Geoscience Data Integration Engineer (Python/Metadata)

Utrecht University; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 months contract

32–36 hour work week

Salary €3,706-€5,760 monthly

8% holiday pay

8.3% year-end bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

Utrecht University, within the Faculty of Geosciences, is seeking a software developer for the GeoFAIR project. You will contribute to integrating and harmonizing existing datasets and data platforms, enabling easier data sharing and discoverability.

You will collaborate with the task leader, implement automated data transfer workflows, and contribute to metadata modeling and testing. The role offers a 0.9 FTE contract for 36 months with a 32–36 hour work week and a competitive CAO NU salary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
• Experience coding with Python.
• Experience with search engines and techniques (SOLR, Elasticsearch) and databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Experience with metadata harvesting and technologies such as JSON, XML, CSV.
• Experience with REST APIs or similar interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for the GeoFAIR project to improve discoverability and interoperability of data sharing infrastructure.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to design integration layers on top of existing data infrastructures.
• Use metadata standards to map and transfer data, write automated tests to ensure software quality.
• Engage with project partners to implement new features and data exchange workflows.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Metadata harvesting

Search engines

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

SOLR

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

MySQL

JSON

XML

CSV

Docker

Job description

Utrecht University, within the Faculty of Geosciences, is seeking a software developer for the GeoFAIR project. You will contribute to integrating and harmonizing existing datasets and data platforms, enabling easier data sharing and discoverability.

You will collaborate with the task leader, implement automated data transfer workflows, and contribute to metadata modeling and testing. The role offers a 0.9 FTE contract for 36 months with a 32–36 hour work week and a competitive CAO NU salary.