Project Group Leader (m/f/d) of Area E: Digital Infrastructure of the project FAIRmat

About FAIRmat

FAIRmat stands for FAIR Data Infrastructure for Condensed-Matter Physics and the Chemical Physics of Solids and is a consortium within the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). FAIRmat is building a FAIR data infrastructure for materials science and related research fields and develops NOMAD (www.nomad-lab.eu), the world’s largest data repository in computational materials science. Our highly dynamic and international team consists of members from software development, condensed matter physics/chemistry, and materials science.

We are looking for a committed colleague to strengthen our interdisciplinary team.

Your responsibilities

• Group Leadership of Area E: Digital Infrastructure within the FAIRmat project
• Responsibility for the design and implementation of internal milestones and provision of regular progress reports
• Presentation of the project at national and international conferences and workshops as well as in scientific publications
• Business travel and coordination of activities with partner institutes

What you bring to the table

• Completed scientific university degree in physics, materials science, computer science, or another relevant discipline
• Strong skills in Git version control and CI/CD workflows
• Proficiency with a Unix-based software environment
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming, experience with Python and TypeScript
• Familiarity with deploying scalable cloud solutions on Kubernetes; Helm experience is a plus
• Familiarity with REST API design and asynchronous programming; FastAPI experience is a plus
• Familiarity with orchestrating scalable data processing workflows; experience with the Temporal Python SDK is a plus
• Experience with scientific workflows and participation in research data activities following FAIR principles; experience with NOMAD is an advantage
• Demonstrated experience in collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cross-institutional projects such as FAIRmat
• Experience with agile and/or matrix project management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (at least C1)
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong ability to work in a team

Your path to the HU

Please send your application (including cover letter (max. 1 page), curriculum vitae, and certificates), referencing the job ID DR/088/26 to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Claudia Draxl, Unter den Linden 6 (located: Zum Großen Windkanal 2, Berlin-Adlershof), 10099 Berlin or in electronic form as a single PDF file to fairmat@physik.hu-berlin.de.

The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration. People with an immigration history are specifically encouraged to apply. Since we will not return your documents, please submit copies in the application only.

The position is scheduled to be filled on October 1, 2026.

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