[open-science] Job opening: OpenAIRE2020 Project Officer, Göttingen State and University Library

Tue Jun 27 17:19:37 UTC 2017

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      Project Officer (E 13 TV-L, part-time, limited-term)

06/26/2017Job openings

Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) is engaged in 
several national and international projects in the development of 
infrastructures and services for electronic publishing and the 
implementation of Open Access / Open Science.

In this context, for the European project “OpenAIRE2020 – Open Access 
Infrastructure for Research in Europe towards 2020” and related Open 
Science projects we are seeking a

*Project Officer*

to support the ongoing OpenAIRE2020 project. This post is offered with 
immediate effect as a part-time position (currently 29,85 hrs/week, 
possibly full time, with additional hours in OpenAIRE 2020 or another 
third party funded project) on a one year term contract, with potential 
for renewal. Salary is expected to be ca. EUR 42.000 p.a. (pro rata, 
depending on experience; German salary schema for public employees, TV-L 
E13).

This position offers interesting and varied work within a dynamic 
international team in a pleasant working atmosphere. The post will 
involve a certain amount of travel both within Europe and 
internationally. The post covers support und dissemination activities 
with focus on technical developments in the context of Open Access 
infrastructures.

*Responsibilities are as follows:*

  * Development and coordination of guidelines addressing the use and
    compatibility of digital information infrastructures (digital
    repositories, research information systems, publishing platforms, etc.)
  * Advocacy and dissemination, in particular organisation of events,
    development and implementation of communication strategies and
    information materials about technical services and project
    developments,  (incl. through social media channels)
  * Contribution to research on scholarly communication and Open
    Science, literature reviews, reports and publications
  * Coordination of quality-assurance processes (review of workflows,
    services and data, SWOT assessment, development of actions, etc.)

*Essential qualifications:*

  * a Master’s degree
  * very good knowledge of technical and analytical processes,
    preferably through the coordination of the technical development of
    digital infrastructures and services (e.g. as a product owner),
    highly motivated to acquire new technical skills
  * practical knowledge of digital information management, preferably in
    the area of Open Access / Open Science, repository and data
    infrastructures
  * previous project experience including the delivery of high-profile,
    multi-agency projects, team-oriented and sustainable working style
  * excellent communication and organisational skills with a proven
    ability to work with a wide range contacts and stakeholders, high
    motivation to build up new networks, strong sense of initiative
  * very good English communication skills (spoken & written), German
    would be an asset but is not required

*Desirable qualifications:*

  * experiences in European joint initiatives
  * practical experiences in marketing and PR and commissioning management

OpenAIRE2020 represents a pivotal phase in the long-term effort to 
implement and strengthen the impact of the Open Access (OA) policies of 
the European Commission (EC), building on the achievements of the 
OpenAIRE projects.OpenAIRE2020 will expand and leverage its focus from 
1. the agents and resources of scholarly communication to workflows and 
processes, 2. from publications to data, software, and other research 
outputs, and the links between them, and 3. strengthen the relationship 
of European OA infrastructures with other regions of the world, in 
particular Latin America and the U.S. OpenAIRE2020 represents the third 
funding phase of OpenAIRE and SUB Göttingen acts as the scientific 
coordinator.

In many areas of the University of Göttingen, women are 
underrepresented. Therefore, applications from women are especially 
appreciated and will be treated preferentially in domains where women 
are particularly underrepresented, if the appropriate qualification 
profile is met and legal constraints permit. In case of equal 
qualifications, disabled persons are given preference.

If you have any questions, please contactFrau Dr. Birgit Schmidt 
(e-mail) <mailto:bschmidt at sub.uni-goettingen.de>, +49 (0) 551 39-33181 
(phone).

Please send your application with the usual documents in electronic form 
as one single pdf file*by July 21 2017*, to ouronline application portal 
<https://lotus2.gwdg.de/uni/uzdv/perso/knr_100226.nsf>. Job interviews 
are expected to start on 17 August 2017.

Note: Please note that these documents will not be returned to the 
applicants, so please do not submit any originals.

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Dr. Birgit Schmidt
Scientific Manager

Goettingen State and University Library
Platz der Goettinger Sieben 1
D - 37073 Goettingen

Tel +49 551 39-33181
Fax +49 551 39-5222
bschmidt at sub.uni-goettingen.de

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OpenAIRE www.openaire.eu
OpenUP http://openup-h2020.eu/
COAR www.coar-repositories.org
OAPEN www.oapen.org

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