M/F Study Engineer in integration of scientific data processing for Water
Engineer @French National Centre for Scientific Research posted 21 hours agoJob Description
General information
Job title: M/F Study Engineer in integration of scientific data processing for Water
Reference: UAR2013-KARLEJ-022
Number of positions: 1
Work location: ORLEANS
Publication date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Type of contract: IT fixed-term contract
Contract duration: 12 months
Expected hiring date: August 1, 2025
Work quota: Full
Remuneration: from 2491.65 euros gross monthly adjustable according to experience
Desired level of studies: BAC+3/4
Desired experience: 1 to 4 years
BAP: E – Computer science, Statistics and Scientific Calculation
Typical job: Software engineer
Missions
Within the PEPR One Water (Eau Bien Commun) which is one of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment) launched as part of the Future Investment Plan (PIA4) by France 2030, to “Understand and innovate for viable, equitable and sustainable water management”, the Targeted Project No. 8 (OneWater Data) project aims to share, make accessible and understandable to all, water data.
As part of the actions carried out by the Data Terra Research Infrastructure and its data and services hub on continental surfaces THEIA, within the One Water Data (PC8) project, the use of the Galaxy tool has been initiated. The objective is to acquire expert-level knowledge of this tool, to be the main contact with the Galaxy community for the THEIA hub as well as with the partners of the OneWater Data PC8 project.
The engineer’s mission will be to develop Galaxy tools mainly from existing ‘water’ business scripts based on use cases identified within the OneWater Data and Gaia Data projects (project which aims to develop Data Terra services). These scripts will run on digital water resources provided in accordance with FAIR Water Data (OGC, W3C, INSPIRE, RDA, etc.). The tools to be integrated will notably concern hydrological and hydrogeological modeling algorithms. The use of the Planemo tool, the Galaxy tool development kit, on a Linux command line environment is one of the potential tools. GitHub/GitLab will be used for code management, continuous integration and tool publication aspects.
Activities
The engineer will be attached to the UAR Data Terra and will work closely with the technical coordination of the Data Terra research infrastructure (pilot of the GAIA-Data analysis platform) and the technical coordination of the Targeted Project “One Water Data platform”. He/She will be hosted in the BRGM premises (Orléans – 45). Teleworking is possible within the framework of the arrangements put in place by the employer. As part of his/her activities, he/she will also participate in the various events organized by the OneWater Data Targeted Project, the associated challenge and more broadly in the actions carried out by the National Program.
His/Her missions will be:
– to develop Galaxy tools based on the use cases identified within the OneWater Data and Gaia Data projects (in particular in connection with the THEIA, FormaTerre, etc. poles)
– to develop training material to understand the use of the tools developed.
– to participate in training courses that will be implemented on remote sites across Europe and to participate in the mobilization of water data at the national level.
– to test the application of tools and workflows developed on water data shared by the OneWater Data Platform and by the data and service centers of the IR Data Terra (THEIA, FormaTerre, etc.).
SKILLS
– Knowledge of the Linux environment in command line
– Mastery of programming languages: Python, R language
– Desired experience of the Galaxy environment and practices of integrating tools in this ecosystem (e.g. use of Planemo)
– Experience of working in a Dockerized environment highly recommended
– Interest in the creation of training material will be a plus
– Interest in data from the world of water. Experience in hydrological and hydrogeological data processing would be a plus
– Interest in participating in training activities will also be a plus
Preferably, hold a “Master 2” level diploma from a school or university in the field of geosciences, bioinformatics / computer science
Knowledge:
– Advanced mastery of Python, R etc.
– Knowledge of software development platforms such as GitHub/GitLab, Docker
– Knowledge of the Linux command line environment
– Mastery of technical English (minimum level B2)
Know-how and interpersonal skills:
– Be proactive and autonomous
– Be able to think outside the box
– Have a taste for interaction, collaboration and group work
– Ease of oral and written expression
– Good listening skills
– Curiosity, creativity
– Interest in open science
– Culture of user service
Work context
The UAR DATA TERRA’s mission is to provide support to the activities of the IR DATA TERRA, the data hubs and cross-functional services in its missions of administration and management, technical coordination and pooling of infrastructures and data and service centers and coordination and management of national, European and international projects including those aimed at countries in the South. Its main supervisory bodies are the CNRS, CNES, IFREMER, IRD, INRAE, IGN and Météo France.
The CNRS is co-pilot of the PEPR OneWater – Eau Bien Commun
This program is one of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment) launched as part of the Future Investment Plan (PIA4) by France 2030, to “Understand and innovate for viable, equitable and sustainable water management”.
OneWater proposes a national strategy (mainland and overseas) adapted to the needs of living organisms and water users, by associating the water sector and territorial stakeholders, in order to consolidate French global leadership. It allows funding of innovative and structuring research to strengthen interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder dialogues, thanks to six scientific challenges fueled by different tools.
The position is located in a sector falling under the protection of scientific and technical potential (PPST), and therefore requires, in accordance with the regulations, that your arrival be authorized by the competent authority of the MESR.
