Software Engineer Ontologies for Neuroscience – Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration in the Hub Inf[...]

Forschungszentrum Jülich; Jülich; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading research institution is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in ontologies for neuroscience. The role involves developing web-based solutions for metadata and collaboration with leading scientists. Candidates should have a strong academic background and programming skills, and will benefit from a dynamic, collaborative environment that values diversity.

Leistungen

Extensive company health management

Flexible work arrangements

Creative and international team environment

Career opportunities supported by Career Center

Qualifikationen

• Requires Master's degree and PhD in relevant fields.
• Requires proven programming experience in at least one high-level language, including Python.
• Experience with web applications and metadata management preferred.

Aufgaben

• Develop software and adapt existing solutions for knowledge discovery.
• Co-develop domain-specific vocabularies and ontologies.
• Execute collaborative projects within neuroscience domain.

Kenntnisse

Programming in high-level languages

Web application development

Data management and metadata standards

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Master's degree or Diploma in Natural Sciences, Computer Science or Engineering

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Protege

Common frameworks (React, NextJS)

Jobbeschreibung

Software Engineer Ontologies for Neuroscience – Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration in the Hub Information

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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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Research

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