Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Application, Project
- Employment Type
- Part Time/Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Location
- Frankfurt
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop innovative imaging technologies and implement efficient workflows for digitizing natural science collections, while leading a small team and collaborating closely with various stakeholders.
Your role in the team
- Leading and developing a growing team (initially with one staff member) on image technologies and innovation of the Senckenberg natural science collections.
- Develop, implement, and further introduce imaging technologies (e.g., high-throughput imaging, 2D/3D imaging, multispectral approaches) for scientific collections.
- Support and contribute to software-based and programmatic solutions for digitization, including scripting, automation, and tool integration.
- Designing, implementing and continuously optimizing scalable digitization workflows for the collection digitization processes, including technical, organizational, and scientific requirements.
- Establishing and maintaining a quality assurance framework for image data and associated metadata (e.g., technical standards, validation procedures, performance).
- Close collaboration with the Senckenberg Data and Modelling Centre (SDMC), collection curators as well as internal and external stakeholders.
- Active monitoring and evaluating technologies, tools and market developments (literature, conferences, networks).
- Represent Senckenberg's imaging and digitization initiatives externally (incl. conferences, workshops, forums).
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed university degree (Master's or Diploma, PhD or equivalent), e.g., in Computer Science or Informatics, Computational Biology, Geoscience, Multimedia Technologies and Digital Systems.
Qualifications
- Industrial or computational engineering, applied informatics, or technology management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with creativity and the ability to think beyond established structures.
- Very good English skills, written and spoken, a knowledge of German is a plus.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Fundamental understanding of IT infrastructures (storage, persistent identifiers, interfaces).
Experience
- Solid knowledge of digitization technologies, ideally hands-on experience in image-based collection digitization, especially AI as well as robotics, scanning and camera systems.
- Experience in handling, structuring and managing multimedia research data.
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What we offer
- Access to an international network of scientists, policymakers and research organizations.
- An attractive job within the inspired and dynamic working environment of an internationally recognized research institution.
- Flexible working hours - mobile working options - employee ID card with free admission to Senckenberg museums - annual special payment - collectively agreed vacation entitlement - company pension plan.
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Benefits
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Job Locations
This is your employer
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Frankfurt am Main
Die Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) wurde 1817 gegründet und zählt zu den wichtigsten Forschungseinrichtungen rund um die biologische Vielfalt.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Science, Research
Imaging Technologies & Innovation Coordinator
- Location
- Frankfurt
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
