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Computer scientist or similar - (m/f/d) - Development of knowledge graph
Job Description
Req ID:  4372
Place of work:  Jena
Starting date:  sofort
Career level:  Graduates, Experienced professionals
Type of employment:  Part time, Full-time
Duration of contract:  2 Jahre

Remuneration: Remuneration is in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Sector - Federal Government (TVöD-Bund)

Enter the fascinating world of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.; DLR) and help shape the future through research and innovation! We offer an exciting and inspiring working environment driven by the expertise and curiosity of our 12,000 employees from 100 nations and our unique infrastructure. Together, we develop sustainable technologies and thus contribute to finding solutions to global challenges. Would you like to join us in addressing this major future challenge? Then this is your place!

At the Institute of Data Science in Jena, we are working on making the data backbone a reality for all DLR application areas (aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security). To this end, we develop and research methods in interdisciplinary work focussing on applications such as sustainable and circular processes, resilient supply chains, data-driven value chains or robust decision support. The methods developed in this way are applied in cooperation with other DLR institutes and external partners, either as part of joint projects or as part of technology transfer activities.

What awaits you

In the "Metadata Management" working group, we research and develop innovative and practical solutions for implementing modern (research) data management. The focus is on comprehensive documentation of collected data and tools to make data collection as easy as possible for users. The offered position aims to develop tools for the easy editing of knowledge graphs by domain experts and corresponding processes, e.g. with regard to rights management and curation.

Your Tasks

  • Literature research and evaluation of existing solutions for manual editing of knowledge graphs and easy-to-use interfaces for domain experts
  • Development of innovative concepts and prototypical implementation for the aforementioned challenges
  • Collaboration in projects: understanding requirements, presenting results, agreeing on procedures
  • Publication of results at scientific conferences, internally at DLR and to the general public
  • Supervision of student work

Your Qualifications

  • Completed university degree (Master's/Diploma) in engineering (e.g. computer science or data science) or other courses relevant to the position.
  • Frist experience in working on complex research tasks.
  • Frist research experience in the field of UI/UX design
  • Advanced programming skills in JavaScript
  • Practical experience in working with knowledge graphs and relevant technologies (especially RDF, SPARQL and SHACL) desirable
  • Very good written and spoken English
  • Good written and spoken German

We offer

DLR stands for diversity, appreciation and equality for all people. We promote independent work and the individual development of our employees both personally and professionally. To this end, we offer numerous training and development opportunities. Equal opportunities are of particular importance to us, which is why we want to increase the proportion of women in science and management in particular. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are qualified.

We look forward to getting to know you!

 

If you have any questions about this position (Vacancy-ID 4372) please contact:

 

Dr. Sirko Schindler 
Tel.: +49 3641 30960 104 
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