Librarian-Documentalists assisting within the Reception and Loan service at the Unithèque site

By the size of its collections, the Cantonal and University Library - Lausanne (BCUL) is one of the largest libraries in Switzerland. A public institution with a heritage, cultural and academic vocation, the Cantonal and University Library - Lausanne (BCUL) depends on the General Directorate of Culture (DGC).

At the heart of access to culture and information, you play an essential role for the users of the Unithèque site. To ensure the quality of their reception, facilitate their orientation and ensure the smooth running of our public service, we are looking for professionals who are rigorous and passionate about librarianship.

• Ensure the reception, information and registration of users.

• Manage the provision of documents for users and back-office tasks.

• Provide service (orders, searches and classification) in open access and closed stacks.

• Provide resource sharing services (Interlibrary Loan, Postal Loan and digitisation, etc.).

• Assume responsibility for specific tasks, periodically renewed.

For more information, please consult the job descriptions by clicking here or contact Ms Aurélie Bavaud, head of Reception and Loan at the Unithèque site, by phone at 021 692 47 82.

• Federal Certificate of Capacity (CFC) as Documentary Information Officer or equivalent training.

• 3 years’ experience in the book field or public services.

• Proficiency in loan software as well as common office tools required.

• Oral knowledge of a foreign language required.

• Ability to work both in a team and independently.

• Spirit of mutual aid and collaboration.

• Ease in public contact.

• Precise, punctual and dynamic.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our Employer State page.