Scientific Product Developer (researcher) for ICOS

The ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) Carbon Portal (CP) is part of ICOS ERIC and is the data center of this international research infrastructure. ICOS produces long-term top-quality measurements of greenhouse gas yield in the areas of the atmosphere, ecosystems, and oceans. CP develops, among other things, online services that support the use of data in research. CP is located at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University.

ICOS is a highly distributed research infrastructure that requires coordination and continuous development. The further development of technologies and observation strategies is a strategic objective of ICOS, which is often supported by projects funded by the European Commission. Over the years, ICOS has participated in and run many EU projects. All these projects support the development of ICOS, its scientific target area and the development of CP as a FAIR data repository and a collaborative platform.

We offer:
Lund University is a government agency, which means that you receive special benefits, generous holidays and a favourable occupational pension.

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Duties and responsibilities:
The ICOS Carbon Portal at Lund University is looking for a reseracher with focus as Scientific Product Developer within the framework of the core project ICOS and EU Horizon projects such as ENVRIHub Next, ICOS Cities, IRISCC and NUBICOS. You will make all observational data and metadata collected by ICOS research infrastructure available and FAIR to users, including the research community, policymakers, other users of environmental data, and students.

You will be part of the science and integration team at Carbon Portal and will work with the research community and Carbon Portal's development team to develop FAIR data services. You will gather the requirements and define specifications for the products and interfaces (APIs) to other (global) portals and services, taking into account the emerging international standards. You will also be involved in developing the interface elements and demonstration notebooks together with the CP science and integration team.

Qualifications  
Requirements for the position are:

• A PhD or equivalent education in a relevant field (environmental science, computer science, computer science) with an interest and experience in open data science, visualization, teaching and collaboration.
• The position requires excellent programming skills and experience with Python and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Documented experience of scientific data visualization
• The function requires in-depth domain knowledge in at least one of ICOS' scientific domains, i.e. ecosystems, atmosphere and/or oceans, as well as knowledge and experience in big data management and the FAIR principles.
• Good knowledge of English

Qualifications for the position are:

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, as well as how the applicant's experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department and contribute to its future development. Experience of teaching and outreach programs is an advantage.

Other:  
This is a permanent fulltime employment as reseracher with a desired start date as soon as possible. A probationary period of 6 months may be applicable.

The advertised position will be located at ICOS by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science within the Faculty of Science in 2025, to be transferred to the newly formed Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences within the same faculty from 1 January 2026.

By merging the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science, the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and the Department of Geology in a joint and co-located organisation, the new department will strengthen the link between different research fields, develop new educational programmes and promote collaboration with society.

How to apply:
Right now, we have more vacancies at ICOS Carbon Portal, also advertised on Lund University's website. You must apply for each position individually but if you are applying for several positions, please indicate this in your application along with the order in which you are interested in the positions.

We will only process complete applications that include a letter of motivation, CV and details for two references.

Welcome to apply!