FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure is a leading international provider of scientific information and services. Our mission is to supply scientists and companies with professional research and patent information as well as to develop innovative information services. We collect tremendous quantities of information from a wide range of sources, and we assure that this information can be accurately and reliably searched and analyzed at all times. Our clients include international market leaders from the pharmaceutical and chemical industries as well as large patent offices and research institutes.

As a key player in the information infrastructure we pursue our own research program and also cooperate with leading universities and research associations.

We are a non-profit corporation and the largest non-academic institution for information infrastructure in Germany.

Our annual budget is over 45 million Euros, more than three-quarters of which is earned through the private-sector sale of our products and services. FIZ Karlsruhe has over 330 employees at three locations in Germany as well as a subsidiary in the United States.

We are seeking two full-time software developers to start at the earliest possible date.

Your Future Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the further development of software and data architecture for a complex online retrieval system (www.stn-international.org)
• Design and develop components of a service-oriented architecture; develop and standardize interfaces to the databases/indices
• Develop interfaces for initial loading and regular updating of scientific and technical databases in the terabyte range
• Design test strategies; develop integration and unit tests

Your Qualifications

• A university degree in computer science, information science or a field of the natural sciences
• Very good knowledge of object-oriented development with Java EE and in UML analysis and design
• Experience with open source components and tools (Eclipse, Maven, Tomcat, etc.)
• Good knowledge about working with databases and search engine technologies
• Good understanding of XML and XSLT
• Excellent conceptual and analytic skills
• Very good communications skills and the ability to work on a team
• Excellent written and verbal command of German or English

At FIZ Karlsruhe, you'll have an opportunity to design cutting-edge information services in a scientifically and technologically innovative and high-growth environment. We offer interesting work assignments as part of international cooperative projects, as well as performance-oriented advancement options. Our working time models (flextime, part-time, work from home) enable an optimal balance between professional and family life. FIZ Karlsruhe is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to being a family-friendly company (www.fiz-karlsruhe.de/jobs). For our commitment to equal opportunity we have received several awards. Applications from severely handicapped individuals who have comparable qualifications will receive preferential consideration.

Compensation is set according to the Wage Agreement for Public Service (TVöD).

The initial employment contract is limited to a two-year period. Conversion of this contract to a permanent position is expressly foreseen provided certain requirements are met.

Please send your application until 20.09.2013, stating the reference number 06/2013, to:

FIZ Karlsruhe
Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
Human Resources Department
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Germany

E-mail: bewerbung(at)fiz-karlsruhe(dot)de
Homepage: www.fiz-karlsruhe.de