Data Steward (f/m/d) - AIT Research Acceleration Platform for Energy Conversion and Storage Materials

AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH; Wien; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen & meal allowance

Flexible working arrangements (incl. 0

Home office up to 50%

Job summary

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna is seeking a Data Steward for the Research Acceleration Platform in Energy Conversion and Storage Materials. The role focuses on digitalising data workflows, implementing FAIR data principles, and building robust data pipelines across synthesis and testing instruments.

The position emphasizes data governance, metadata schemas, and API integration to support researchers and enable predictive material discovery, with strong collaboration across domain

Qualifications

• Experience with data governance and FAIR data principles.
• Ability to design metadata schemas and domain ontologies for materials data.
• Familiarity with building robust data pipelines for ingestion, processing and curation.

Responsibilities

• Support the ECHT team in transforming traditional materials research into a fully digitalised, data-driven pipeline.
• Implement standardised data structures, metadata schemas, and domain ontologies for material deposition, characterisation, and electrochemical testing to ensure FAIR data compliance.
• Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to automate ingestion and processing of complex experimental datasets.
• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, Data Management Plans, and access policies across the domain to ensure data integrity and security.
• Develop intuitive APIs, connectors, and integration workflows to link ELNs, LIMS, and central data repositories.
• Create interactive dashboards and data visualisation tools to help researchers explore multi-dimensional material properties.

Job description

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is Austria’s largest Research and Technology Organisation (RTO). We aim to transform scientific excellence into innovation with impact. Together with our partners, we develop technologies and solutions for a sustainable, resilient, and digitalised future, strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty. Our international teams combine cutting-edge research with strong implementation expertise to create measurable value for industry and society.

Our Center for Energy is looking for new Ingenious Partner for our location in Vienna (Giefinggasse, 1210). In the Center for Energy, we develop sustainable, resilient energy systems to drive the green transition. As part of our digital transformation strategy, the AIT Research Acceleration Platform (ARA) integrates cutting-edge process automation, digital infrastructure, and data governance to accelerate scientific breakthroughs across disciplines such as novel battery materials, energy conversion and storage materials, microbiome engineering in agriculture or light-metal alloys.

Our team Energy Conversion and Hydrogen Technologies (ECHT) is a critical part of this platform, specifically with Energy Conversion and Storage Materials platform (ARA-ESM) dedicated to developing novel materials for clean energy technologies like water electrolysis and CO 2 conversion. A major focus lies on combining high-throughput synthesis, advanced fast-track characterisation, and digitalised research workflows to accelerate the discovery of sustainable, durable, and high-performance solutions.

Data Steward (f/m/d) - AIT Research Acceleration Platform for Energy Conversion and Storage Materials

CENTER FOR ENERGY

• You will support the ECHT team in its mission of transforming traditional materials research into a fully digitalised, data-driven pipeline forrapid energy technology innovation.
• Your tasks involve implementing standardised data structures, metadata schemas, and domain ontologies for material deposition, characterisation, and electrochemical testing to ensure full compliance with FAIR data principles and enable downstream automated analytics.
• You will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to automate the ingestion, processing, and curation of complex experimental datasets directly from synthesis systems and analytical instruments.
• You will establish and enforce clear data governance frameworks, Data Management Plans (DMPs), and access policies across the ARA-ESM domain to guarantee data integrity and security.
• You will develop intuitive APIs, connectors, and integration workflows to link electronic lab notebooks (ELNs), laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and central data repositories.
• You will create interactive dashboards and data visualisation tools that empower domain researchers to easily explore, query, and interpret multi-dimensional material properties.
• You will collaborate with domain experts to prepare high-quality, interoperable datasets and support the deployment of machine learning models for predictive material discovery.

What to expect:

• Start-Date: 01.01.2027
• The minimum gross annual salary on a full-time basis (38,5 h / week) according to the collective agreement is EUR 56.784,--. The actual salary will be determined individually, based on your qualifications and experience. In addition, we offer company benefits, flexible working conditions, individual training and career opportunities.
• Highlights of our employee benefits include a canteen and meal allowance, organic coffee, tea and fruit baskets, preventive healthcare benefits and company doctor, pension fund, additional days off for various life events, family benefits (including two weeks of paid paternity leave “Papa-Weeks” and leisure subsidies), voucher programme, sports, cultural and socialising events and many more, as well as flexitime models (incl. up to 50% home office), travel support for conferences and networking, and individual training and career development opportunities.

At AIT, we create an inclusive and family-friendly working environment that promotes equal opportunities and actively strengthens diversity across our workforce and in leadership positions. Among other initiatives, we are committed to increasing the proportion of women in our company and therefore particularly welcome applications from female applicants.