As a part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems (RC FEMS) and the “Center for interface dominated high performance materials (Zentrum für Grenzflächendominierte Höchstleistungswerkstoffe, ZGH) is seeking to fill the following position at the Ruhr University Bochum as soon as possible:

Data Scientist (m/f/d)
(up to max. pay group 13 of the TV-L, full-time, permanent)

to support the researchers at RC FEMS and in ZGH, especially the new groups "Theory of excited states of integrated solid-state systems" (Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti) and "Artificial intelligence for integrated material science” (Prof. Dr. Miguel Marques) in the area of research data management and IT.

The IT infrastructure of these groups is integrated into a modern university IT structure and requires a close exchange with IT teams of affiliated research groups.

The employee (m/f/d) will be based at Ruhr University Bochum.

The Ruhr area, one of Europe's largest metropolitan regions, offers attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars from around the world. In 2021, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen established the Research Alliance Ruhr to bundle their cutting-edge international research on the most urgent challenges facing humankind. There are four research centers and a college. This is just the latest chapter in our long-standing collaboration as the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a community of 14,000 researchers and 120,000 students in the heart of Germany.

Your Responsibilities

• Scientific collaboration in research data management projects (structuring, evaluation and analysis of large theoretical and experimental data sets) at RC FEMS and ZGH

• Conception, planning, implementation of an IT infrastructure with interfaces for data integration for local, regional and national scientific collaborations and external provision of research data (e.g. via APIs)

• Collaboration with other data scientists working in the RC FEMS

• Installation and support of IT working environments at the ZGH (network management, maintenance of Windows workstations, storage and network infrastructure)

• Life cycle management of IT components (procurement, service planning, recycling)

• Software management of standard and special software (procurement, installation, license management, etc.)

• Ensuring IT security

• Multilevel User Support

Your Qualifications

• Completed studies (Master) in the fields of STEM, in particular IT, data or material science

• Sound knowledge of data management, ideally basic knowledge of ontologies, metadata etc.

• Advanced knowledge of databases, ideally both SQL and NOSQL

• Experience in programming with Python is advantageous

• Knowledge of Windows and network administration is desirable

• Knowledge of creating and maintaining websites and web server services is desirable

• Relevant professional experience in the above-mentioned areas of responsibility is advantageous

• Very good written and spoken German and English skills.

• Independent and reliable way of working (independent development of solutions to problems) and ability to work in a team.

We Offer

• Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of personal responsibility

• Team-oriented cooperation in a committed, international and appreciative team

• Friendly and collegial environment

• Employment at one of the largest universities in Germany within the University Alliance Ruhr

• Payment and other social benefits in accordance with TV-L

More Information

At the request of the applicant (m/f/d), the Staff Council may be involved in selection interviews. https://www.wpr.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/

You can find information on the TVL at: https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/

Contact for more Information

Janine Pfetzing, Tel.: +49234 32 25934

Travel costs, accommodation costs and loss of earnings or other application costs for interviews cannot be reimbursed.

We look forward to receiving your application, quoting ANR 2991, by 08.04.2024 by e-mail to the following address: [email protected]