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TU Delft
Software Engineer (Open Source - 4TU.ResearchData)
Delft
FULL TIME
November 25, 2024
Software Engineer (Open Source - 4TU.Research Data)
Job description
4TU.Research Data is a research infrastructure, community and training provider whose mission is to enable researchers from science, engineering and design disciplines to make a global impact with research data and software. We provide a trusted digital repository which support Findable, Accessible, Interopable and Reusable (FAIR) data and software by offering curation, sharing, long-term access and preservation. The repository has a broad community of users and supporters who advance FAIR data and software practices.4TU.Research Data is governed and led by a consortium of four technical universities in the 4TU.Federation (TU Delft, University of Twente, TU Eindhoven and Wageningen University & Research) and is hosted by TU Delft.
The 4TU.Research Data repository uses in-house free and open source software called Djehuty (https://github.com/4TUResearch Data/djehuty). Our vision is to co-develop this software with our 4TU.Research Data community of researchers and research support professionals, such as research software engineers and data managers. At 4TU.Research Data we strongly believe that community-driven development is essential for innovation and sustainability of our services.
As Free and Open Source Software Engineer at 4TU.Research Data you will develop the data repository infrastructure to support researchers in effective sharing of their research outputs, primarily research data and software.
You will work closely with other colleagues from 4TU.Research Data to maintain, scope, develop and implement new functionalities to best support emerging needs of the research community. You will also collaborate with other colleagues on joint open source projects and on establishing best practices for scholarly communication infrastructure.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Maintain and extend the data repository to serve the needs of the research community while preserving its integrity and security
- Research and design software solutions within the current architecture, and extend the architecture where/if needed;
- Communicate design and implementation choices to the open source community;
- Collaborate in national and European projects to advance the sustainable and integrated scholarly communications infrastructure in the Netherlands and in Europe;
- Review patches of internal and external contributors to the data repository;
- Collaborate and support other colleagues within and outside the team, as appropriate and relevant.
Requirements
- Full-stack web development awareness;
- Experience developing and maintaining software systems with Python;
- Experience working with community-driven open source projects;
- Experience with GNU/Linux, Python, HTML/CSS, Javascript, Git;
- Awareness of the importance of Free and Open Source software;
- Awareness of the FAIR principles;
- Good communication and team-working skills;
- Good command of English and willingness to learn Dutch if not yet proficient;
- Experience with SPARQL and RDF is a plus.
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
Challenge. Change. Impact!
University Corporate Office – TU Delft Library
TU Delft Library is the largest technical-scientific library in the Netherlands, a physical and virtual meeting place. The Library helps to find valuable knowledge needed for education and research, and to publish and store the knowledge generated at TU Delft. We believe it is important that knowledge is easily accessible and freely available to everyone. In this way, knowledge can flow freely and TU Delft's knowledge can become valuable to others. The Library is also a place where everyone can study in peace and quiet. This fits in with our inclusive organisation. The Library has chosen three strategic themes to guide its daily activities. 1) Open Science. We make an important contribution to TU Delft's broad strategic programme "Open Science - Research and Education in the Open Era". 2) Visibility and impact. With our expertise and tools in the field of research data management, research intelligence and publishing, we increase the findability, visibility and impact of TU Delft knowledge. 3) Inspiring learning and working environment. Through stimulating programming, we show how freely available and reliable knowledge makes life richer. This makes the Library a place where you can find new ideas and insights.Conditions of employment
- Duration of contract is 1 year Temporary with prospect of permanent.
- A job of 36-40 hours per week.
- A salary based on Schaal 11 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €4492 - €6148 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
- An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
- The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
- Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
- Flexible working week.
- Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
- Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
- Partially paid parental leave
- Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.
Additional information
For more information about the job content, please contact Roel Janssen at R.R.E.Janssen@tudelft.nl. For information about the employment conditions, please contact Daniel Bangert at d.f.bangert@tudelft.nl.
Application procedure
Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 3 January 2025 upload the following documents:
- CV (max 2 pages)
- Motivational letter (max 2 pages)
Please note:
- You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
- A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
- A knowledge security check will be part of the selection procedure (for details page 45: national knowledge security guidelines) Applying for an exemption for specific research and educational areas is an obligatory part of the selection procedure for this vacancy. This exemption must be obtained from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) before an employment contract is agreed upon.
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