Library and Digital Office Employee (m/f/d)
- Hiring date
- As soon as possible
- Time limit
- Initially limited to 2 years
- Trial period
- 6 weeks
- Payment
- E 11 TVöD Bund
- Application deadline
- 10/08/2025
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, based in Braunschweig, is a member of the Helmholtz Association and conducts cutting-edge research in the field of infectious diseases. Our scientists develop novel methods and strategies to combat infectious diseases more quickly and effectively. Our common goal is to develop novel approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Our research focuses on bacterial and viral pathogens, their interaction with the human immune system, and new effective drugs and vaccines.
The HZI library provides the entire center with media and information tailored to its needs across all locations. The library's tasks also include maintaining the institutional publication database and the repository. Monitoring the center's open access publications and supporting science in the publication process are central tasks of the library.
Since February of this year, the library has been an integral part of the Digital Office. Digital transformation has become a key challenge both in HZI science and in administration. Rapid technological development is revolutionizing the way life science research is conducted and how we organize a research center administratively.
The newly established Digital Office provides the framework for this. Working closely with the library and the rest of the Digital Office team, you will develop, implement, and advise on the digital transformation of the research and publication process. Our goal is to enable all employees to experience the great opportunities and possibilities that digitization offers for new insights and better work results.
We are looking for a motivated and committed library employee with a solid professional background to join our team.
Tasks
- Comprehensive advisory and support activities in library services
- Support with digital and physical media acquisition, cataloging, and systematization
- User services such as information, media lending, laboratory book management, and topic-specific training
- Support for scientists in the publication process through consultation and provision of an open access infrastructure
- Maintenance and further development of the HZI publication database and the HZI Open Repository
- Identification of potential for optimization of library services through digital transformation
- Collaboration on projects, for example, on the introduction of new systems
- Support for the open access and open science transformation
- Technical committee and network work
Prerequisites
- Completed university degree or bachelor's degree in library and information science (LIS) or a comparable degree program
- Professional experience in an academic library or special library
- Expertise and several years of experience in publication workflow and related publication management systems
- Expertise in common information systems in a library environment: institutional open access repository, publication database, library software, license management software, research information systems
- Knowledge of research data, research data management, and data repositories
- Good working knowledge of Office programs and collaboration tools
- Good written and spoken English and German
Strong social and communication skills
Advantages for this position:
- Initial experience working on projects of at least medium complexity (multiple objectives, cross-company team composition, or similar)
- Initial experience in committee work
- Experience in licensing, subscription and license management, and negotiations with media providers
Working hours
39 hours per week
We offer you:
- An attractive and varied job in a future-oriented research institute with an international environment at the Science Campus South in Braunschweig
- A state-of-the-art infrastructure and the latest technologies
- Flexible working hours, part-time models as well as home office
- A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities
- Extensive training and continuing education opportunities to develop professional knowledge and personal skills
- A family office to support family and career as well as childcare offers
- Interesting additional public service benefits
- Option of an additional employer subsidy for the job ticket
People with severe disabilities and equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for the position are given preference. In order to protect your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resume.
The HZI is actively committed to equality, diversity and integration. For this reason, the HZI pursues the goal of professional equality between women and men and expressly welcomes applications from qualified women. The position is suitable for part-time work.
How to apply:
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Please send your complete application, quoting the reference number 092/2025, to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Human Resources Department, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany or by e-mail. If you send your application in electronic form, please provide a summary in one single (1) pdf document.
We look forward to receiving your application!
