, SPARQL) and metadata handling via APIs such as Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU).
• Experience in working on Linux VMs.
• Experience in working with version control systems such as Git.
• High degree of self-organisation and independent working skills.
• Very good written and spoken English skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and languages.
• Interest in digital scholarly infrastructures and digital humanities.

Desirable additions to your profile

• Experience in working with legacy code bases in a global open-source project.
• Good written and spoken German skills.
• Interest in working in a research and library environment.
• Willingness to participate in interdisciplinary, national and global (open source) communities.
• Knowledge of CI/CD workflows based on technologies such as Ansible and Docker.

What we offer

Our mission is to keep rethinking and innovating the provision and use of research data and information. In TIB’s Research and Development Department, you have the opportunity to advance your career in a sizable, dynamic and excellent 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 centers being part of the Leibniz Association. TIB collaborates closely with the L3S Research Center 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, creative and fun work atmosphere.

Furthermore, we offer

• A job in the public service oriented towards the common good, based on the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV-L), with remuneration according to pay scale group 13 TV-L, provided that the personal requirements for classification in pay scale group 13 TV-L (completed scientific university degree) are met.
• A flexible workplace in terms of time and space with offers to reconcile work and family life, such as mobile and remote work options as well as flexible working time models (flexitime).
• A special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week.
• Additional days off on Christmas Eve (December 24th) and New Year's Eve (December 31st).
• A modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
• 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).
• Employee discount in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of theUniversity Sports Hannover at a discount.
• Independent and future-oriented activities that offer variety and room for personal development.
• A portfolio of technology components to build on, including VIVO, Apache Jena and other.

If you are interested, questions regarding the position can be addressed to Christian Hauschke, head of the Lab Group Open Research Information, by mail at Christian.Hauschke(at)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 58/2025 before December 07, 2025 addressed to

Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

Germany

or alternatively as a single PDF document file to Bewerbung(at)tib.eu. For applications in digital from, please send a PDF file with a maximum size of 10 MB.

We kindly invite you to include an indication of your annual salary expectations with your application.

In the case of foreign university degrees, it is mandatory to submit a Statement of Comparability from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) for the final assessment of the hiring requirements during the hiring process (link for more information). A fee will be charged for this. This obligation does not apply if the foreign university degree has already been assessed by an expert and is listed in the ANABIN database of the ZAB as an equivalent university degree (link to ANABIN database).

Who we are

TIB, being part of the Leibniz Research Association, is with around 600 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.

Equal opportunity is one of our core organizational values. We therefore welcome applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social origin, gender identity, gender expression and/or gender characteristics, religion and worldview, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Please indicate in the subject of your application which job exchange brought our offer to your attention.

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/