Become part of the open science movement
The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier (Germany) is an internationally renowned research support organization in psychology and a member of the prestigious Leibniz Association.
To fulfill the ever-increasing research infrastructure needs expressed by researchers and psychology professionals, ZPID is in the process of strategic expansion directed at meeting these needs to become psychology’s one-stop research service center. Current as well as future ZPID research areas and services are based on and guided by the values of open science and open innovation.
(salary group TV-L E10, 50%, limited until July 31, 2022)
Duties and functions:
The successful applicant is expected to maintain an existing Nextcloud-based working environment for psychological research projects. In these working environments several research groups share and organize scientific data. You will ensure stable operation of the Nextcloud system, regular updates and similar system administration tasks. You will regularly coordinate with the research groups to configure the system to their needs and provide support, if necessary.
To enable data export from the working environment into long-term archiving, you will develop a Nextcloud app/plugin to prepare such an export. You will team up with other developers from our Digital Research Development Services to prepare APIs and other technical infrastructure in ZPID systems to enable data export.
You will collaborate closely with a team of computer scientists and information specialists and will participate in the full life cycle of development, including technical design of whole products, coding, testing, rollout and empirical evaluation of the final products.
