Research Software Engineer for Digital Research Infrastructure

As a research software engineer for digital research infrastructure, you will be primarily responsible for the implementation and further development of SciOp at the TIB. You will develop, implement and test new SciOp features in line with a roadmap agreed with the SHIELD project team and partners SRC and DRP. In doing so, you will take into account the security and sustainability of SciOp in operation at the TIB and in subsequent use by third parties. With a high degree of personal responsibility, you will be able to apply your skills in software development and maintenance, while cooperating with the digital archiving community.

Your tasks include

• Roadmap planning, maintenance and active further development of the free and open source software (FOSS) project SciOp in close coordination with internal and external cooperation partners
• Development of an interface between the SciOp platform and the TIB's digital long-term archive (Rosetta)
• Special consideration of security and sustainability in operation at the TIB and by third parties
• Collaboration to the development of a sustainable, decentralized and openly networked infrastructure for the long-term security and resilience of endangered scientific and technological research datasets, 1. Acting in the capacity of the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, our forward-looking services secure the infrastructural requirements for providing researchers in science and industry with high-quality information and literature.

2. Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB's role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology.
3. Offer library services for the Leibniz University Hannover.

TIB is an equal opportunity employer, providing ideal working conditions, and continuously taking action to enable its employees to combine career interests with family life. It wants to promote equal career opportunities for women and men in particular and therefore urges qualified women to apply.

Severely disabled candidates and those with equivalent status will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability. If you would like your rights as a person with a severe disability, or as a person with equivalent status, to be taken into account in the selection procedure, we kindly ask you to indicate this voluntarily at an appropriate place in your application (e.g. in the cover letter, in your CV, or in another clearly highlighted section) and to include the relevant documentation (e.g. a copy of the disability identification card).

Equal opportunity is one of our core organizational values. We therefore welcome applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social origin, gender identity, gender expression and/or gender characteristics, religion and worldview, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Please indicate in the subject of your application which job exchange brought our offer to your attention.

Please note that your application documents will not be returned, and application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

Your profile

• Completed scientific university degree (Master's degree or equivalent), preferably in a relevant information science or computer science-realted programme (e. g. library and information science, information management, data science)
• Proven experience in contributing to web development and/or open source projects
• Independent, goal-oriented and structured working style
• Very good written and spoken English skills

Desirable additions to your profile

• Knowledge of and practical experience in programming with Python
• Experience with web service technologies (REST, OAI-PMH)
• Experience in software development in cooperation with volunteers
• Knowledge in the field of digital archives
• Knowledge in the field of (open) research data and FAIR research data management
• Good German language skills, Completed scientific university degree (Master's degree or equivalent), preferably in a relevant information science programme

Working language and expected level:

• English (Very good command of the language)
• German (Good command of the language)

The position is initially limited until the end of the project period of the research project "Science & Heritage Infrastructure for Enduring Long-term Data (SHIELD)", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), on 31st of December 2027. The regular weekly working time is 39.8 hours (full-time). The position is generally suitable for part-time work. The remuneration is based on pay scale group 13 TV-L.

Your challenge The SHIELD research project is a collaboration between TIB, Safeguarding Research and Culture (SRC) and Data Rescue Project (DRP). The aim of the project is to establish a sustainable, decentralized and openly networked infrastructure for the long-term preservation and resilience of endangered scientific and technological research data sets, especially those of central importance to European research. This will be based largely on an instance of SciOp (using BitTorrent) operated by TIB and TIB's infrastructure for long-term digital archiving., What we offer Our mission is to keep rethinking and innovating the provision and use of research data and information. In TIB's Research and Development Department you have the opportunity to advance your career in a sizable, dynamic and excellent environment. We provide a scientifically and intellectually inspiring environment with an entrepreneurial mindset embedded in a leading technical university and one of the largest technical information centers being part of the Leibniz Association. TIB collaborates closely with the L3S Research Center at Leibniz University Hannover, one of the world's leading research institutes in the field of Web & Data Science, within the Leibniz Joint Lab Data Science & Open Knowledge. Last but not least, we attach great importance to an open, creative and fun work atmosphere.

Furthermore, we offer

• A job in the public service oriented towards the common good on the basis of the collective agreement for the public service of the German states (TV-L) with a salary in pay scale group 13 TV-L.
• A flexible workplace in terms of time and space with offers to reconcile work and family life, such as mobile and remote work options as well as flexible working time models (flexitime).
• A special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week.
• Additional days off on Christmas Eve (December 24th) and New Year's Eve (December 31st).
• A modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
• An employer with a wide range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector (VBL).
• Employee discount in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of the University Sports Hannover at a discount.
• Independent and future-oriented activities that offer variety and room for personal development.
• Funding for necessary equipment, conference and research visit travel.
• Work in the context of a national, European or international research and innovation project
• A portfolio of technology components to build on, including ORKG, OpenResearch.org, TIB AV-Portal, DBpedia.org and other.

Die TIB – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek versorgt als Deutsche Zentrale Fachbibliothek für Technik sowie Architektur, Chemie, Informatik, Mathematik und Physik Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft mit Literatur und Information. Sie hat die Aufgabe, das verzeichnete Wissen zu erhalten und aktuelle Informationen unabhängig von Ort und Zeit heute und in Zukunft bereitzustellen. Die TIB engagiert sich für Open Access und unterstützt damit den unbeschränkten und kostenlosen Zugang zu wissenschaftlicher Information. In ihrer Funktion als Universitätsbibliothek stellt sie die Informationsversorgung aller Fakultäten der Leibniz Universität Hannover sicher.

Die TIB baut ihre Rolle als deutsches Informationszentrum für die Digitalisierung von Wissenschaft und Technik stetig weiter aus. Als forschende Bibliothek betreibt sie angewandte Forschung und Entwicklung, um neue Dienstleistungen zu generieren und bestehende zu optimieren. Die Schwerpunkte liegen auf Data Science & Digital Libraries, nicht-textuellen Materialien, Open Knowledge, Open Science und Visual Analytics.

Für Fach- und Forschungscommunities stellt die TIB unter www.tib.eu wissenschaftliche Inhalte und digitale Dienste bereit, um die verschiedenen Phasen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens zu unterstützen. Über ihr Recherche- und Bestellportal bietet die Bibliothek Zugriff auf ihren exzellenten Bestand an grundlegender und hoch spezialisierter technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Fachinformation. Hierzu zählen auch Wissensobjekte wie 3D-Modelle, Forschungsdaten und audiovisuelle Medien. Im AV-Portal der TIB können wissenschaftliche Videos aus Technik und Naturwissenschaften zielgenau durchsucht werden. Durch die Vergabe von DOI-Namen (Digital Object Identifier) sichert die TIB die Qualität sowie die dauerhafte Verfügbarkeit von 
Forschungsdaten.

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