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Scientist - Federated Accounting Framework & Service Architecture for the Accounting4NFDI Project

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Datum: 18 november, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: DESY

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Distributed research infrastructures (compute, storage, licenses, facilities, scientific instruments and digital services) require transparent usage information to support sustainable operation and fair access. Accounting4NFDI is developing a unified, federated accounting framework for NFDI consortia and services. Based on FAIR principles, the framework will align with EOSC requirements and is intended to become a Base4NFDI service that interoperates with existing infrastructures rather than replacing them.

DESY and the University of Freiburg jointly lead the work package "Accounting Framework, Service Concept and Dashboard". At DESY, you will conduct independent scientific and conceptual work on the accounting model, federated service and interface architecture, reporting and dashboard concepts, and their validation across heterogeneous research infrastructures. Your focus will be on developing, evaluating and generalising models and architectural concepts for interoperable research infrastructures.

About your role:

  • Scientifically analyse and abstract heterogeneous accounting requirements of research infrastructures and develop a unified, resource-oriented accounting and information model
  • Develop and evaluate a federated service, integration and information architecture for Accounting4NFDI, including concepts and specifications for interoperable APIs and exchange formats
  • Develop reporting and dashboard concepts based on the accounting framework, including suitable attributes, aggregations and evaluation logic for different stakeholder groups
  • Methodically validate accounting models, architecture and interface concepts through use cases, Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and integration scenarios, and derive generalisable findings for further development
  • Document, publish and present scientific and technical results; contribute to workshops, knowledge transfer and community engagement within NFDI, Base4NFDI and EOSC