Research Associate in the field of data management and software development Full-time

Research Associate in the Field of Data Management and Software Development

Data is the new resource of the 21st century, and its availability seems boundless. If you're passionate about contributing to the establishment of a crucial segment in the data relationship life cycle for plant science, we invite you to join the Omics-/Database-based Bioinformatics division (IBG-4) at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences at Forschungszentrum Jülich. IBG-4, led by Prof. Dr. Usadel, specializes in data integration, classical bioinformatics, data science, and machine learning.

The position offered will be part of the NFDI DataPLANT, which focuses on developing tools and services to enable easy research data management. The project will be embedded in collaborations with several projects focused on developing databases, software, tools, and services for research data management, such as HMC ELN-RO, FAIRagro, and MibiNet.

Your Job

• You will contribute to connecting infrastructures to allow increased interoperability of data from different scientific domains
• You will work on the development of tools and concepts to increase interoperability between Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) and RO-Crates/FAIR Digital Objects
• You will be involved in the maintenance of other tools within the field of research data management
• You will collaborate closely with domain scientists to ensure that developed tools and models align with real-world scientific workflows in the life sciences, demonstrating their application in concrete scientific use cases
• You will present scientific results at project meetings and international conferences and publish them in scientific journals

Your Profile

• Master's degree or PhD in Data Science or Bioinformatics with strong experience in software development (front-end and back-end) and research data management
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, HTML, and JavaScript
• Profound knowledge and experience with data management topics such as RO-Crates, ELNs, ontologies, data repositories, and FAIR data principles
• Experience in ontology development, controlled vocabularies, and data curation is advantageous
• Structured and analytical thinking, as well as a systematic, careful working method
• Willingness to collaborate with existing research units at Forschungszentrum Jülich, within the NFDI, and connected projects
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken); working knowledge of German is a plus

Our Benefits for You

We work on highly topical, socially relevant issues and offer you the opportunity to actively shape change! You can expect a wide range of opportunities:

• Meaningful tasks: The position offers a varied and diverse role in an international environment
• Work-life balance: Optimal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly company policy. The option of flexible working (in terms of location) is generally available after consultation and in line with upcoming tasks and (on-site) appointments
• Vacation: You will receive 30 days of vacation plus additional days off (e.g. between Christmas and New Year's)
• Flexibility: Flexible working time models, including options close to full-time, allow you to tailor your working hours to suit your individual needs
• Knowledge & further training: Your professional development is important to us – we provide targeted, individual support
• Successful start: It is important to us that you quickly settle into the team and are given structured training for your tasks. We also support you from the very beginning and make your start easier with our Welcome Days and Welcome Guide
• Fair remuneration: Depending on your existing qualifications and the tasks assigned to you, you will be classified in pay grade 13 of the TVöD-Bund (Collective Agreement for the Public Service). All information on the TVöD-Bund collective agreement can be found on the BMI website. The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 69 ff. of the PDF download
• Additional benefits: Benefit from attractive additional services such as a company pension scheme with employer contribution. In addition to the basic salary, there is an additional year-end bonus under the collective pay agreement amounting to 75%
• Perspective: After a 2-year fixed-term contract, our goal is to hire you on a permanent basis. Let's use this time to find out how well we fit together
• Support for international employees: Our International Advisory Service makes it easier for international employees to get started
• Career Center: You will receive explicit support with regard to your career development opportunities

In addition to exciting tasks and a collegial working environment, we offer you much more: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

The following links provide further information on diversity and equal opportunities: https://go.fzj.de/equality and on specific support options: https://go.fzj.de/womens-job-journey