Semantic Backend Developer (f/m/d)

Semantic Backend Developer (f/m/d)

The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) is one of the large, globally connected research museums of the Leibniz Association.

In addition to excellent research on biodiversity and its change, we are advancing the further development of our extensive scientific collections with an international team and state-of-the-art technology.

With our exhibition, knowledge transfer andcommunication work at our exhibition venues Museum Koenig Bonn and Museum der Natur Hamburg, we want to spread enthusiasm for nature and contribute with our research topics to current socio-political discussions on species loss, climate change and the protection of ecosystems.

The construction of an integrated natural history museum is being plannedforthe Hamburglocation; theresearchinfrastructureatthe Bonnlocationiscurrentlybeing significantly expanded.

The LIBCentrefor Biodiversity Knowledge Scienceisdevelopingthe LIBOpen Knowledge Space, a FAIRand CLEAR, modular, andservice-orientedsystemthatisbasedonformalsemanticsand RDF/OWL knowledge graphs.

It will contain all research-project and collection-based data and knowledge of the LIB, and will strengthen curatorial and scientific work by providing tools and infrastructures that make biodiversity data and knowledge publishable, citable, and reusable without compromising ownership or expertise.

Each component of the underlying infrastructure provides its own API and can evolve independently, with adapters mediating between services following principles such as Hexagonal Architecture.

By linking collections, research, and communication through advanced data and knowledge science, semantic technologies, and artificial intelligence, the LIB Open Knowledge Space will enable the LIB to function as a globally connectedandfuture-ready, openbiodiversityknowledgehub, whilepreservingscientificauthority and institutional responsibility.

Become part of our institute in Hamburg.

We are looking for the next possible date, limited according to the part-time and fixed-term law for 2 years (with the possibility of permanent employment) a

Hamburg infull-time39.00hours/week

Development of the semantic backend (database infrastructure) of the LIB-OKS and implementationofinterfacesandprogramlogicfortheprovisionandcurationofdatafrom the LIB-OKS.

• Contributiontothedesignandimplementationof front-endviews forthepresentation and curation of the LIB-OKS.
• Integrationof existingdatabasesintothe LIB-OKS .
• Actasa technicalgatekeeperforproductionsystems : Ensurethatemergingsolutions meet high standards of: Quality, Sustainability, Interoperability and ensure compliance with the FAIR and CLEAR Principles.
• Support agileprototypedevelopment .
• Contributetothedevelopmentof nationalandinternationalnetworks forbiodiversity research and knowledge science (e. g., NFDI, Di SSCo, TDWG).
• Enablethe reuseofsoftwarecomponents bythewiderbiodiversityandresearch infrastructure community.

Your profile

• Ability to design conceptual and technical architectures for complex knowledge structures, includinghybridsolutions combiningsemantictechnologies, classical databases, and AI-mediated representations.
• Strong backendprogrammingandsoftwaredevelopment skillsinlanguagessuchas Python, Java, Kotlin, or Scala, including clean, modular, tested, and well-documented code.
• Experience designing maintainable, **modular, service-oriented or event-driven systems, including APIs,**versioning, serviceintegrationpatterns, andinteroperability across heterogeneous tools.
• Experiencewithdataingestion, transformation, andvalidationpipelinesusing technologiessuchas SHACLor Link ML.
• Familiaritywith FAIRdataprinciplesandrelatedapproaches , including Linked Data, persistent identifiers, FAIR Digital Objects, Nanopublications, and RO-Crates.
• Strong communicationskills forworkingwithresearchers, curators, datascientists, software developers.
• Experienceinapplyingfor third-partyfunding (nationalandinternational).
• Experiencein networkingonnationalandinternationallevels andcontributingtolong-term projects and goals.
• Proven publicationrecordand/orproventrackofsoftwarecontributions or maintained code repositories.

We offer

• Anattractivepositioninanexcellentresearchinstitutionwithahighdegreeofcreative potential in a dynamic scientific and social environment
• Remunerationaccordingtothecollectiveagreement ofthefederalstates(upto EG13 TV-L ifthepersonalandjob-relatedrequirementsofthe collectiveagreement aremet) with all the benefits of the public sector (company pension scheme, annual special payment, capital-forming benefits, collectively agreed vacation entitlement)
• Familyfriendlinesscertifiedbythe"Workand Family Audit", offeroflifecoachingthrough professional family service
• thepossibilityofobtainingajobticket
• Acentrallylocatedworkplacewithexcellenttransportlinks

We are a diverse institution and welcome our diversity.

We would particularly like to encourage women toapply in orderto actively promote equalopportunities.

Severelydisabled people will be given preference if equally qualified.

You can find more information about our institution on the Internet at: https://leibniz-lib. de/

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