Librarian Location Bern (75%)
Berner Fachhochschule
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:09 October 2025
- Workload:75%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join the library team at Berner Fachhochschule, focusing on social work. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with diverse interactions and growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Manage the library's loan desk and assist users with media inquiries.
- Coordinate and supervise space usage within the library.
- Handle acquisitions and cataloging in ALMA, providing tailored library services.
Skills
- Completed training as an information and documentation specialist.
- Experience in higher education settings and customer service.
- Strong communication skills in German, with English and/or French proficiency.
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What you will do here
- Manage the lending desk of the Social Work Library
- Advise library users regarding lending and media usage
- Coordinate and supervise room usage
- Acquisition and cataloging in ALMA
- Provide specific library services
What you ideally bring
- Completed training as an Information & Documentation specialist (EFZ)
- Experience in a university environment
- System knowledge: swisscovery, ALMA, RDA, GND
- Customer orientation, service awareness as well as communication skills and quality awareness
- Very good German skills with good knowledge of English and/or French
Some of our advantages upfront
- Many contacts with young, curious people from all over the world who want to achieve something.
- Curiosity is required, and not just a little. And a lot of independence and personal responsibility.
- Exciting, responsible tasks even in part-time and re-entry.
- A "colorful bunch" of cheerful people with very different biographies, views, and experiences awaits you.
- An education-friendly culture where individual learning goals and further training are also supported organizationally.
I will guide you through the
application process
application process
Claudine Herb
HR Consultant
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The Vice Rectorates for Teaching and Research
Practice-oriented teaching and application-oriented research are the core areas of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. The Vice Rectorates for Teaching and Research work on cross-departmental topics, strengthen the connection between research and teaching, and are responsible for the strategic orientation of the BFH's innovative strength.
