Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Data, Database
- Employment Type
- Part Time/Full Time
- Contract Type
- Temporary employment
- Salary
- from 4.535 € Gross/Month
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will integrate databases with geoinformation and develop automated workflows for quality assurance and updating vegetation and soil data, supported by an interdisciplinary team.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- With us, you combine technical expertise in databases and GIS with questions from soil science, site analysis, and forest ecology.
- Your focus is on the technical development and integration of point-based vegetation, site, and soil data with spatial geodata, supported by an interdisciplinary team with subject matter expertise.
- Further development and coordination of the geodata infrastructure of the Institute of Forest Ecology and Soil, including maintenance of the underlying relational databases, in coordination with relevant developments from AGES, BOKU University, and the Federal Environment Agency.
- Maintenance and development of the Digital Floor Map product - eBOD (https://bodenkarte.at).
- Harmonization, standardization, and continuous updating of vegetation, site, and soil data in existing databases, as well as their integration with spatial geodata.
- Development and automation of script-based workflows for quality assurance, processing, deployment, and documentation of geospatial data, including metadata management.
- Development and management of a geodata product catalog with versioning and licensing in coordination with subject matter experts.
- Participation in specialized committees and working groups (e.g., BML, subordinate agencies, B5 partners), especially collaboration with data stewards from AGES and BOKU University.
- Conducting internal training sessions on data workflows, tools, and best practices.
- Willingness to further education, especially in the field of quality assurance and legal aspects of data processing.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Specialized degree such as (Applied) Geoinformatics, Geodesy and Geoinformation, Geospatial Technologies, Cartography and Geoinformation, Physical Geography, or similar.
Qualifications
- Good knowledge of relational geo-databases (primarily backend-side) and/or willingness to quickly familiarize oneself.
- Proficient handling of relevant tools and scripting languages (bash/Powershell, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, R/Python, QGIS, git/GitHub/GitLab) - ideally with a focus on 2-3 core competencies and willingness to learn additional tools.
- Goal-oriented, independent working style.
- Ability to communicate technical expertise efficiently, as well as enjoyment of interdisciplinary teamwork, stakeholder communication, and project coordination.
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Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
Job Locations
Location Vienna
Austria
Topics that you deal with on the job
This is your employer
Bundesforschungszentrum für Wald (BFW)
The Federal Research Center for Forests (BFW) is a public law institution specializing in scientific research and education in the field of forests and natural hazards. Founded in 1874, it is responsible for the sustainable use and protection of forest ecosystems.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Power Sector, Economy
geoinformatician
- Salary
- from 4.535 € Gross/Month
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
