Jochen Klar
Software Developer at PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Berlin Metropolitan Area Germany
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Top SchoolJochen Klar is a software developer and consultant based in the Berlin area with 14 years of experience bridging research and production-grade IT. He advises projects and institutions on software development and IT operations, with a special focus on management and publication of research data using web technologies and resilient infrastructure. Since 2019 he combines a role at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with running his own consultancy, delivering practical, auditable solutions for research data workflows. His background as a PhD astrophysicist gives him deep domain expertise in data-intensive science and a habit of turning complex research requirements into dependable software. Colleagues value his ability to translate academic practices into scalable tooling and to operate the services that make open research reproducible. He's comfortable across the stack and especially experienced in the long-term stewardship of scientific data and infrastructures.
15 years of coding experience
Master’s Degree, Physics, Master’s Degree, Physics at Technical University of BerlinDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of Potsdam
German, English
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Github Skills (103)
notebook10
python10
semantic-web10
databases10
data-management10
django10
research-data-management10
database10
mapproxy10
linked-open-data10
webfeatureservice10
dmp10
parsing10
blockchain10
xml10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
rdmorganiser/rdmo-openapi
May 2018 - Apr 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
ISI-MIP/isimip-ea
Jan 2023 - Apr 2026
ISIMIP Data Quality Assessment
Contributions:7 PRs, 90 pushes, 15 branches in 3 years 3 months
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