Research Assistant (University Diploma/Master) in the field of Geoinformatics, Geosciences (m/f/d)

Waterways are complex water systems. The Federal Institute for Water Science (BfG), located in the business area of the Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV), helps to shape it sustainable and efficient. As the scientific institute of the Federal Institute for Research, Assessment and Consulting in the fields of hydrology, water use, water quality, ecology and water protection, it advises the BMV, other federal ministries, the waterways and shipping administration (WSV) and third parties. In the BfG, dedicated people from many disciplines work in a modernly equipped working environment. The Bundesanstalt für Wasserkunde is part of a 357,582 km2 career network consisting of over 40 authorities with around 24,000 employees. The Bundesanstalt für Wasserkunde is looking for one/one for the unit M 4 “Geodaten-zentrum, Wasser-BLIcK, GRDC” as part of the project “Digital twin BfG/BW” as of 01.07.2026, limited until 31.12.2029, Senior Consultant (m/w/d) Department of Geoinformatics, Geosciences The place is Koblenz. Reference code of tender 20260557_9339

Conception of a digital twin for BfG's water science Technical management and structuring of the development process Selection of suitable methods for systematic collection, documentation and standardization of decentralized geodata stocks Building a project-related geodata catalogue Creating a Data Strategy for Digital Twin Evaluation of data and model platforms for a digital twin Quality assurance, preparation of technical contributions Evaluation of the integration of existing modeling environments in the digital twin Requirements management: translation of technical requirements into technical specifications, use case development Explore visualization possibilities for the digital twin Implementation of a SWOT analysis

You should bring this with you: Complete university degree (uni-diplom/master) of geoinformatics, computer science, geosciences or engineering or comparable qualification This distinguishes you: Very good knowledge in the field of geoscience Very good communication skills, oral and written Very good knowledge of IT systems (GIS, APIs, cloud computing) Good knowledge of hydrology and hydromorphology Good knowledge of complex IT infrastructures Good knowledge of DIN SPEC 91607 Good knowledge of Python or another programming language Practical experience in IT project management Experience in handling and evaluating large amounts of data, data representation, statistics and data analysis using Python or comparable programming language Experience in creating text contributions for concepts and feasibility studies

Remuneration takes place according to TVöD Group E 13. In addition, we offer you additional services after the TVöD Bund. You will receive a training by a professionally experienced team as well as a need-oriented further and further training. Special notes: You can look forward to a well-equipped working environment with an innovative team as well as interesting professional challenges. The weekly working hours are currently 39 hours. We offer our employees individual working time arrangements and part-time and sliding time to take account of the compatibility of professional and family interests. If the conditions are met, there is the possibility of flexible local work on the basis of a service agreement. A parent-child study is available for short-term care. We actively promote the health of workers through the provision of health measures. The training, further training and further training are adapted to the individually determined needs. The service is generally suitable for occupation with parttime workers. Applications for women are expressly requested. For the same qualification, women are preferably taken into account in accordance with § 8 BGleiG. Disabled people are preferably set with the same professional suitability. Only a minimum of physical fitness is required. We welcome the applications of people of all nationalities. If you have obtained a foreign degree, please provide your application documents with proof of the recognition of the degree by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) of the Ministerial Conference. The selection is made by a Commission. .