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I'm pleased to forward the following job advertisement on behalf of Martina
Kerzel from SUB Goettingen.

Best,
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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Dear colleagues,

We would like to inform you about a job advertisement at Goettingen State and
University Library. The advertisement (German language) is available  here: 
http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/aktuell/stellen/wissgrid2.html

The Goettingen State and University Library (SUB) is one of the leading
academic libraries in Germany. It actively contributes to research and
development in all areas pertaining to digital libraries, information
management, and virtual research environments. 

Its activities in establishing digital infrastructure particularly focus on
infrastructure for the humanities, as well as national infrastructure in the
framework of the D-Grid programme. The WissGrid project (grid for the
sciences, www.wissgrid.de) connects the efforts of diverse scientific
communities and aims to create sustainable organisational and technical
structures for D-Grid at universities and scientific organisations. As part
of the WissGrid project, the SUB leads the efforts on preserving research
data, one of WissGrid's three focus areas.

Pending the continued funding of the WissGrid project, the SUB is looking for
a research project staff, full-time (39.8 hours/week) starting March 1, 2010
(tariff 13 TV-L) The position is limited to 2 years. 

Your responsibilities include:
* Implementation of preservation services in grid environments employing
existing tools (e.g. JHOVE, Planets) * technical integration of repository
technologies in grid infrastructure (e.g. iRODS, Fedora) * shaping
preservation offerings for diverse scientific communities (design,
documentation, consultation) * communication with national and international
partners

Expected are
* university degree in a technical field, with experiences in software
development projects * a background in programming web/grid service *
knowledge in digital preservation and e-Infrastructure (e.g. iRODS, Fedora) *
organisational skills and good time management * good communication skills
when dealing with partners (within the project and beyond) * both, English
and German language skills

The SUB is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages the application of
women with relevant experience.
For more information, please get in touch with Dr. Heike Neuroth
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Your application is expected until February 15, 2010, to the head office of
the Goettingen State and University Library, 37070 Goettingen; or via e-mail
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Note: When applying by postal mail, please only hand in copies of your
application material. We cannot facilitate the return of your material, and
it will be destroyed after a retention period of 5 months.

Looking foward to your reply.
Regards,
Martina Kerzel
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Martina Kerzel
Abteilung Forschung & Entwicklung (FE)
Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen Papendiek 14
37073 Göttingen
Tel: +49 551 39-19 777
Fax: +49 551 39 3856
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