Postdoc (f/m/d) Research Data Management and Data Visualization / Completed university studies (PhD) in the field of computer science or a matching application area with a strong Computational Science focus / Work with existing APIs for …

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Gorlitz, SACHSEN
Deadline: 24 Mar 2025

20 Feb 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf - HZDR - Helmholtz Association
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Country

Germany
Application Deadline

24 Mar 2025 - 23:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract

To be defined
Job Status

Other
Offer Starting Date

1 May 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts


Starting date:

01.05.2025


Job description:Postdoc (f/m/d) Research Data Management and Data Visualization

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) is a German-Polish research center for data-intensive digital systems research.

The Department of Scientific Computing Core is looking for a Postdoc (f/m/d) Research Data Management and Data Visualization. 

Your tasks

# Work with existing APIs for data access from various sources and design own APIs; combine different kinds of data such as sampled field data, geo-spatial data, and simulated model data
# Design and extend data handling and data management solutions; based on this, design and implement procedures and workflows for the project
# Adapt workflow systems and High Performance Computing for automated processing, then use the results to implement the automated data and model processing in the project
# Track metadata from input data and from processing steps; storage and manage metadata in a structured way
# Feed data from model simulation back to Edaphobase together with the relevant metadata and in the way Edaphobase expects them
# Extend visualisation and interactive exploration in the Edaphobase web portal with a focus on exploring model predictions in combination with existing data
# Present results at conferences and workshops, publish joint scientific papers, representation and presentation of the project, project reporting

Your profile

# Completed university studies (PhD) in the field of Computer Science or a matching application area with a strong Computational Science focus; familiarity with Biodiversity Research, Macro-Ecology, Soil Ecology or related fields
# Relevant professional experience in the specified area
# Experience with Research Data Management in theory and practice
# Familiarity with structured data formats and schemas (JSON or similar) and metadata handling, schemas, ontologies

# Skills in web development, scientific visualization, interactive web GUIs are a plus
# Practical experience in collaborative software development, git version control, gitlab, or similar; experience with git-annex or Datalad are a plus
# Advanced programming skills in Pyhon, Julia or similar and past contributions to research software projects; more programming languages or parallel programming skills are a plus
# Good English language skills in a professional context, German language skills are a plus

Our offer

# A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
# Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
# Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
# We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
# Numerous company health management offerings
# Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
# An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.  

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.


Where to apply
E-mail

personal@hzdr.de
Website
https://www.hzdr.de/job2043e

Requirements
Additional Information
Website for additional job details

https://www.hzdr.de/job2043e

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf - HZDR - Helmholtz Association
Country
Germany
City
Görlitz
Geofield


Contact
City

Dresden
Website

https://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=0
Street

Bautzner Landstraße 400
Postal Code

01328
E-Mail

kontakt@hzdr.de
Phone

+49 351 260-0
Fax

+49 351 269-0461

STATUS: EXPIRED

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