Open Science Officer (f_m_x) - Open Access Publishing

Internetchemie; Potsdam; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading research center in Potsdam is seeking an Open Science Officer to join the open-access.network project starting March 2026. You will be responsible for supporting working groups, communicating Open Science topics, and preparing reports and publications. This full-time position offers a dynamic research environment, state-of-the-art workplace equipment, and opportunities for further training and professional development. Flexible working hours and a healthy work-life balance are part of the benefits package.

Leistungen

State-of-the-art workplace equipment

Extensive opportunities for further training

Flexible working hours

Support for work-life balance

Qualifikationen

• Active and independent collaboration in Open Science projects.
• Experience in communicating Open Science topics effectively.
• Ability to prepare reports and publications.

Aufgaben

• Support working groups on Open Science topics.
• Organize and document events related to Open Science.
• Contribute to third-party funding proposals.

Kenntnisse

Collaboration

Public Outreach

Event Organization

Jobbeschreibung

GFZ is Germany's national centre for solid Earth research. We advance the understanding of dynamic processes to address global challenges, from mitigating the impacts of natural hazards and sustaining our habitat amid global change to responsibly managing georesources. We are part of the Helmholtz Association, the largest German scientific organisation. With around 1,200 employees as well as ca. 500 guest researchers, we contribute to the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, aligning cutting‑edge research with societal relevance and international collaboration. Our work integrates multidisciplinary studies across Earth’s system components, leveraging advanced technologies and infrastructure to research solutions and to transfer our knowledge to society. We are doing this according to our vision: “Taking the pulse of our Earth to safeguard a habitable planet”.

The Helmholtz Open Science Office supports the Helmholtz Association and its 18 centres in shaping the cultural shift toward Open Science. Under the motto “Advancing Open Science at Helmholtz and beyond,” the Helmholtz Open Science Office collaborates with national and international stakeholders to enhance the quality and impact of research, guided by Open Science principles and in line with the Helmholtz mission. The Helmholtz Open Science Office is jointly funded by the centres of the Helmholtz Association and is administratively based at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – German Research Centre for Geosciences.

Open Science Officer (f_m_x) – Open Access Publishing

Reference Number 10974

We are looking for a new team member starting in March 2026! Become part of the open-access.network project, funded by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), and help us shape the future of scholarly communication. The three central goals of the project are to provide information, build capacity, and strengthen networking within the existing Open Access community.

Your responsibilities:

• Active, independent collaboration in the open-access.network project funded by the BMFTR
• Support of working groups and task groups within the Helmholtz Association on Open Science topics
• Communicating Open Science topics within the Helmholtz Association and communicating coordinated positions externally
• Preparing project results in reports, guidance documents, and publications
• Public outreach and strengthening the external relations of the Open Science Office
• Organisation, implementation, and documentation of events
• Contribution to third‑party funding proposals

What we offer:

• Challenging and varied tasks in a dynamic and international research environment
• Collaboration in a dynamic and motivated team
• State‑of‑the‑art workplace equipment
• Additional benefits of the public sector
• Extensive opportunities for further training and professional development
• Flexible working hours and workplace arrangements
• Support for a better work‑life balance through benefit@work

Start date: 1st March 2026

Fixed term: 31st December 2028

Salary: The position is classified according to TVöD Bund (East) in pay group 13. Classification is based on the collective agreement and the respective personal qualifications.

Working hours: Full‑time (39 hours per week); the position is generally suitable for part‑time work.

Place of work: Potsdam