Project staff member (m/f/d) “Content Selection INSPIRE HEP”

Organisation/Company Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

Research Field Physics

Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions Master Positions

Country Germany

Application Deadline 12 Jan 2025 – 23:00 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract Temporary

Job Status Full-time

Hours Per Week 39,8

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number 72/2024

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Program Area A, Collection Development and Metadata, is looking for a

Project staff member (m/f/d) “Content Selection INSPIRE HEP”

to join the Scientific Services division as of the next possible date.

The position is limited to two years without objective reason according to § 14 Abs. 2 TzBfG. The regular weekly working time is 39.8 hours (full-time). The position is only suitable for part-time work to a limited extent. The remuneration is based on pay scale group 13 TV-L.

As part of an international consortium, TIB is engaged in the curation and further development of INSPIRE HEP as a renowned community-driven information infrastructure committed to Open Access. This includes Content Selection, a critical task for the operations of INSPIRE HEP. Informed by natural language processing methods determining the similarity to existing metadata records, curators decide about the inclusion of articles into the INSPIRE HEP database. In this project, we aim at the extensive automation of this process by leveraging improved classification algorithms.

Your tasks include

• Selecting and training appropriate classification algorithms and integrating them into an ensemble model using existing open-source software.
• Analyzing, preparing, and continuously ensuring the quality of the achieved results.
• Supporting the integration of the developed solutions into the workflows of INSPIRE HEP.
• Contributing to the quality-assured operation of INSPIRE HEP by making decisions about the inclusion of articles until sufficient automation is achieved.
• Communicating and coordinating with project partners within the INSPIRE HEP consortium.
• Contributing to and supporting the publication of scientific results related to the project.
• Optionally, applying the developed approaches to similar challenges in the field of materials science.

For this challenging position, we are looking for a dedicated individual who demonstrates a high level of service orientation, a customer-focused mindset, and strong organizational skills. You should have excellent communication and teamwork abilities, take initiative, be flexible, and work independently and responsibly.

In addition, we expect:

• A successfully completed academic degree (Master’s or equivalent) in physics or a related discipline.
• Basic knowledge of methods and techniques in machine learning, such as text-processing techniques (Natural Language Processing).
• Experience with a scripting or programming language, preferably Python.
• Basic interest in and understanding of high-energy physics as well as topics such as research software engineering, data science, and open science.
• Excellent proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Desirable additions to your profile

• Practical experience in research projects related to high-energy physics.

Additional Information

What 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 special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week.
• 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).
• Independent and future-oriented activities that offer variety and room for personal development.

Selection process

If you are interested, questions regarding the position can be addressed to Dr. Holger Israel, by mail at

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your application. To submit your application, please click here.

Paper applications are also possible on an equal basis. In this case, please send your complete application documents with the subject 72/2024 before January 12, 2025 addressed to

or alternatively as a single PDF document file to For applications in digital form, please send a PDF file with a maximum size of 10 MB.

We invite you to include an indication of your annual salary expectations with your application.

Additional comments

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 with comparable qualifications will be given preferential treatment.

We welcome applications from all nationalities.

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

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