Librarian

Librarian (RCS-SIS-LB-2022-201-LD)
Geneva, Switzerland
Contract


Company Description
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Job Description

Introduction
CERN's mission is the advancement of knowledge, and the library is the key hub managing access to knowledge needed to fulfil the mission of the Laboratory and to preserve it for future generations. The physical and fast-growing online library are complementing each other in this endeavour.

The mission of the CERN Scientific Information Service is to efficiently manage, preserve and disseminate scientific information to make it openly accessible and reusable to CERN and the worldwide high-energy physics community.

The CERN Scientific Information Service operates, among other services, the Library and Archives. The latter ensure access to the scientific documents researchers need to carry out their activities by managing library, bookshop and archive collections and services.

The CERN Library is undergoing an important renovation work with a reopening in modernized premises foreseen for autumn 2023:

Find out more here: https://sis.web.cern.ch/about-us/projects/library-renovation-project .

As part of a team and reporting to the Library Section Leader, the Librarian will take responsibility for a set of activities related to book acquisitions, interlibrary loans, cataloguing and services to users; she/he will also support other activities of the service according to demands and projects.

Find here the Scientific Information Service website: https://scientific-info.cern/


Functions

You will:
- Acquire books and other scientific documents;
- Take responsibility for the interlibrary loan service;
- Take part in cataloguing, curation and ingestion of metadata in catalogues and repositories;
- Train library apprentices;
- Take part in and organize library desk shift activities and online support;
- Respond to enquiries related to the CERN Scientific Archives;
- Edit content for the website https://scientific-info.cern/ .

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of information science or a related field.

Experience:
- Familiarity with information management systems;
- Initial experience in a scientific or higher education library is a plus.

Technical competencies:
- Library and documentation management;
- Customer service;
- Configuration and use of information management systems;
- Digitizing collections;
- Archiving and records management.

Behavioural competencies:
- Achieving results: delivering prompt and efficient service taking into account customer needs.
- Communicating effectively: ensuring that information, procedures and decisions are appropriately documented.
- Learning and sharing knowledge: proposing ways to improve or streamline existing procedures, processes and methodologies.
- Demonstrating flexibility: readily accepting new tasks or work/projects.
- Working in teams: seeking to help other team members when own work is done; supporting others.

Language skills:
Spoken and written English or French: ability to draw up technical texts in one of the two languages, as well as ability to understand and speak the other language in professional contexts.


Additional Information

Eligibility and closing date:
Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all Member States and Associate Member States.

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 22.01.2023.


Employment Conditions

Contract type:
Limited duration contract (5 years). Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.