Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Application, Back End
- Employment Type
- Part Time/Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Location
- Leipzig
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this job, you will develop a web-based 3D visualization application that integrates geoscientific data and generates visual models, including connections to databases and GIS systems.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- We are looking for a research software engineer to develop together with us our next generation 3D visualization software for OpenGeoSys.
- The software integrates geoscientific data from various sources, numerical models and simulation results in a common interface.
- It will support the work of researchers, developers, numerical modellers and users from our application areas: geothermal energy, energy storage and safe nuclear waste disposal.
- The application is targeted at desktops and tablets on a multitude of different operating systems.
- It will lift the usability of our software and workflows to the next level, providing a visual representation of numerical models together with relevant context information from the application background in a unified environment.
- The application will become a central part of our software ecosystem (which includes the C++ FEM simulation code OpenGeoSys, its Python toolsuite OGSTools, and numerous visualization solutions based on the Unity and Unreal engine).
- We are an interdisciplinary team of visualisation experts, software developers, natural scientists and engineers.
- We build high quality, robust (research) software that makes the difference for our domain experts and collaborators.
- Building an interactive web application for 3D visualizations based on Trame.
- Developing and evaluating suitable visualization methods for heterogeneous data collections and multivariate data.
- Implementing data processing workflows as a prerequisite for visualization.
- Connecting the application to external databases and GIS systems.
- Interfacing the application with simulation tools (most notably OpenGeoSys) leveraging synergies with the existing OGSTools suite.
- Documenting the developed software and presenting it to collaborators and at conferences/workshops.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- A university degree (MSc or higher) in a project-related field (STEM).
Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge of VTK and ParaView.
- Proven software development skills including a good understanding of best practices and a sense of good software architecture.
Experience
- Experience with scientific 3D/4D visualisation.
- Experience in UI Design.
- Solid experience with Python including libraries such as Trame, PyVista or geopandas.
- Software testing experience including automated UI tests.
- Experience with any of the following will be helpful: (Research) data management including meta data handling, Web technologies (JavaScript, CSS, etc.), Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcGis, QGIS, etc.) and geoscientific file formats, Numerical modelling (e.g. FEM/FVM/FDM methods and/or respective simulation software), Database interfaces, geo-databases and web services, Meshing software, ideally open-source software (e.g. GMSH, TetGen, etc.) and libraries such as GDAL or CGAL, Software to create geological models (e.g. GOCAD, Leapfrog, GMS, etc.).
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What we offer
- Place of work is Leipzig, mobile working is possible in coordination with supervisor.
- 100% (39h/week).
- The job position is available for full-time or part-time employment.
- Limited contract / Position limited to 3 years.
- Remuneration according to the TVöD public-sector up to pay grade 13 including attractive public-sector social security benefits.
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This is your employer
Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ has built up an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences with its 1,100 employees. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany - the Helmholtz Association. Our mission: We conduct research to achieve a balance between social development and long-term protection of our living standards - for sustainable development.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Agriculture, Silviculture, Education System
Research Software Engineer 3D Visualization Web Application
- Location
- Leipzig
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
