Facility data engineer

In order to streamline this workflow, we are looking for a facility data engineer. your primary task will be to set up an OMERO database for storing data and metadata, streamline the storage of terrabytes of imaging data, and interface the wide range of tools used by our researchers with this database. You will work closely with the researchers and facility staff and help in automating microscopy, writing scripts for connecting laboratory equipment, (cloud-based) image processing, and other aspects of the research.

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Enthusiastic about helping researchers with various scientific backgrounds in data and software engineering;

• HBO or master level education;
• Proven programming experience, ideally in collaborative open source projects;
• Proficient in Python and git;
• A basic understanding of data formats, servers, authentication, and databases;
• User oriented and hands-on: you are able to bridge the gap between information technology and users, providing concrete solutions that integrate in the imaging workflow.

You will collaborate with the data engineers of the NL-BioImaging AM consortium to learn the best practices developed at other Dutch imaging centers. In addition, you will be involved in training the users of the facility in data and software engineering.

• We offer a parttime (0,8 FTE) position for two year or a parttime (0,5 FTE) position for three years
• Your salary and associated conditions are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU)
• Gross monthly salary between € 3537.- and € 5331.- fulltime (depending on experience and qualifications, job profile)
• There are excellent benefits including a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, and a solid pension scheme
• A minimum of 232 leave hours in case of full-time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours. A full-time employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis
• Free access to sports facilities on campus
• A family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid)
• Excellent working conditions, an exciting scientific environment, and a green and lively campus

The University of Twente is setting up a unique facility for groundbreaking Organ-on-Chip research and development. Organs-on-chips are tissue cultures that are used to study human disease and aging. We aim to make these miniature organs as representative as possible, so that they can replace animal testing and advance personalized medicine. The facility combines state-of-the-art bioprinting, tissue culture, microfluidics, sensors and microscopy. In addition to this high-end equipment, the facility will develop unique wavefront shaping microscopes for imaging inside the complex culture chambers that are used for growing the tissues. One of the challenges in the facility is to handle large amounts of heterogeneous data, often coming from a variety of commercial and experimental systems. For a single sample, we may have device fabrication data, characterization data, time-lapse image stacks, segmented 3-D data, customized measurement scripts, etc. Often at different locations, on different devices, and by different users., The Faculty of Science & Technology (Technische Natuurwetenschappen, TNW) engages some 700 staff members and 2000 students in education and research on the cutting edge of chemical technology, applied physics and biomedical technology. Our fields of application include sustainable energy, process technology and materials science, nanotechnology and technical medicine. As part of a people-first tech university that aims to shape society, individuals and connections, our faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad, and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. Our research has a high profile both in the Netherlands and internationally and is strengthened by the many young researchers working on innovative projects with as doctoral candidates and post-docs. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital