Open Science Librarian within the Library (Momentary Agent, kind 2a, AST04) at EUI – European College Institute

VACANCY NOTICE V/AD/LIB/2/2024 

The European College Institute (EUI), based mostly in Florence, Italy is organising a range process based mostly on {qualifications} and exams  to attract up a reserve checklist for the submit of  

Open Science Librarian within the Library (Momentary Agent, kind 2a, AST04) 

The European College Institute (EUI) seeks a dynamic and extremely motivated Open Science Librarian to work within the Open Science Workplace within the Library,  serving to to attain the goals and priorities of the EUI Open Science agenda. 

Who We Are 

The European College Institute (EUI) at a look: 

• a world organisation arrange in 1972; 
• a analysis college focusing completely on submit graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral research,  and superior analysis; 
• situated within the hills overlooking the town of Florence, Italy. 

The Institute additionally hosts the Historic Archives of the European Union. 

Extra on our Establishment: https://www.eui.eu/About 

Our Unit 

The EUI Library (presently a part of LITS – Library and Info Know-how Providers) helps analysis on the Institute with a group of 20 librarians and knowledge specialists. Virtually 50 years of funding in collections, companies and infrastructure have resulted in an internationally recognised social science analysis library, valued for its multi-national character and the top quality of its collections with a particular emphasis on Europe. Many of the Library’s print holdings are on open shelving. As well as, the Library supplies its  customers entry to an intensive assortment of databases, full textual content e-journals, eBooks and digital  working papers. The Library has the standing of European Documentation Centre (EDC), an official  depository of EU publications and paperwork. The EUI subscribes to the precept of Open  Entry. Library employees strives to work with the tutorial group to extend the content material,  protection and visibility of the EUI analysis repository, Cadmus. 

1 cf. Annex II

Your Key Tasks 

Beneath the supervision of the EUI Open Science Workplace Coordinator, the chosen candidate will  be contributing to the advance of the Open Science Agenda of the EUI, in step with the EUI’s technique, the Library’s strategic plan and the EUI Open Entry Coverage, by figuring out finest  practices, instruments and coaching. The duties embody work associated to the administration of the  institutional repository Cadmus with a view to guarantee a complete registry of the EUI Analysis  Output and its preservation. 

The principle duties might embody the next:  

Illustration/ Communication 

• Representing the Library internally and externally, interacting on the Open Science  Agenda with all stakeholders and advising on Open Science-related insurance policies; • Performing as a member of the Library Open Science Working Group, taking part in related  working teams with concentrate on the researchers’ wants in addition to within the EUI knowledge liaisons  community for finest knowledge practices; 
• Representing the EUI Open Science agenda in worldwide networks of collaborations  equivalent to CIVICA and LIBER;  
• Delivering coaching on Inexperienced and Gold Open Entry publishing; 
• Collaborating in and selling worldwide Open Science occasions and initiatives; • Conducting negotiations with exterior publishers. 

Coverage/ Technique Making 

• Contributing to the strategic objectives of the Open Science Agenda of the EUI, in step with  the EUI’s technique and Library’s strategic plan, and the EUI Open Entry Coverage; • Drafting and selling Open Entry / Open Science paperwork, insurance policies, and occasions /  initiatives. 

Stage of autonomy and accountability 

• Reporting to the EUI Open Science Workplace Coordinator (for Open Entry, Open Science,  publishing associated issues, copyright points, ORCID, Cadmus repository and  transformative agreements) and to the Library and Info Applied sciences Service  (LITS) Director (for normal library points, Working Teams, exterior stakeholders such  as LIBER and CIVICA); excessive stage of autonomy; 
• Accountable for personal work and the work of supervised trainees and/or different employees Managing Individuals/ Function in HR processes 
• Teaching and supervising the work of trainees and different employees. 

Finance and procurement duty 

• Supporting monetary and procurement processes: adapting templates, making ready invoices for verifications, requesting commitments; 
• Drafting contracts and/or venture agreements, making ready requires tender.

​Stage of Experience 

• Performing as subject material professional within the subject of Open Science and delivering the service  and recommendation associated to Open Science and copyright points to the EUI group; • Staying abreast of developments within the publishing space. 

Finances Administration  

• Getting ready finances estimates; 
• Contributing to the drafting of finances proposals and offering insights for Open  Science initiatives and studies. 

Function in administrative processes 

• Depositing metadata and publications into Cadmus guaranteeing accessibility and  preservation of the EUI analysis output; 
• Extracting knowledge from the EUI institutional repository for reporting functions together with the  annual publication EUI Educational Publications and Knowledge 
• Modifying of the Open Science net pages and social media channels; 
• Adopting, making use of and selling requirements for the interoperability of metadata and  content material. 

