The Technical Information Library (TIB) is a foundation of public law of the State of Lower Saxony. With around 600 employees and an budget of around 50 million euros, it is one of the largest information infrastructure facilities in Germany. As a German Central Library of Technology and Natural Sciences, our pioneering services ensure the infrastructural requirements of high-quality information and literature supply for research in science and industry. With the Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG), we work to revolutionize the exchange and use of scientific knowledge in the digital age. The TIB, Programme Area C, Research and Development, is looking for the Open Science Lab at the next possible time:n Software Developer:in für digitale Kulturerbe, semantische Datentransformation und agentenbased Workflows (m/w/d) The body is terminated until the end of the project period of the third-party funding project “NFDI4Culture – Consortium for Research Data on Material and Intangible Cultural Goods” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the third-party funding project “European Cultural Heritage Optimised Linked Open Tools (ECHOLOT)” funded by the European Union on 31.12.2028. The regular weekly working time is 19.90 hours (part time, 50%). The grouping takes place in the remuneration group 13 TV-L.

TIB's Open Science Lab (OSL) focuses on the development of digital, open and collaborative science and supports scientific and cultural institutions by developing and testing new methods and software tools together with their communities. We are looking for a communicative and entrepreneurial person with a strong technical background to support OSL's activities as part of third-party funding projects focusing on research data management and open science for cultural heritage. You will contribute to the development of open source software and research infrastructure that support semantic enrichment, interoperability and reuse of digital heritage data. As part of third-party projects, the OSL works with numerous partners whose data requirements include complex 3D models, A/V files, fully digitized cultural heritage corporations and much more. These partners use services such as Wikibase and Kompakkt as a repository infrastructure and need different adaptations and increasingly the integration of interactions based on natural language and agent-based AI in the presentation and provision of data for external users. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will have the opportunity to actively participate in strategic discussions on the roadmap and development of OSL and TIB services. Your activity includes the independent conception, implementation and evaluation of software components and workflows for the transformation, enrichment, harmonisation and integration of heterogeneous data on cultural heritage. research, design and implementation of AI-based and agent-based workflows for metadata mapping and semantic data transformation, combining automated processing with human review and validation. the development and integration of software functions that support semantic data representation, interoperability, provenance tracking and sustainable reuse of research data. the analysis of scientific and technical requirements, their implementation in software concepts and specifications, as well as the development of solutions in cooperation with researchers, developers and experts from the field of cultural heritage. design and evaluation of user-oriented interfaces and interaction concepts for complex data processing and curation workflows, including user research, prototyping and usability testing, where appropriate. the participation in architecture, implementation, testing, documentation and maintenance of sustainable, jointly developed open source research software. and cooperation with international project partners and participation in technical discussions, workshops, project meetings and the dissemination of software development practices and results.

You have a completed academic degree (master degree or equivalent), preferably in the field of information processing, computer science, information science, digital humanities or a related subject. You have practical experience in software development and the implementation of web-based applications or research software. You have experience in converting complex scientific, technical or user-specific requirements into software concepts, functional specifications and implementable functions. You have programming experience in one or more relevant languages such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Python or Java and are familiar with collaborative software development using Git. You have knowledge in the fields of data modelling, structured metadata, semantic data representation and the transformation and integration of heterogeneous data records. You have knowledge in the areas of digital humanities, digital cultural heritage, research data management or the requirements of cultural heritage institutions. You are able to work on complex tasks independently, take responsibility for technical and conceptual decisions in your area of responsibility and work together effectively in interdisciplinary and international teams. You have very good English skills in word and writing and are ready to work in an international research environment. Required qualifications Experience in research software engineering and the development of sustainable, openly licensed software in research or infrastructure projects. Experience with semantic technologies, linked open data, knowledge graphs, ontologies, entity linking or metadata mapping and tuning. Experience in the design or implementation of AI-based or agent-based workflows, in particular for data enrichment, information extraction and metadata generation. Experience with open source software projects, including functional conception, requirement analysis, user-centred design, prototyping or usability evaluation. Confidence with Wikidata, Wikibase, MediaWiki, the data models of Europeana or related data infrastructures in the field of cultural heritage. Experience in the documentation of software architectures, workflows, data transformations and technical decisions for developers and research communities.

Our aim is to rethink and innovate the provision and use of research data and information. In the TIB research and development department, you have the opportunity to advance your scientific further qualification and research career in a dynamic and excellent research environment. We offer an intellectually inspiring environment with entrepreneurial thinking, embedded in a leading technical university and one of the largest information centres in the Leibniz community. With the L3S research centre at Leibniz Universität Hannover, one of the world's leading research institutes in the field of Web & Data Science, there is a close cooperation within the framework of the Leibniz Joint Lab Data Science & Open Knowledge. Last but not least, we value an open and creative working environment where it is fun to work. In addition, we offer a community-oriented workplace in the public service on the basis of the TV-L with a remuneration according to the remuneration group 13 TV-L. a special payment at the end of the year and 30 days holiday a year at a five-day week as well as additional free days on Christmas Eve (24.12.) and New Year's Eve (31.12.). a flexible workplace in time and space with offers for the reconciliation of work and family, such as mobile work and flexible working time models. a modern workplace in a central location of Hanover with a collegial, attractive and versatile work environment. an employer with a wide range of continuing and continuing training, occupational health promotion and pension provision for the public service (VBL). Employee discount in the students of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as a favourable opportunity to use the versatile offers of the Hannover University Sports. independent and forward-looking activities that offer variety and leave room for personal development. .