**Senckenberg** –** Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (SGN), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main**, is seeking to fill the following position at the Senckenberg Research Institute and **Natural History Museum Frankfurt**, starting as soon as possible:

**Imaging Technologies & Innovation coordinator (f/m/d)**

(Full-time / Part-time options are available)

Location: Frankfurt

Employment scope: Full-time, Part-time options are available

Type of contract: Temporary, initially limited to 2 years, a permanent extension is possible

Remuneration: Collective agreement of the state Hesse (TV-H) / E 13

The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research is a member of the Leibniz Association and has been investigating the “Earth System” worldwide for more than 200 years, examining the past, analysing the present, and developing projections for the future. We conduct integrative geobiodiversity research with the aim of understanding nature in all its complexity and diversity in order to preserve it as the foundation of life for future generations and to ensure its sustainable use. Across eight institutes and five research stations throughout Germany, scientists from more than 40 countries conduct research at the highest international level. The city of Frankfurt, where the Senckenberg Society was originally founded, hosts the organization’s central administrative services along with two research institutes housing extensive scientific collections and one of Senckenberg’s most renowned institutions, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum Frankfurt. Senckenberg is as much a part of the city’s identity as its skyline and its traditional apple wine.

The project:

With roughly 22.5 million natural history collection objects, state-of-the-art research infrastructures, and a globally connected team, we make a significant contribution to documenting and understanding geobiodiversity. To enable a technology-driven approach of digital transformation of our collections, we are establishing a new infrastructure unit as part of a to be established the Collection Data Center. This unit will serve as the central hub for automated and interoperable digital workflows across our scientific collections, integrating metadata generation, data standardisation, and image-based digitization. We are looking for an individual who thrives at the interface of imaging technology, interdisciplinary research and organizational development, or is eager to grow into such a role.

**Your responsibilities**

In this key position within a dynamic transformation process, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a growing team (initially with one staff member) on image technologies and innovation of the Senckenberg natural science collections

• Develop, implement, and further introduce imaging technologies (e.g., high-throughput imaging, 2D/3D imaging, multispectral approaches) for scientific collections

• Support and contribute to software-based and programmatic solutions for digitization, including scripting, automation, and tool integration

• Designing, implementing and continuously optimizing scalable digitization workflows for the collection digitization processes, including technical, organizational, and scientific requirements

• Establishing and maintaining a quality assurance framework for image data and associated metadata (e.g., technical standards, validation procedures, performance)

• Close collaboration with the Senckenberg Data and Modelling Centre (SDMC), collection curators as well as internal and external stakeholders

• Active monitoring and evaluating technologies, tools and market developments (literature, conferences, networks)

• Represent Senckenberg's imaging and digitization initiatives externally (incl. conferences, workshops, forums)

**Your profile**
* Completed university degree (Master's or Diploma, PhD or equivalent), e.g., in Computer science or Informatics, Computational Biology, Geoscience, Multimedia technologies and digital systems
* Industrial or computational engineering, applied informatics, or technology management
* Solid knowledge of digitization technologies, ideally hands-on experience in image-based collection digitization, especially AI as well as robotics, scanning and camera systems
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with creativity and the ability to think beyond established structures
* Very good English skills, written and spoken, a knowledge of German is a plus
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills

**Desireable skills**
* Fundamental understanding of IT infrastructures (storage, persistent identifiers, interfaces)
* Experience in handling, structuring and managing multimedia research data

**We offer**
* access to an international network of scientists, policymakers and research organizations
* an attractive job within the inspired and dynamic working environment of an internationally recognized research institution
* flexible working hours – mobile working options – employee ID card with free admission to Senckenberg museums – annual special payment – collectively agreed vacation entitlement – company pension plan

Senckenberg is committed to diversity. We benefit from the different expertise, perspectives and personalities of our staff and welcome every application from qualified candidates, irrespective of age, gender, ethnic or cultural origin, religion and ideology, sexual orientation and identity or disability. Women are particularly encouraged to apply, as they are underrepresented in the field of this position; in the case of equal qualifications and suitability they will be given preference**. **Applicants with a severe disability will be given special consideration in case of equal suitability. Senckenberg actively supports the compatibility of work and family and places great emphasis on an equal and inclusive work culture.

**Hot to apply?**

Please upload your application (letter of motivation with a short description of your previous and current research foci, a CV, certificates of academic achievements, list of publications as well as letter(s) of recommendation, if available) electronically (as a single PDF) stating the **reference #01-26015 until July, 24th 2026** using the application form on our website https://www.senckenberg.de/en/stellenanzeigen/

**Contact**

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main

If you have any specific questions about the position, please contact Dr. Julia Intemann julia.intemann@senckenberg.de

**The interviews are scheduled for August, 19 in the morning or afternoon. We ask applicants to keep this time slot in mind.**

With the application you agree that your personal data will be shared among the participating institutions ( Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin) for the purpose and over the duration of the recruiting procedure.

For data protection information on the processing of personal data as part of the application and selection process, please refer to the privacy policy on our homepage at https://www.senckenberg.de/en/imprint/

Please visit our website at www.senckenberg.de for further information about the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung.