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 …
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
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
kontakt@hzdr.de- Phone
+49 351 260-0- Fax
+49 351 269-0461
STATUS: EXPIRED
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