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As Service employee of the University library (UB) you have a representative role, you play an active part in the public service. You will be part of Team information. Team Information is at the core of the primary information services for our users, the students, researchers and employees of Maastricht University and its partners. Our University Library is an international, prominent, scientific library with extensive services for students, education and research. Furthermore, the UB provides learning spaces in seven different locations and various specific facilities, such as a makerspace and podcast- and video studios, to support education and research at Maastricht University.
What you will be involved in
You, as a UB Service employee, will make the difference by combining hospitality with a qualitative information service!
We are looking for you if you feel at home in a customer-focused environment frequented by a prominently young and international public, and if it energises you to help people in a friendly and presentable way.
Furthermore, you have/you are:
Fixed-term contract: 1 year, in the event of proven suitability, the appointment for this position will be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period of time.
As a UB Service employee, you will work in beautiful Maastricht for the most international university of the Netherlands. Furthermore, we offer you:
The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Supporting your academic goals, that is the aim of the University Library. We are in close contact with the academic world and we are of crucial importance to students, teachers and researchers in this rapidly changing digital world. There is an active connection, via a Citizen science Hub, with civilians who can participate in scientific research. The University Library is constantly changing and this offers our professionals the opportunity to show their entrepreneurship and the possibility for personal growth. We work with a very motivated and collective team with consideration for everyone’s wellbeing.
Apart from regular study places, the University Library offers some special-function spaces such as a makerspace and DIY podcast and video studios. Our services are continually under development, with room to experiment, and can be seen as a true ‘living lab’. An example of the recent progression is the use of a service robot in our information services.
Do you want to learn more about the UM Library? Watch our video. While you are there, you can navigate through our website - the Online Library - and discover all the services and information we offer.
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