Job advertisement: software developer for OPTIMETA at TIB - Stellenausschreibung Nr. 6/2021 - Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

For the OPTIMETA project, we are looking for a software developer for the sub-project at the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB). Please see the job advertisement for details.   As the German National Library of Science and Technology, our forward-looking services ensure the infrastructural prerequisites for a high-quality supply of information and literature for research in science and industry. Our services as a university library secure the local supply for Leibniz Universität Hannover. The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), programme area C, Research and Development, is looking for the following person for the Open Science Lab as soon as possible Software Developer (m/f/d) The position is limited to two years. The regular working week is 39.8 hours (full-time). The position is basically suitable for part-time work. Depending on qualifications (Bachelor's/FH diploma or Master's/University diploma), the position will be graded in pay group 12 or 13 TV-L.   Your tasks The Open Science Lab (OSL) at TIB is concerned with the development towards digital, open and collaborative science and supports scientific institutions and communities by developing and testing methods and software tools together with them that are useful for research activities. We are looking for a communicative, well-structured and innovative person with a strong technical background to work in the projects OPTIMETA (Strengthening Open Access Publishing through Open Citation and Spatiotemporal Metadata) and TextTransfer II (Method for corpus-based prediction of impact patterns in scientific texts), which are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). In the joint project OPTIMETA, the transfer of citation information from Open Access journals to openly accessible data sources is to be realised. To this end, an OJS plugin is to be developed with which authors and editors can create or extract citation data during the publication process of an article, validate it if necessary and transmit it to open, freely licensed data sources with the publication of the article. In the TextTransfer II joint project, TIB has set itself the task of demonstrating new ways of publishing and discovering research reports (https://tib.eu/dtf) in prototype form. One focus is on template-based submission workflows for research reports based on Fidus Writer as well as interactive tools for discovering research reports in DSpace. Your tasks will focus on Development of the citation plugin for OPTIMETA Realisation of data transfer to open data sources such as Wikidata or Open Citations Supporting open access journals in the implementation of the plugin Implementation of submission workflows for research reports based on Fidus Writer Implementation of interactive tools for discovering research reports in DSpace Enhancements to the back-end workflow of Fidus Writer, including improved archiving of structured documents in Git repositories Participation in scientific and professional discourse as well as collaboration in national and international committees and working groups for the further development of project-relevant topics Your profile Completed university studies (Bachelor/FH-Diploma or Master/University Diploma or equivalent) in a relevant field of study such as computer science, business informatics, mathematics or similar Very good experience in software development in the environment of web-based applications (PHP, JavaScript) High degree of self-organisation and independent working skills Very good written and spoken English Ability to work in a team Project management skills Good knowledge of data aggregation, integration and transformation Willingness to learn new technologies and languages Desirable Knowledge of publication tools such as Open Journal Systems, DSpace or Fidus Writer Interest in working in a research and library environment Knowledge of persistent identifiers in the scientific environment such as DOI, ORCID and ROR Very good communication skills practical experience in the development and use of web services knowledge of collaborative software development (e.g. git, GitHub, GitLab) Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)