Programmer Scientific Data Management; f​/m​/d

Frankfurt a. M.

The Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (SGN), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is seeking to fill the following position in the Senckenberg Data and Modelling Center (SDMC), Geobiodiversity Information and Data Management team at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, starting as soon as possible:

(Part-time)

Location:

Frankfurt

Employment scope:
Part-time: 40% – 60%

Type of contract:
Temporary, limited to 36 months

Remuneration:
Collective agreement of the state Hesse (TV-H) / E11-E13

Founded in 1817, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) is one of the world’s leading research institutions in the field of biodiversity. At our twelve sites in Germany, scientists from over 40 nations conduct cutting-edge research on an international scale. Our headquarter is located in the thriving commercial metropolis of Frankfurt (Mainhatten) in the heart of Germany, which also hosts one of our most famous facilities, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

The Geobiodiverstiy Information and Data Management team contributes to the development of national and international research data infrastructures, making Senckenberg’s natural history collections and geobiodiversity research data sustainably accessible for interdisciplinary usage. Our team is dedicated to managing, storing, archiving, and publishing diverse types of geobiodiversity data and metadata.

GFBio (Gesellschaft für Biologische Daten e.V.) constitutes a platform for managing, sharing, and preserving biological research data and expertise throughout Germany. Currently, 10 Data Centers serve as infrastructure partners within the GFBio network, supporting the curation, archiving, and publication of biodiversity data. Senckenberg hosts a GFBio Data Center, and data submitted through GFBio are transferred to the infrastructure improved and established by the appointed candidate.

The aim is to enhance our infrastructure for the curation and archiving of various biological data, starting with information on physical collection objects, continuously extended by further data types. This development project is funded by NFDI4

Biodiversity, part of NFDI, the German National Research Data Infrastructure Program.

The project position is part of our Senckenberg Data and Modelling Center (SDMC) with experts in the areas of biodiversity research data management and service development at the Senckenberg Institutes, so that comprehensive training in the relevant subject areas is guaranteed.

• Enhancing SGN Data Center infrastructure for the curation and archiving of various biological data, starting with information on physical collection objects, continuously extended by further data types
• Lead the conception and implementation of database extensions and APIs for data transfer, with a high level of responsibility.
• Independently design a workflow for versioning of datasets, usage of suitable archiving formats and backup strategies, following the OAIS Reference Model
• Support the Core Trust Seal Certification process
• Responsibility for the development of individual solutions for specific data submitted through GFBio as well as sustainable general workflows
• Proficient communication with colleagues (Central IT, SDMC) for integration with internal workflows and systems
• Communication with GFBio Data Center group (exchange and status reports)

• Completed university/technical college degree in computer science, bioinformatics, geoinformatics, or comparable qualification
• Experience with building, maintaining, and connecting databases, data exchange formats and structures (Postgre
  
  SQL, XML, JSON)
• Knowledge of APIs and corresponding specifications (OpenAPI)
• Knowledge of data archiving formats and standards, and backup procedures, preferably strong experience in this field
• Very good communication skills and the ability to conceive and implement software solutions independently, but in close discussion with cooperation partners
• Good communication skills in both written and spoken German and English
• Team-oriented, structured, and flexible working style, ideally with the willingness…