In this job vacancy you are the contact person from the University Library (UB) to the Faculty of Psychology and Neurosciences (FPN) of Maastricht University. In coordination with the faculty, you teach students in the field of (digital) information skills. In addition, you are the point of contact for PhDs and researchers for training and guidance in setting up a systematic literature review. As the secretary of the library committee of FPN you advise on the collection for research and education to be purchased. In cooperation with the managing directors of the faculty and UB, you are responsible for the financial budget with regard to the collection. Based on your interest and experience, you can participate in innovative projects such as digital literacy, AI in education, digital open educational resources, Open Science in education and AI in literature research.

You will also be concerned with:

• developing and providing workshops and online modules in (digital) information skills for all levels (from Bachelor's and Master's);
• drafting and evaluating the collection profile of FPN and advising and facilitating the education and research collection of FPN (e.g. learning resources, databases, Read & Publish deals);
• inventory and advise on the use and possibilities of open educational resources (OER) within FPN;
• determining the financial budget with regard to the faculty's teaching and research collection and monitoring for content and relevant services;
• developing and giving workshops and online modules for systematic literature reviews and supervising students/PhDs/researchers in conducting systematic literature reviews;
• building and maintaining a network, both within the faculty (FPN), the UM and (inter)nationally;
• initiating, coordinating and making contributions to innovation projects in line with the needs of UM employees for new policy and services of the University Library.

We are looking for you if you want to contribute to the best service for our students, teachers and researchers. You are communicative and customer-oriented. You work proactively and independently and you can work well in different teams. You are closely involved with the customer and sensitive to the organization. You are also analytical, result-oriented and you can translate innovative ideas into practice.

Furthermore you also have:

• at least a Master degree in a psychological or neuroscientific domain (PhD is a plus);
• experience in developing and providing education, also in online learning environments and with e-learning modules (completed BKO qualification is a plus);
• experience with the use of relevant bibliographies, databases and search engines for the psychological or neuroscientific domain;
• experience with drawing up financial budgets or affinity with this;
• experience or affinity with conducting systematic reviews is an advantage;
• preferably a C1 level of Dutch and English.

Fixed-term contract: 1 year.

As a Specialist Scientific Information at the University Library, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands in beautiful Maastricht. We also offer you:

• an interesting and challenging position for 38 hours (1.0 fte) per week;
• space and facilities to develop yourself;
• good working conditions. The position is classified in scale 11 in accordance with UFO profile Specialist scientific information, job level 1 with associated salary scale based on experience between € 3974,- and € 5439,- gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week);
• in addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply;
• in addition to good primary employment conditions, UM also offers a good package of secondary employment conditions. You can think of: flexible working hours, 232 holiday hours per year with a full-time appointment, a good pension scheme, the option of working from home where a home workplace is facilitated, making use of sports facilities, parental leave and collective labor agreement à la carte;
• an appointment will initially be temporary for a period of 1 year with a size of 1.0 fte. In case of proven suitability, the appointment for this position will be converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period.

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

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.

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