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Dear colleagues,

We would like to inform you about a job advertisement at Goettingen State and
University Library (Goettingen, Germany). The advertisement (German language)
is available here: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3489.html?cid=5298

Please find the English version below.

Best regards,
Stefan Strathmann

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Stefan Strathmann
Research and Development Department (RDD) 
Goettingen State and University Library
Georg-August-Universität Goettingen
37073 Goettingen
Germany

Phone: +49 551 39 7806
Fax: +49 551 39 3856

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http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/

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NIEDERSÄCHSISCHE STAATS- UND UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK GÖTTINGEN


The Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen (SUB) is
one of the largest scientific libraries in Germany. It has been involved in
the research and development of digital research infrastructures and virtual
research environments for many years. 

We are looking for a full-time

research associate
(salary class 13 TV-L)

starting on the 1st of November 2010 for the EU project European Holocaust
Research Infrastructure (EHRI). The running term is nine months with the
possibility of an extension to a total of four years. 

Sources about the holocaust are scattered over different archives throughout
Europe and beyond. They are organized in different language areas,
terminologies and reference rooms. The European Holocaust Research
Infrastructure (EHRI) project is designed to unify these heterogenic sources
and will establish an integrated research environment about the holocaust
(virtual research infrastructure). This includes the establishment of
coordinated forms of access, a virtual research environment with
comprehensive access to all relevant research data and the development of
authoritative standards and interoperability mechanisms. The project is
funded by the EU. 

In the EHRI project the SUB will concentrate on designing the digital
infrastructure for the integration of data within EHRI (points of contact to
DARIAH and Driver/OpenAIRE). The SUB will also contribute to the development
of interaction mechanisms as Facetted-Browsing based on metadata and
Geo-Browsing (points of contact to Europeana-Connect).

Main tasks:
*	Development of concepts for the integration of metadata between the
partner institutions and related initiatives 
*	Technical realization of the integration of metadata between the
partner institutions and related initiatives 
*	Development of concepts for the implementation of user interaction in
the portal, i.e. Facetted-Browsing and Geo-Browsing
*	Technical implementation of the user interaction in the portal, i.e.
Facetted-Browsing and Geo-Browsing
*	Linkage of the technical infrastructure with the infrastructure of
DARIAH (i.e. Shibboleth, Identifier-System)
*	Coordination of the SUB project management, especially in the area of
EU time sheet, reports and more

Required are:
*	A successfully completed university education, preferably in the
humanities with declared technical understanding or a degree in computer
sciences with a broad understanding of Digital Humanities 
*	Competence in metadata and knowledge of well established metadata
standards
*	Knowledge of XML (TEI) and in the area of Linked Data
*	Good organizational skills, good time management
*	High communication competences in dealing with international
partners, very good English skills
*	Experience in the area of eHumanities and/or the EU context is of
advantage
The SUB Göttingen is offering you an opportunity to work tightly embedded in
national and international activities in the Research and Development
Department. We offer a diversity of challenging tasks with highly motivated
colleagues and a dynamic and unbureaucratic working environment with a high
degree of individual responsibility and autonomy. If you have questions
concerning the project please contact Dr. Heike Neuroth
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The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places
particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for female scientists
and scholars. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply.
Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favored for the position.
Please send your application by the 15th of October 2010 to the Director of
the Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen (SUB), Dr.
Norbert Lossau, 37070 Göttingen. Applications per e-mail are welcome. Please
send them to [log in to unmask]
Attention: Please only provide us with copies of your application papers.
They will not be sent back unless you provide us with a stamped envelope, if
you don't they will be destroyed after a retention period of five months.