Project engineer

Project engineer Employer Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Location Hamburg Closing date 21 May 2024

Discipline Computing Job Type Engineer Employment - Hours Full time Duration Fixed term Qualification Masters Sector Academia
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Job Details Work group:

IT/Systems

Area of research:

IT - EDV

Starting date:

19.04.2024

Job description:

DESY

The DESY IT group offers general IT services for all DESY divisions, and operates large scale IT infrastructures for scientific data management and analysis for DESY and European-XFEL research.The EU project "Research Facilities 2.0" aims at making large scientific infrastructures and institutes more sustainable. The methods developped and used within the project should also be of use outside of the project, and therefore have a large influence on society.The overarching goal is to improve our understanding of the scope-2 emissions (mostly usage of electricity from non renewable resources), develop ways for their longterm, massive reduction, as well as a reducing scope-3 emissions using adequate operational models.As one of two positions dedicated to the "Resarch Facilities 2.0" project, you are integrated into teams working on scientific computing within DESY IT while being in contact with other DESY groups as well as the other European partners of the project.

About your role:

• You create a "digital twin" model of our computing centre including the relevant parts of the power and cooling infrastructure
• You analyse and further develop policies and contracts between electricity consumers, DESY, electric power grid operators and electricity suppliers
• You communicate and coordinate with relevant experts from DESY particle physics and photon science experiments, as well as with external partners
• You will participate and contribute to workshops and conferences in the context of the "Research Facilities 2.0" project

About you:

• You have completed a masters degree in computer science, physics, energy science, or related subject, or comparable knowledge
• You are an experienced user of Linux based computer networks
• You have good knowledge of a modern programming language, e.g. Python
• You have knowledge in the analysis of complex systems and translation into digital twins
• You are interested in energy monitoring and energy policy
• You are a team player, like traveling, and enjoy working in large international teams
• You have good spoken and written command of the English language, as well as basic command of the German language

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket at both locations.

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal: You can find further information here: www.desy.de/career/ Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung | Notkestraße 85 | 22607 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 8998-3392

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germanys largest scientific organisation.

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The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges to assure the future of our society. With more than 39,000 people on staff in 18 national research centres, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organization. The name Helmholtz stands for concerted research in which networks form the key principle behind inquiring thought and action. Concerted research is efficient and flexible.

The profile of the Helmholtz Association

The Helmholtz Association performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society and industry. To succeed in meeting these responsibilities, Helmholtz concentrates its work in six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Matter, as well as Aeronautics, Space and Transport. Within each of these fields, research programs are developed by our scientists and regularly evaluated by renowned international experts. Their evaluation forms the basis for the programme-oriented funding that is allocated to Helmholtz research. Within the six research fields, Helmholtz scientists cooperate with each other and with external partners – working across disciplinary, organizational and national borders.

Promoting young academics

Helmholtz scientists, a high-performance infrastructure and modern and efficient research management are the ingredients to the Helmholtz Association‘s success and global impact.
Promoting young researchers is a major priority for the Helmholtz Association. Its qualification schemes for young researchers are geared mainly towards PhD students, postdocs and young managers. The Helmholtz Association has set high standards for its talent management. Its strategy begins with targeted recruitment of highly qualified staff at all levels, followed by comprehensive support aimed at further developing their potential. Ensuring equal opportunities is an essential element in all talent management activities undertaken by the Helmholtz Association.

The Helmholtz Graduate Schools and Research Schools at almost all Helmholtz Centres provide doctoral students with the general and specific skills and training they need, as well as ample opportunity to network with other working groups. The period following a doctorate is decisive in determining the direction and success of a scientific career. For this reason, we are about to establish Career Centers for postdoctoral researchers in the Helmholtz centres and a mentoring programme for especially gifted PostDocs in order to foster career orientation. This equips young researchers with the skills they need to go on to head a Helmholtz Young Investigators Group, for example. As a Young Investigator Group leader, junior scientists can independently set up their own group to conduct research in their specialist field.

Within its talent management strategy, the Helmholtz Association pays special attention to the increased recruitment of talented female scientists both from Germany and abroad. To this end, there are currently two funding programs supporting this policy ‘Funding of first-time appointments of excellent women scientists (W2/W3)’ and ‘Funding to recruit top-level international women scientists (W3)’.

The increasing complexity of the content, structures and framework conditions of scientific work today requires researchers to organise their projects, their employees and, of course, themselves in a highly professional and effective way. In response to these demands, we have set up the Helmholtz Management Academy to provide junior leaders in science with professional management training. Furthermore, the Helmholtz network provides a platform for the alumni of the Helmholtz Management Academy and Mentoring programme to come together and share their experiences of leadership, career development and lifelong learning.

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