[dini-ag-kim-lld] FW: Fwd: [Dbworld] Open Position Data Scientist at MfN

[Svensson, Lars]

Liebe alle,

falls jemand einen arbeitslosen LinkedData-Spezialisten kennt:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jana Hoffmann <jana.hoffmann at mfn-berlin.de>
> Date: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:19 AM
> Subject: [Dbworld] Open Position Data Scientist at MfN
> To: dbworld at cs.wisc.edu
> 
> 
> The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN) is opening a position for a Data
> Scientist.
> This is a full time position, which is to be filled immediately. The employment
> term will last until the31st of May 2015, but there is a chance for further
> employment possibilities.
> Application deadline:  25 June 2014
> Application number:  17/2014
> Please direct your applications to the Museum für Naturkunde,
> Personalreferat , Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
> (Personalreferat at mfn-berlin.de). Be aware that documents cannot be sent
> back. Please provide copies only.
> For further questions please contact Dr. Jana Hoffmann
> (jana.hoffmann at mfn-berlin.de).
> Link to official announcement (in German):
> http://www.naturkundemuseum-
> berlin.de/fileadmin/startseite/institution/stellenausschreibungen/17_2014.p
> df
> Job description
> Please note that this is an unofficial translation of the German job
> announcement.
> The position is intended to support the science program “Digital World and
> Information Management” at MfN in two projects.
> Europeana Creative (www.pro.europeana.eu/web/europeana-creative) is a
> EU-funded project dealing with the possibilities of re-use of digital media
> through the platform Europeana (www.europeana.eu).
> The DFG (German Science Foundation) project “German Federation for the
> Curation of Biological Data” (www.gfbio.org) is working on the development
> of a research infrastructure, which allows and facilitates exchange of
> biological and environmental research data. This project is currently in its pilot
> phase and two 3 year follow up projects are planned.
> The position is suitable for building up a research group at MfN with the focus
> on semantic Biodiversity Informatics. The main goal of the science program
> “Digital World and Information Management” is the implementation of a
> modern and capable architecture for natural history data and data
> repositories, which will offer new ways for answering research questions in
> the realm of “Big Data” and “Public Engagement with Science”.
> Tasks:
> Evaluation and exemplary testing and implementation of methods and
> processes of Linked Open Data (LOD), the Semantic Web and Knowledge
> Management with focus on natural history data
> Compilation of basic knowledge on semantic methods for an effective
> collaboration of researchers of various domains, e.g. taxonomy,
> environmental sciences and nature conservation
> Demonstration of possibilities of Data-driven science and “Open Science”
> through pilot studies
> Conceptual and strategic development of GFBio in collaboration with the
> existing team at MfN
> Contribution to the development of the GFBio terminology server in close
> collaboration with other GFBio partners and preparation of existing
> terminologies and ontologies at MfN for re-use in GFBio
> Improvement of possibilities for access, analysis and impact of natural history
> media in Europeana Creative with methods of the Semantic Web
> Support in internal and external communication of project results by bilateral
> communication, presentations, reports and publications
> Requirements:
> * Scientific degree in a university based study in informatics, bioinformatics
> or related subjects
> * Strong publication record
> * Work experience in the domain of Linked Open Data, Semantic Web or
> Ontology Development
> * Very good oral and written skills in German and English
> * Very good communication and collaboration skills, especially in an
> interdisciplinary environment
> * Independent and structured working ethics
> * Interest in innovative communication methods for scientific and natural
> history related questions
> * Above average engagement and reliability
> 
> Additional desirable qualities:
> * Doctoral degree in the above mentioned subjects
> * Experience in Information and Knowledge Management at research
> institutions
> *  Leadership experience
> * Working experience with Semantic Media Wiki or WikiData
> * Knowledge of the role and tasks of a natural history research museum
> _______________________________________________

Viele Grüße,

Lars