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

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.

The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology – Program Area B, usage and information systems, is looking to employ an

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 13 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.

Your tasks:

• 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

Your qualities:

• 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

Desirable:

• 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

What we offer:

• 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 flexible workplace in terms of time and space with offers to reconcile work and family life, such as mobile and remote work options as well as flexible working time models (flexitime).
• 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).
• Discount for employees in the canteens of the Studentenwerk Hannover as well as the possibility to use the various offers of the University Sports Hannover.

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.

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

How to apply:

We look forward to receiving your application. To submit your application, please click here.

Paper applications are also possible on an equal basis. In this case, please send your complete application documents with the subject 49/2026 before November 19, 2026 addressed to

Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
Personalservice
Frau Anna Stein
Welfengarten 1 B
30167 Hannover
Germany

or alternatively as a single PDF document file to bewerbung@tib.eu. For applications in digital form, please send a PDF file with a maximum size of 10 MB.

Please include supporting documents and references, if available, in your application.

In the case of foreign university degrees, it is mandatory to submit a Statement of Comparability from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) for the final assessment of the hiring requirements during the hiring process (link for more information). A fee will be charged for this. This obligation does not apply if the foreign university degree has already been assessed by an expert and is listed in the ANABIN database of the ZAB as an equivalent university degree (link to ANABIN database).

Who we are:

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

1. Acting in the capacity of the Leibniz 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.
2. Carrying out cutting edge research to further expand TIB’s role as a German information centre for the digitisation of science and technology.
3. 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.

Please indicate in the subject of your application which job exchange brought our offer to your attention.

Please note that your application documents will not be returned, and application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

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