Java Developer for Digital Scientific Infrastructures (m/f/d)

Java Developer for Digital Scientific Infrastructures (m/f/d)

Join the role of Java Developer for Digital Scientific Infrastructures (m/f/d) at TIB – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek.

As the German National Library of Science and Technology our future‑oriented services ensure the infrastructural requirements for a high‑quality supply of information and literature for research in science and industry. The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Program Area C, Research and Development is looking to employ a Java Developer for Digital Scientific Infrastructures (m/f/d) to join the Lab Group Open Research Information at the earliest possible opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Conception, development and deployment of workflows for the import of metadata from services such as the catalogue of the German National Library, the Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) or Wikidata into a VIVO‑based knowledge graph.
• Further development, installation and maintenance of open‑source software such as Vitro or VIVO.
• Customisation of user interfaces in VIVO, taking into account user requirements.
• Communication with key stakeholders in the project and with specialist communities (literature sciences, VIVO community).
• Documentation of development activities.

Qualifications

• Completed scientific university degree (Master\’s or university diploma), preferably in computer science, mathematics, information science or a related scientific‑technical field.
• Alternately, completed relevant university degree (Bachelor\’s or university of applied sciences diploma) in one of the above-mentioned fields, combined with at least five years of relevant professional experience in software development, research information systems, digital humanities or research‑related IT projects.
• Experience in software development in the environment of web‑based applications (Java, JavaScript).
• Knowledge of semantic web/linked data technologies (RDF, SPARQL) and metadata handling via APIs such as Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU).
• Experience working on Linux VMs.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• High degree of self‑organisation and independent working skills.
• Very good written and spoken English skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and languages.
• Interest in digital scholarly infrastructures and digital humanities.

Desirable additions to your profile

• Experience in working with legacy codebases in a global open‑source project.
• Good written and spoken German skills.
• Interest in working in a research and library environment.
• Willingness to participate in interdisciplinary, national and global (open source) communities.
• Knowledge of CI/CD workflows based on technologies such as Ansible and Docker.

Benefits

• Job in the public service oriented toward the common good, based on the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states (TV‑L), with remuneration according to pay scale group 13.
• Flexible workplace in terms of time and space with mobile and remote work options and flexible working time models.
• Special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five‑day working week.
• Additional days off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• A modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
• Employer offers a range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector (VBL).
• Employee discount in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover and facility use discounts at the University Sports Hannover.
• Independent and future‑oriented activities providing variety and room for personal development.
• A portfolio of technology components to build on, including VIVO, Apache Jena and others.

Important note

Please be advised that a valid work permit for Germany is required for non‑EU citizens. Unfortunately, applications without a valid work permit and sufficient German language skills may not be considered.