Your Job:

• Software development: Development of software and adaption of existing solutions to facilitate the automated and web-based usage of metadata and ontologies for knowledge discovery
  
• Information and Knowledge Engineering: (Co-)Development of domain-specific vocabularies, ontologies and metadata schemas in collaboration with colleagues across the HMC
  
• Organization and integration of metadata schemas within the neuroscience domain, metadata expert communities within the Helmholtz Association, and international neuroscience initiatives (e.g., EBRAINS, BIDS)
  
• Execution of collaborative projects for implementations in the context of FAIR data principles, supported by further HMC computer scientists
  
• Support for the Helmholtz-wide HMC Hub Information at Forschungszentrum Jülich and in the domain of neuroscience
  
• Representing the HMC and the IAS-6 with their technologies at scientific seminars, conferences, during educational courses, and to the public
  
• Building competence networks with research software engineers as part of Helmholtz networks - e.g., HIRSE; https://www.helmholtz-hirse.de - and with data stewards within HMC and internationally

Your Profile:

• University degree (Master, Diploma) in natural sciences, computer science or engineering
  
• PhD in one of the above fields
  
• Proven knowledge and programming experience in at least one high-level language language (including Python)
  
• Experience in building web applications using common frameworks (preferably react, nextJS)
  
• Previous experience with Protege or similar tools for semantic modeling and web-based services for managing software (version control, issue tracking, CI, …)
  
• Practical experience with research data management and metadata standards is beneficial
  
• Experience in neuroscience is an advantage
  
• Communication and teamwork skills as well as the ability to cooperate in different and very multidisciplinary teams
  
• Fluent in English, spoken and written
  
• Ability to work independently, systematically and on one’s own responsibility
  
• Enthusiasm for a highly topical subject with great scientific and social relevance
  
• Willingness to travel

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:

• A large research campus with green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
  
• A position in a creative, dynamic and international team that conducts research at the frontiers of science, where your work will have noticeable impact on shaping the digitization of science
  
• World class science environment at the interface between neuroscience and digital technologies, enabling scientific progress on the most complex known systems
  
• Attractive work spaces at the IAS-6 at Forschungszentrum Jülich and at the "Technologiezentrum Aachen" (TZA) close to Aachen downtown for optimal cooperation with the HMC team there
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work
  
• Exploration and preparation of next career opportunities supported by our Career Center & Postdoc Office: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/career-center-postdoc-office
  
• 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: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

The position is initially for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social security benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on your current qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to you. All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: https://go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed. The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 66 of the PDF download.

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.

Further information on diversity and equal opportunities: https://go.fzj.de/equality