Technical Assistant

**Technical Assistant (M/F/d) for collections digitisation**
**full time (part time options are available)**

**Location: Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt, Germany**
**Contract type: Initially limited to 2 years with the option of extension**
**Salary: TV-H E 6-7 (depending on qualification and experience)**
**(TV-H: Collective agreement of the state Hesse)**
**Start date: As soon as possible**

The Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) was founded in 1817 and is one of the most important research institutions in the field of biodiversity. At its twelve locations throughout Germany, scientists from almost 40 nations conduct cutting-edge research on an international scale. The Society’s headquarter is in the Main metropolis of Frankfurt in the heart of Germany. This is also where one of the best-known Senckenberg facilities, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum, is located.

The Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, is an internationally renowned and well-connected hub of modern biodiversity science. The primary research infrastructure for the institute is its collection of historical specimens of animals, plants, and minerals, representing global geobiodiversity. As part of the project to digitally transform the Senckenberg collections, objects are being digitally catalogued. This indexing includes both the recording of metadata and image-based digitisation. A pilot project for a newly developed mass digitization system is being deployed in the collection of molluscs. The post holder will be responsible for the operation of this system including object handling, image capture, transcribing data, and organising a smooth workflow.

**Your tasks**
- Operation of the digitisation workstation
- Optimisation and standardisation of work processes
- Image capture and quality control
- Capture, management and validation of metadata
- Structured filing of media
- Documentation and acquisition of relevant information
- Independent troubleshooting of the digitisation workstation and workflow

**Profile**:

- Completed vocational training as technical assistant, media specialist, photo assistant, or a comparable qualification
- Experience with sensitive collection material or other delicate and valuable objects
- Very good knowledge of image processing and corresponding programmes
- Experience with databases
- Very good command of written and spoken English and German
- Team spirit
- Structured, solution-oriented style of working
- Willingness to participate in regular and advanced training

**We welcome applicants who either bring experience or wish to grow in the following fields**
- Interest in natural history collections
- Experience in reading and interpreting handwritten documents especially Old German scripts
- Knowledge and experience with biological classification or museum catalogue databases
- Experience in dealing with image repositories or digital asset management systems (e.g. easyDB)
- Working knowledge of digital image processing and the relevant image processing programmes, in particular batch processing (e.g. Adobe CS6, ImageJ)
- Good knowledge of digital colour management

**What We Offer**
- Access to an international network of scientists, policymakers, and research organizations.
- A dynamic work environment in Frankfurt, a diverse and vibrant city offering a high quality of life.
- Flexible working hours - mobile working - Support with childcare or caring for family members (certified by the „audit berufundfamilie“ (work and family audit)) - Employee ID card with free admission to municipal museums - Annual bonus - Company pension plan

**Would you like to apply?**

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt a.M.