Project Officer: Transition to Open Access for Publications of European Learned Societies (m/f/d)

Organisation/Company Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 19 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 19,90 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

As the German National Library of Science and Technology, our future-oriented services ensure the infrastructural requirements for a high-quality supply of information and literature for research in science and industry. Our services as a university library secure the local supply for the Leibniz University Hannover.

Project Officer: Transition to Open Access for Publications of European Learned Societies (m/f/d)

to work in our publishing services division starting on January 1st, 2027 or at the next possible date.

The position is initially limited until 31.12.2029. The weekly working time is 19.90 hours (part-time, 50%). If the personal requirements are met, the remuneration will be based on pay scale group 1 3 TV-L.

The EU-funded SOCIETAS-OA project supports European scholarly societies in transitioning their publications to Open Access. To this end, scholarly societies are selected for financial support and advised on the transition. Materials produced within the project to inform the societies facilitate this process. To ensure long-term sustainability, transformation strategies and approaches to sustainable funding will be developed.

• Preparing the selection of European scholarly societies and supporting the selected societies during the funding period
• Producing materials on the transition of scholarly society publications
• Developing concepts for sustainable operational models for open-access scholarly society publications
• Designing library support services for scholarly societies
• Evaluating the operational models of scholarly publications
• Completed academic university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent), e.g.in a technical or scientific field
• Knowledge of the German and European open access and academic landscape
• Knowledge of the academic publishing sector, e.g.through editorial work or your own publications
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Very good command of English (at least C1), good command of German (at least B2)
• Willingness to develop and implement your own concepts and ideas
• Knowledge of the German and European library sector
• Experience of working with learned societies
• Experience of international project collaboration
• Experience in teaching Open Access skills in a professional or non-professional context
• A job in the public service oriented towards the common good on the basis of the collective agreement for the public service of the German states (TV-L) with a salary in pay scale group 13 TV-L , provided that the personal requirements are met.
• A special annual payment at the end of the year and 30 days of vacation per year with a five-day working week.
• A modern workplace in a central location of Hannover with a collegial, attractive and versatile working environment.
• An employer with a wide range of internal and external further education and training measures, workplace health promotion and a supplementary pension scheme for the public sector ( VBL ).

Within the Publishing Services team, staff members work across various fields to facilitate free access to academic information (Open Access). This is achieved through advisory services and information resources for various user groups, as well as the operation of technical infrastructures for scholarly publishing. TIB supports you in your plans for professional and personal development and offers space for collegial exchange across project and departmental boundaries. We value the diversity of our staff and are strongly committed to an open and collegial working atmosphere.

Additional comments

If you are interested, questions regarding the position can be addressed toMarco Tullney, Head ofPublishing Services, by e-mail at marco .tullney@tib.eu .

Who we are

TIB, being part of the Leibniz Research Association, is with around 600 employees one of thelargest technical information centres in Germany,having three main functions:

• Acting in the capacity of theLeibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, our forward-looking services secure the infrastructural requirements for providing researchers in science and industry with high-quality information and literature.
• Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB’s role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology.
• Offer library services for the Leibniz University Hannover.

TIB is an equal opportunity employer, providing ideal working conditions, and continuously taking action to enable its employees to combine career interests with family life. It wants to promote equal career opportunities for women and men in particular and therefore urges qualified women to apply.

Severely disabled candidates and those with equivalent status will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability. If you wish your rights as a person with a severe disability or as a person deemed equivalent to a person with a severe disability to be taken into account during the selection process, please inform us of this voluntarily at an appropriate place in your application (e.g. in the cover letter or CV, or at another clearly highlighted point) and enclose appropriate proof (e.g. a copy of the disability certificate).

Equal opportunity is one of our core organizational values. We therefore welcome applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social origin, gender identity, gender expression and/or gender characteristics, religion and worldview, age, sexual orientation and identity.

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