Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Software, Test/QA
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Dessau-Roßlau
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop open-source software for calculating greenhouse gas projections for the Federal Government, including requirements analysis, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Scientific, mathematical, and methodological analysis, conception, development, and programming of open-source software for calculating greenhouse gas projections for reporting to the federal government, as well as a projection database at the Federal Environment Agency.
- Analysis and definition of the required technical, software, data-related, and infrastructural requirements, as well as analysis and specification of suitable standards and interfaces.
- Developing, preparing, and maintaining system and user documentation as well as a manual for the internal and external use of the open-source software.
- Application of open-source software for the federal government's annual reporting on greenhouse gas projections according to EU Governance Regulation and Federal Climate Protection Act §5a.
- Review and, if necessary, update the programming and data interfaces in interdisciplinary collaboration with the research consortium commissioned within the framework of the Federal Climate Protection Act §5a.
- Continuous scientific and legally compliant development of open-source software.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed academic university degree (Master's, university diploma) in (Applied) Computer Science, Business Informatics, Computer Simulation, Software Engineering, Data Analysis, Statistics, Data Science or comparable, alternatively Mathematics, Physics, Communications Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent skills and experience.
Qualifications
- Knowledge in at least one programming language and one database language (e.g., Python, R, Java, C-Sharp, and SQL).
- Knowledge of standards for open, transparent, and machine-readable (meta)data (Open Data) (e.g., DCAT-AP.de, sdmx, FAIR principles).
- Proactive approach and a high degree of independence in handling complex issues, as well as conscientiousness and accuracy in technical analysis.
- Confident demeanor, team spirit, communication skills, and gender competence.
- Very good German and good English language skills, both written and spoken.
Experience
- Professional experience in software development.
- Experience in open-source software development.
- Experience with version control software (preferably Git).
- Experience in applying standards for open, transparent, and machine-readable (meta)data (Open Data) (e.g., DCAT-AP.de, sdmx, FAIR principles).
- Professional experience in climate policy and policy consulting.
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What we offer
- Your personal remuneration may be above the entry-level pay of the pay grade, depending on your professional prior experience.
- Depending on the application situation, an over-tariff advance payment of levels as well as an additional temporary skilled worker allowance may be considered.
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Umweltbundesamt
Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1974 ist das Umweltbundesamt Deutschlands zentrale Umweltbehörde. Als Deutschlands zentrale Umweltbehörde kümmern wir uns darum, dass es in Deutschland eine gesunde Umwelt gibt, in der Menschen so weit wie möglich vor schädlichen Umwelteinwirkungen, wie Schadstoffen in Luft oder Wasser, geschützt leben können.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Public Service, Unions, Power Sector, Economy
Research Associate - Software Development and Operations
- Location
- Dessau-Roßlau
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