Your Key Competencies 

All employees on the EUI share the next competencies: 

• Ethics and integrity 
• Working in a multicultural surroundings 
• Accountability 
• Delivering high quality and outcomes 

Competencies wanted for the position embody: 

• Sharing Data  
• Stakeholders Orientation  
• Reporting Expertise  
• Presentation Expertise 
• Networking 
• Willingness to be taught 

The competencies talked about above could also be assessed on the written take a look at and/or interview stage. Learn extra on EUI Competency Framework 

What We Supply 

• A task in an inspiring group of younger students with an exclusive concentrate on grasp, doctoral and post-doctoral research; 
• A very multicultural group of 1100 lecturers in any respect profession levels and administrative employees of roughly 85 totally different nationalities; 
• The dedication to a real tradition of equality, range and inclusion, and to attracting,  encouraging and retaining a various and extremely certified workforce;  
• A world-class analysis library, the Historic Archives of the European Union, and lots of different  glorious analysis services; 
• Language programs and smooth expertise coaching alternatives; 
• Entry to all EUI services: library, crèche, cafeteria, fitness center, participation in seminars and  workshops; 
• Aggressive wage bundle together with well being and pension plan; 
• A wholesome work-life steadiness in a family-friendly surroundings.  

Learn extra on Work and Lifetime of EUI Assist Employees. 

How To Apply 

Purposes should be submitted electronically utilizing the on-line software type obtainable at https://www.eui.eu/About/JobOpportunities/Open-competitions-for-administ…  

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 29/02/2024 at 23:59 CET

Annex I – Eligibility and Choice Standards 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

On the cut-off date for on-line purposes, you need to fulfil all the next normal and particular situations:  

1. Basic situations 

• Being a nationwide of a Member State of the European Union; 
• Having fun with full rights as a citizen attested by a latest extract from judicial data and/or  certificates of fine conduct proving no earlier conviction for a felony or administrative  offence that would name into query their suitability for performing the duties of the  submit; 
• Having fulfilled any obligations imposed by the legal guidelines on army service; • Being bodily match to carry out the duties2. 

2. Particular situations 

2.1 Schooling ({Qualifications})  

• A stage of post-secondary schooling attested by a diploma3, or 
• A stage of secondary schooling attested by a diploma giving entry to greater schooling,  and acceptable skilled expertise of not less than three years. This skilled  expertise will likely be thought-about a part of the tutorial qualification and won’t be taken  under consideration within the required numbers {of professional} expertise underneath 2.3. 

2.2. Data of Languages4 

• Principal language: have an intensive information of 1 official language of the European  Union; and 
• Second language: a passable information of one other official language of the European  Union to the extent crucial for the efficiency of the duties.  

2.3. Skilled expertise5 

By the deadline for purposes, and along with the {qualifications} required above, candidates  will need to have not less than 5 years of related skilled expertise gained after acquiring the  diploma required underneath 2.1. 

2 As a situation for the engagement, the profitable candidate shall be medically examined to ensure that the EUI to  show that they fulfil the requirement of Article 12(2)(d) of the Circumstances of Employment of Different Servants 3 Solely diplomas and certificates which were awarded in EU Member States, or which might be the topic of  equivalence certificates issued by authorities within the Member States by the deadline for purposes, shall be taken  into consideration. In case your diploma was issued exterior the EU, please point out in your software that you just maintain an  equivalence certificates; in any other case, your software will likely be deemed ineligible. 

4 Recruited candidates shall be required to show earlier than their first promotion the power to work in a 3rd EU  language. 

5 Skilled expertise will likely be counted from the date on which the applicant acquired the minimal qualification  for entry to this submit. Solely duly documented skilled exercise (i.e. remunerated employment or self employment) is taken under consideration. Half-time work will likely be taken under consideration in proportion to the share of full time hours labored. Durations of schooling or coaching and unremunerated traineeships will not be taken under consideration.  Accomplished PhDs could be counted as skilled expertise as much as a most of three years. Any given time interval can  be counted solely as soon as. 

SELECTION CRITERIA 

Purposes that fulfil the above Eligibility Standards will likely be assessed in opposition to the next necessities:  

Important  

• College diploma or specialised coaching in Library and/or Info Sciences or different  related fields; 
• Not less than 5 years’ skilled expertise of working in open science, scholarly publishing and communications; 
• Data of and expertise in working with bibliometrics and copyright (together with  Artistic Commons); 
• Work expertise in an educational or analysis surroundings; 
• Wonderful information of English, each spoken and written (CEFR stage: C1 or above). 

Advantageous  

• Expertise with DSpace, different Repository software program and Present Analysis Info  Techniques (CRIS); 
• Understanding of analysis assist wants and of metadata, as documented by related  expertise; 
• Confirmed information of internationally established requirements and practices: cataloguing  guidelines (e.g. AACR, RDA), indexing programs (e.g. DDC, LC Topic heading), MARC and  metadata requirements (e.g. Dublin Core) and identifiers (eg. DOI, ORCID); • Data of extra EU languages. 

Candidates invited to the take a look at and interview section might also be assessed in opposition to the  competencies listed underneath the “Your key competencies” part on web page 3.

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