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As a research data steward/scientist for energy materials, your task at HZB will be to prepare the representation of research data along the workflow for the development of new battery materials. The position is part of HZB research data management strategy to develop infrastructure, tools, and standards to process research data in such a way that cross research centres and cross domain is aligned and allows integration in data spaces such as envisioned by the EOSC, NFDI, and Helmholtz.

We are looking for a data steward/scientist who has hands-on experience in energy materials research, a talent for data structuring and modelling, and enjoys teamwork.

As a Data Steward/Scientist within the Research Data Management Group at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, you’ll play a key role in advancing cutting-edge research by collaborating closely with the Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage. In this position, you’ll be responsible for the curation, handling, and harmonization of extensive, high-resolution datasets generated from operando and multimodal measurement techniques. These data streams often stem from complex setups and require careful integration to enable deep insights and reproducibility in battery synthesis and characterization. Working across scientific disciplines—including advanced beamline experiments at BESSY II—you’ll support the digitalization of workflows, empowering scientists with streamlined, data-driven solutions to drive breakthroughs in energy storage.

In this job, you can combine your passion with the benefits of public service: Work-life balance is a priority for us (independently certified) and we offer a lot of flexibility (including home office and flextime). You'll have the chance to join a dynamic team that is constantly developing its skills (and learning new ones!) while working on an interesting project that allows you to have a private life. Curious? Feel free to contact us!

• Together with scientists and research data management staff, you will analyze the origin and usage scenarios of the research data.
• You will design data formats for the analysis and transfer of research data into different systems and design metadata schemas for the required data and interface formats.
• You will implement related workflows in an ELN.
• You will develop knowledge of research data requirements with regard to the FAIR criteria, including research into existing standards and recommendations for data formats in the scientific community.
• You will teach internal and external researchers and users about data and interface formats.
• You will be part of cross-organizational project work in the area of standardizing research data.

• Master, ideally PhD, in data science, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics or other natural science
• Expertise in data science with experimental lab data
• Programming experience, ideally with python
• Ideally expertise in battery research
• Ideally, basic understanding of maintaining web applications
• High degree of intercultural competence and ability to work in a team

• Opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative materials and technological solutions for a climate-neutral future in cooperation with leading international researchers
• Commitment to diversity and sustainability through an inclusive working environment, promotion of diversity sensitivity and implementation of sustainable and climate-neutral methods
• Career-enhancing networking opportunities and individual mentoring and support from the HZB Graduate Centre and HZB Postdoc Office
• Attractive remuneration through payment according to Public Service Wage Agreement (TVöD Bund)
• 30 days holiday/year
• Extensive additional benefits, such as company pension plan (VBL), subsidy for public transport (Deutschlandticket Job) and company sports programmes
• Good work-life balance through counselling services on family and career and flexible working time models: Flexitime, part-time, hybrid working
• And a team that is looking forward to meeting you!

Fixed term contract for 24 months. The salary is based on the Collective Agreement for the German Public Service (TVöD-Bund).

We look forward to receiving your application via our application management system by 13.05.2025. For reasons of data protection regulations, we are unfortunately unable to consider applications that reach us by any other means (such as email or mail) in the application process.

We very much want our workplace to be diverse, and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds. It is our mission to promote equal opportunities and to improve women’s representation in the workforce. We are therefore very interested in receiving applications from women. Where the qualifications are met, we will give preference to people with disabilities.

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