Research Associate / Software Developer in the field of research (m/f/d)

As the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – we ensure the infrastructural foundations for high-quality information and literature provision for research in science and industry with our forward-looking services. Our services as a university library ensure local support for Leibniz University Hannover.

The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology - Program Area C, Research and Development, is looking to employ a

Research Associate / Software Developer in the field of research (m/f/d)

to join the Visual Analytics Research Group as of the next possible date.

The position is initially limited to 3 years. The position is available either full-time (39.80 working hours) or part-time at 75% (29.85 working hours). The exact working hours will be agreed individually as part of the selection process. The remuneration is based on pay scale group 13 TV-L.

Your challenge

Your main task will be researching and developing innovative solutions for multimodal and visual search in sports videos as part of the research project "SportVid: A Portal to Support the Search, Analysis, and Evaluation of Videos in Sports and Exercise Science" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project will be conducted in cooperation with the German Sporty University Cologne (DSHS) and the Central Library for Sports Sciences (ZBS). Additionally, you will contribute to other projects within the research group.

Your tasks will focus on

• Development of software components for classification and search in sports videos
• Literature review on the current state of research in relevant computer science fields
• Design and implementation of new solutions based on deep learning architectures
• Software implementation of current AI methods for video analysis (e. g., cut detection, camera settings and movements, sports classification)
• Implementation of algorithms for the analysis of sports videos (e. g., pose recognition, detection of sport-specific actions, field registration)
• Systematic evaluation and comparison of the developed methods with approaches from the literature
• Integration of the developed software components into the web-based video analysis platform SportVid 
• Development of infrastructure and backend with modern web frameworks
• Development of suitable application programming interfaces (APIs) for the implemented search functionalities
• Implementation of functions for fine-tuning deep learning models within SportVid
• Design, implementation, and testing of software components 
• Support for the tasks of project partners (data collection, frontend development, etc.)
• Contribution to scientific publications
• Participation in other projects of the working group
• Optional: If interested, we offer the possibility of a PhD

Your profile

• A completed university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant field of study such as computer science, mathematics, information science, or a comparable program in a related discipline
• Very good English skills, both spoken and written
• Excellent knowledge of one or more modern programming languages (especially Python, JavaScript), modern web technologies, and databases

Desirable additions to your profile

• Familiarity with machine learning methods (especially deep learning) in the areas of computer vision, natural language processing, and information retrieval
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Experience in the development of web applications

What we offer

Our mission is to keep rethinking and innovating the provision and use of research data and information. In TIB’s Research and Development Department, you have the opportunity to advance your career in a sizable, dynamic and excellent environment. We provide a scientifically and intellectually inspiring environment with an entrepreneurial mindset embedded in a leading technical university and one of the largest technical information centers being part of the Leibniz Association. TIB collaborates closely with the L3S Research Center at Leibniz University Hannover, one of the world’s leading research institutes in the field of Web & Data Science, within the Leibniz Joint Lab Data Science & Open Knowledge. Last but not least, we attach great importance to an open, creative and fun work atmosphere.

Furthermore, we offer

• A job in the public service oriented towards the common good on the basis of the collective agreement for the public service of the German states (TV-L) with a salary in pay scale group 13 TV-L.
• A flexible workplace in terms of time and space with offers to reconcile work and family life, such as mobile and remote work options as well as flexible working time models (flexitime).
• A special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week.
• A modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
• An employer with a wide range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector (VBL).
• Employee discount in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of the University Sports Hannover at a discount.
• Independent and future-oriented activities that offer variety and room for personal development.
• Funding for necessary equipment, conference and research visit travel
• Work in the context of a national, European or international research and innovation project
• A portfolio of technology components to build on, including ORKG, OpenResearch.org, TIB AV-Portal, DBpedia.org and other

If you are interested, questions regarding the position can be addressed to Prof. Dr. Ralph Ewerth, head of the Visual Analytics Research Group, by mail at Ralph.Ewerth(at)tib.eu.

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your application. To submit your application, please click here.

Paper applications are also possible on an equal basis. In this case, please send your complete application documents with the subject 51/2024 before October 12, 2024 addressed to

Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

Personalservice

Herrn Daniel Eilers

Welfengarten 1 B

30167 Hannover

Germany

or alternatively as a single PDF document file to bewerbung(at)tib.eu. For applications in digital from, please send a PDF file with a maximum size of 10 MB.

We invite you to include an indication of your annual salary expectations with your application.

In the case of foreign university degrees, it is mandatory to submit a Statement of Comparability from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) for the final assessment of the hiring requirements during the hiring process (link for more information). A fee will be charged for this. This obligation does not apply if the foreign university degree has already been assessed by an expert and is listed in the ANABIN database of the ZAB as an equivalent university degree (link to ANABIN database).

Who we are

TIB, being part of the Leibniz Research Association, is with around 600 employees one of the largest technical information centres in Germany, having three main functions:

1. Acting in the capacity of the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, our forward-looking services secure the infrastructural requirements for providing researchers in science and industry with high-quality information and literature.
2. Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB’s role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology.
3. Offer library services for the Leibniz University Hannover.

TIB is an equal opportunity employer, providing ideal working conditions, and continuously taking action to enable its employees to combine career interests with family life. It is particularly keen to promote professional equality between women and men and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Severely disabled candidates with comparable qualifications will be given preferential treatment. We welcome applications from all nationalities.

Please note that your application documents will not be returned and application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

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