> Subject: AstraZeneca R&D Lund, Sweden, recruits
> 
> INFORMATION SCIENTISTS/LIBRARIANS
> 
> AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, with
> approximately 50,000 employees. Operations are based on innovative
> research and development of pharmaceuticals in a number of major
> therapeutic areas. AstraZeneca has a highly developed marketing
> organisation around the globe, with a number of world-leading products.
> Production is conducted in some 20 countries. For further information,
> see: www.astrazeneca.com 
> 
> AstraZeneca R&D Lund conducts research on respiratory diseases. The unit
> has approximately 1,000 employees. Information Science, Library and
> Archives is  part of the R&D organisation, providing information retrieval
> support, training and expert advice, to all parts of the local
> organisation, as well as participating in global teams on joint projects.
> In the group will work 10 information scientists/librarians and one
> archivist. In order to provide full support, staff members must be
> flexible and able to shift between various tasks requiring IS&L
> (Information Science and Library) competence. 
> 
> We are now in a re-organisation process, where our working procedures are
> shifting towards a more active partnership in R&D projects. We are
> therefore seeking to recruit 2 Information Scientists and 1 Information
> Specialist/Librarian, all with very good knowledge of printed and
> electronic information systems and sources, as well as a high level of
> information technology knowledge.
> 
> Many of our scientists are English speaking, and as we work together with
> colleagues around the world in a global network, excellent spoken and
> written English, combined with general communication, pedagogic,
> networking and team-working skills are required. The persons we are
> looking for should be enthusiastic, self-motivated and professional. We
> welcome international applications.
> 
> INFORMATION SCIENTISTS(ref no 86/00)
> We need two information scientists with the double competence of expertise
> in Information retrieval (a degree in Library and Information Science, or
> long and well documented experience of information science and library
> employment) and at least 2-3 years of university studies in biology or
> chemistry.
> 
> You will be working as contact persons in one or more scientific project
> teams, providing your team with tailor-made current awareness search
> profiles and mediated retrospective literature searching, as well as
> knowledge about and training regarding information sources available for
> end-user searching. You will need to familiarise yourself with the topics
> of research in your team, in order to assist  in selecting relevant
> literature and to provide compiled information. Previous work experience
> on scientific project teams is an advantage.
> 
> Among the responsibilities that our two new information scientists will
> share are also the management of Research Intelligence data,  content
> management of the "Electronic Library" collection of databases available
> to endusers, the administration of the enduser training schedules, and
> current awareness routines. Within at least one of the positions, patent
> searching will also be one of the responsibilities.  Patent searching
> experience is therefore an advantage.
> 
> 
> INFORMATION SPECIALIST/LIBRARIAN (ref no 87/00)
> You will have the main responsibility for implementing further modules of
> our recently launched Library system ("Azlib"/Aleph), and for cataloguing
> and collection development, printed and electronic. Additionnally, you
> will be a contact person for one or more user groups within Development
> R&D, providing your groups with tailor-made current awareness search
> profiles and mediated retrospective literature searching, as well as
> knowledge about and training regarding information sources available for
> end-user searching. Among the tasks that our new information specialist
> may also participate in, is the management (including indexing) of a
> product literature database.
> 
> You will need expertise in Information retrieval (a degree in Library and
> Information Science, or long and well documented experience of information
> science and library employment). University studies in medicine, biology
> or chemistry is an advantage.
> 
> We offer a stimulating job in a creative environment and look forward to
> receiving your application as soon as possible. If you have any questions,
> please contact Elisabet Dohnfors +46-46-33 67 84, e-mail
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> 
> Please send your application, in English or in Swedish, marked with ref no
> 86/00 or Ref no 87/00, not later than May 22 to Human Resources, Anette
> Crudo, AstraZeneca R&D Lund, S-221 87 Lund, Sweden
> 
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