Software Engineer for Visualisation Research (f/m/x)

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The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz Association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.

Software Engineer for Visualisation Research (f/m/x)

The job

The Department of Environmental Informatics is looking for a scientist specialising in visualisation research and data processing.

Your tasks

• Building 3-D and 4-D visualisation studies and digital twins of research sites using Unity or VTK/ParaView
• Working on data processing, visualisation and animation for research projects dealing with geothermal research or energy storage
• Research and evaluation of suitable visualisation methods and GUI/interaction design
• Communication of research results to scientists, stakeholders or the public (this includes scientific articles and reports, but also evaluation studies, videos or interactive prototypes)

We offer

• The freedom to master even the most demanding challenges between basic research and practical application
• The chance to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a variety of perspectives
• First-class integration into national and international research networks to work together on global challenges
• Excellent research infrastructure and research data management to optimally support your work
• Flexible working hours and a wide range of options for balancing work and care responsibilities through our family office
• Competent support and advice for international colleagues arriving at the UFZ from the 'International Office'
• Special annual payment, capital-forming benefits and subsidised Germany Job Ticket
• A workplace in a vibrant region with a high life quality and social and cultural diversity

Your profile

• University degree (Master) in a project-related field (computer science or engineering sciences)
• Creating Unity projects and extending the functionality of Unity via C#
• Experience with VTK or ParaView and extending ParaView using Python scripts
• You should be well-versed in a programming language. Unity requires C# and ParaView requires Python, so being experienced in these languages would be advantageous. But we are confident that you can learn either if you are already familiar with another language
• If you have experience with any of the following we

d like to hear about it, but all of these are very much secondary and not required for you to apply

• • Experience with the evaluation of visualisation methods,
• • UI and UX design
• • Geographic Information Systems (e. g. ArcGis, QGIS, etc.) or the structure of geoscientific file formats
• • Software to create geological models (e. g. GOCAD, Leapfrog, GMS, etc.),
• • Meshing software, ideally open-source software (e. g. GMSH, TetGen, etc.),
• The UFZ has a strong commitment to diversity and actively supports equal opportunities for all employees regardless of their origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual identity.
• We look forward to applications from people who are open-minded and enjoy working in diverse teams.

Place of work

Leipzig, mobile working is possible

Working time

65% (25.35 h/week)

Contract limitations

limited contract / 3 years

Salary

Remuneration according to the TVöD public-sector up to pay grade 13 including attractive public-sector social security benefits.

Application deadline

13.10.2024

Your contact for any questions you may have about the job: Dr. Karsten Rink

Please submit your application via our online portal with your cover letter, CV (please omit your photo, age, or marital status) and relevant attachments.

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Helmholtz-Zentrum für

Umweltforschung GmbH UFZ
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany