Hiring: Group Leader Publication Services (m/f/d) 80%

Lib4RI

Join our team as Group Leader Publication Services (m/f/d, 80%)! We offer a varied and challenging job in an international environment, flexible working hours and hybrid working, an open working atmosphere, good training opportunities and a modern workplace in Dübendorf. Employment is via Eawag.

What exactly can you expect?

  • Personnel and technical management of the Publication Services group, currently consisting of five employees and one student assistant.
  • Efficient management and conceptual development of all services and the necessary infrastructure for publishing. In addition to an institutional repository (Islandora / Fedora Commons), this also includes services related to Open Access, authors' rights and copyright. Further services and infrastructures are to be developed.
  • Implementation of training courses and consultations in the field of scientific publishing.
  • Active participation in the strategic and operational development of the library in a dynamic and strongly IT-influenced environment.

What do you bring to the table?

  • A degree in natural sciences or engineering (doctorate is an advantage) and preferably several years of professional experience in scientific information management.
  • Proven knowledge of scientific publishing and an affinity for new developments in this field.
  • Very good organisational and conceptual skills as well as experience in project management; management experience is an advantage.
  • If possible, knowledge of web technologies and data structures (e.g. Solr, Drupal, XML, MySQL) and the management of institutional repositories.
  • A high degree of service-orientation, initiative and willingness to take responsibility; very good communication skills in German and English.

What we offer:

  • A varied and challenging job in an international environment
  • Flexible working hours as well as hybrid working possibilities
  • Good further training opportunities and a modern workplace in Dübendorf
  • We promote equality between women and men, and we are committed to staff diversity and inclusion. Compatibility of family and career goes without saying at Eawag

Interested? See the full details for this position in English / in German and apply via the online application portal. We look forward to your application until 7 April 2024!