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Software developer in research project Mannheim University Library Mannheim Mannheim University Library seeks a software developer for the research project [Aktienfuhrer II](https://bib.uni-mannheim.de/1471.html?&L=1) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project will focus on the application of optical character recognition (OCR) and language processing tools for large-scale digitization of financial yearbooks from print to structured research data. **Your responsibilities:** * Software development * OCR and semi-automatic post-correction * Fine-grained automatic structuring of the recognized text including tests and adjustments * Database import and tuning * Data normalization, matching, enrichment * Web development, including search and export interfaces * Project management **Required:** * Master's degree (or comparable) * Strong coding skills * Quick thinker and team player * Eager to learn and apply new technologies * German speaker **Preferred skills:** * Interest in image processing, document analysis, optical character recognition, text processing * Enthusiasm for Open Source * Working knowledge of Git and GitHub * UNIX shell and scriptinglanguages * Know-how in markup and data formats (JSON, XML, YAML, CSV...) * Interest in modern deployment and Continuous Integration strategies (Docker, Travis CI…) **We offer:** * a challenging and versatile occupationin a baroque castle * various possibilities for trainingand further education * subsidized public transport ticket (RNV) * flexible working hours The position will be available for **24 months**. The salary is according to university pay scale (**E 13 TV-L**). The university advocates the equality of women and men and therefore encourages women to apply. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference, if equally qualified. Apply until **September 23rd, 2016**! See [http://www.bib.uni-mannheim.de/30.html](https://bib.uni- mannheim.de/30.html) for the details. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/27194/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/