Saturday, 28 July 2012

Geospatial programmer / Data manager

Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Jena, Germany

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (http://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/) is dedicated to the study of long-term interactions among the biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and the oceans. The Department "Integration of Biogeochemical Cycles" is seeking a Geospatial programmer / Data manager

Tasks:

• Development of geodatabases for efficient use and interpretation of large spatiotemporal data sets
• Development of an internet data exchange portal
• Consultancy and support of data intensive research projects
• Documentation of the data infrastructure for scientific users
• Management of geodata, data collection, and maintenance

Qualifications:

• Degree in Geomatic Engineering, Informatics, or comparable qualifications
• Experience with the common geodata formats and netCDF
• Proficiency in UNIX, a higher programming language, and preferably a script language for scientific com-puting (R, Matlab, Julia, ...)
• Interest in methodological work as well as quantitative analysis skills would be desirable
• Team spirit and excellent communication skills

For further inquiries about this (initially two-years) position, please contact Dr. Miguel Mahecha, mmahecha@bgc-jena.mpg.de
We offer an interesting and scientifically dynamic work environment. In accordance with the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences, this full-time position will follow the rules of Public Sector Collective Agreement (Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst - TVöD) with respect to payment, social benefits, upgrades, and duration. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of female experts in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is also committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

Applications:

Please submit your applications by 24.08.2012 to Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie / Personalbüro
Subject: Geospatial programmer / Data manager
Hans-Knöll-Str.10
07745 Jena
or as pdf document to bewerbung@bgc-jena.mpg.de

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