Postdoc / Research Software Engineer and Community Manager (f/m/d)

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Academic Europe

Research Field

Computer science » Other
Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

7 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

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 Department of Information Services and Computing is the service, consultation and coordination centre for the Information Infrastructure of the HZDR.

Detailed information can be found here: www.hzdr.de

The Department of Computational Science is looking for a

POSTDOC / RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND COMMUNITY MANAGER (F/M/D)

as part of the EU Research Project EVERSE (https://everse.software ).

The position will be available from 1 June 2024. The employment contract is limited until 28 February 2027. The place of work is Dresden-Rossendorf. The working time amounts to 39 h/week.

YOUR TASKS

• Management of the communication with the PaNOSC science cluster about good practices in research software engineering (both collecting from the cluster but also communicating the project outcomes into the cluster and collecting feedback)
• Application of the project outcomes to one pilot use case (exascale plasma simulations using heterogenous computer hardware platforms)
• Ensuring the communication of the other science cluster liaisons into their clusters (as mentioned above for PaNOSC)
• Integrating collected good practices into both tools as well as training material (RSQ toolkit)

 

YOUR PROFILE

• Completed university studies (Bachelor/ Master/ Diploma/ PhD) in any kind of science with a connection to research software
• Expertise in authoring, maintaining, publishing of research software
• Proven track record in using software development platforms like GitHub/ GitLab for collaborative project and software development management
• Development of software documentation and training material
• Proven history in collaborating with scientists from at least one of the EOSC science clusters (https://science-clusters.eu )
• Great community management skills for managing the interaction of the EVERSE project with the science clusters
• Daily work with software development platforms like GitHub/ GitLab (including automating CI/CD workflows)
• Programming skills in Python
• Experience with (meta) data container formats such as JSON and YAML
• Shell scripting and automation skills
• English communication skills for fluent communication with the EU project partners

 

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.

 

At HZDR, we promote and value diversity among our employees. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of gender, ethnic and social origin, belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.

Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf
Bautzner Landstraße 400
01328 Dresden

For any questions, do not hesitate to ask:
Dr. Guido Juckeland
Tel.: +49 351 260‑3660

Job-ID: 
2024/37

Deadline: 
7 April 2024

 

For more information, you can visit our website: www.academiceurope.com

Requirements

Research Field

Computer science » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.academiceurope.com/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

HZDR - Helmholtz-Zentrum / Dresden-Rossendorf

Country

Germany

City

Dresden-Rossendorf

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=3441

Contact

Website

https://www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=3441

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED