Application Deadline: 1st of August 2025
Possible start date: 1st of October 2025
Duration: 3+ years,
Job location: Waldeck Pyrmonthlaan 14, 6865HH Doorwerth
Bruto monthly salary: starting at €4,494 gross per month (with possible bonuses)
Job type: Senior Developer / software engineer
Fields: software engineering, Python, API, computational notebooks, machine learning, geoinformatics, spatial data science
Employer: OpenGeoHub foundation
Job description
OpenGeoHub foundation is a not-for-profit research foundation with headquarters at Doorwerth (half way between Wageningen and Arnhem), the Netherlands. We aim to become world experts in producing global and regional spatial predictions of soil, vegetation and climatic variables. For this, we use high performance computing / optimisation and state-of-the-art machine learning.
OpenGeoHub foundation is looking for a senior developer / software engineer to support development of open source Python and/or R libraries, Javascript app’s, API’s and similar building blocks that help simplify modeling and generation of outputs including generation of dashboards, scientific plotting and similar. The developed software needs to work with geospatial data and applications, including: time-series of Earth Observation images, large in-situ daily, monthly, annual measurements (points), gridded and vector (farm boundaries, admin units) data. These data are typically used as input to spatiotemporal Machine Learning and/or process-based modeling (iterative) and/or economic evaluation (e.g. InVEST). You would primarily contribute to the Horizon Europe projects Open Earth Monitor (OEMC), Open Geospatial Carbon Registry (OGCR), but also actively contribute to the OpenLandMap.org, EcoDataCube.eu and the AI4SoilHealth.eu projects. You would often be invited to come and give demos of your software, and teach others how to extend and improve software you developed via our Summer school, conferences and workshops.
OpenGeoHub would provide HPC infrastructure (that includes own copy of Landsat, MODIS and numerous other global and regional data sets; >3PB of data running on some 40 servers) and would lead and supervise the candidate jointly with other partner organizations on the OEMC and OGCR projects. You would be in charge of the software engineering i.e. making sure that software is professionally implemented, documented, passes automated checks and can be used for production purposes.
You would also support projects that are implemented by networks of researchers outside of OpenGeoHub. OpenGeoHub works closely with IIASA (Geo-wiki.org), Utrecht University, Wageningen University (Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing), EURAC Research, The Woodwell Climate Research Center, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry (Biogeochemical Integration Department), Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi) / University of Münster, GFZ Helmholtz German Research Centre for Geosciences, GiLAB.rs, and many other organizations. Our clients / collaborating organizations also include: World Resources Institute, The Nature Conservancy, UNCCD, Conservation International and others.
“If you have already contributed software to open development communities and if your special talent is making tidy, robust and generic software (and if you love to share and educate others) OpenGeoHub might be your new dream job.”
Your profile
Minimum requirements:
- You have an MSc degree in the field of computer science and/or geoinformatics and/or remote sensing; combined with a background in software engineering.
- You have a minimum 5 years of work experience.
- You are familiar with Earth Observation data, data cubes and image processing algorithms.
- You have minimum coding & geocomputing skills in data science programming languages such as Python, Bash, R, and/or Julia.
- You know how to design and implement software including libraries and REST APIs.
- You have experience with automated deployment based on containers (docker, kubernetes) and devops pipelines.
- You know how to simplify code and processes and run automated software checks.
- You are competent at, and enjoy giving training and hands-on sessions.
- You are fluent in English.
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
Questions:
Questions regarding this position can be directed to Tom Hengl, email: tom.hengl@opengeohub.org . Applications, including (1) a CV, (2) a statement of your interest and vision, and (3) a self-assessment based on the minimum requirements, should be uploaded via this link. Please prepare all documents as a PDF before starting the application.
Our offer:
We offer a full-time position for 3+ years, with possible permanent position, within a very stimulating international innovation and research environment aiming at solving global and regional environmental problems at large scales. You will work in a dynamic work environment with enthusiastic colleagues usually from a variety of countries.
- Starting salary will be: starting from €4,494 gross per month with possible bonuses;
- A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary;
- Minimum of 29 holidays if in full-time employment;
- Professional and personal development programs.
We strongly encourage a high degree of responsibility and independence, while collaborating with other colleagues. Flexi-hours and occasional remote working (1 day a week) are also possible upon agreement with the OpenGeoHub Management Board.
