Library staff member/archivist

What will you be doing?

You ensure that library users receive a warm welcome and enjoy a pleasant learning and working environment. You provide information and advice to students and faculty and assist them in searching for information, as well as borrowing and reserving materials. You are responsible for the educational archive and share responsibility for library tasks, such as the formal and substantive cataloging of (digital) information carriers. You are part of the library team, which collectively provides services to students and faculty. This includes supervising the library and ensuring that all materials are accessible. You will generally work during the day, but evening shifts are possible upon consultation.

What do you bring to the table?

• A completed degree at the associate’s degree level or higher that is relevant to this position, preferably in the field of information services, or a solid understanding of one or more of the following disciplines: architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture
  
• Knowledge of library innovation
  
• Practical knowledge of (digital) collection development and access methods
  
• A service-oriented, independent, and flexible work ethic
  
• An interest in education, students, and architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, and sustainability
  
• An interest in archives and archival policy
  
• Strong interpersonal skills in Dutch and English
  

This is us

The AvB is one of the leading design schools in the Netherlands. We offer master’s-level education and research in the three disciplines of architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture (MSc). The academy also offers pre-master’s programs and minors in all disciplines. The (partially) interdisciplinary curriculum is one of the pillars of our educational vision. A distinctive feature of the academy’s design programs is the educational model: the combination of studying and working, known as the concurrent model.
Classes are held Monday through Thursday in the evening and on Friday during the day.

The academy is an inspiring, international community of 350 students, and in addition to approximately 40 permanent staff members—most of whom work part-time—it welcomes around 350 guest lecturers each year from the (international) professional field. The academy is part of the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) and is housed in a national historic landmark in the heart of Amsterdam. You can get to know some of our staffhere:.

We are building a sustainable future. The academy recognizes the urgency of the situation: many of the challenges related to climate change, water issues (sea-level rise and flooding), the circular economy and circular construction, and declining biodiversity (to name just a few) are complex spatial challenges. The academy sees it as part of its responsibility to equip future generations of designers in the spatial domain with the necessary knowledge and skills to play a meaningful role.

The library

The AvB Library collects, manages, and maintains a specialized and unique collection in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The collection supports student education and includes printed materials such as books, journals, maps, and digital resources. The library team consists of two staff members, one of whom is you. The library is open five days a week (Mon–Fri). Because the AvB focuses primarily on evening classes, the library is mainly open in the evenings.

What do we offer?

The AvB consists of a small team of permanent and temporary staff. Within the academy, we strive to create an inclusive learning and working environment that serves as the foundation for quality, new ideas, and creativity. Students, faculty, and staff should feel welcome and valued at every level of the organization and be given the space to develop their talents. This is a priority in the curriculum, the composition of student and faculty groups, and within the team. We form a close-knit community that we cherish.

The Academy of Architecture offers a pleasant working environment in a central location in Amsterdam. The position is classified in pay grade 8 (minimum €3,184.53 and maximum €4,208.14) for a full-time (40 hours per week) appointment. The AHK offers attractive terms of employment in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), including an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, generous vacation time, a generous travel allowance, and opportunities for further education and professional development. This is a one-year appointment, with the possibility of extension.

If you come to work at the AHK, we will request a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon your start date.

Would you like to comment?

We look forward to receiving your resume and cover letter. Please send your resume and cover letter tovacature-avb@ahk.nl. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Esther Mapp, Faculty Manager, atesther.mapp@ahk.nl. The application deadline is Sunday, September 22.

Job interviews will take place during the first week of October. You will be notified by Friday, September 27, at the latest, as to whether you have been invited to an interview. Suitable candidates from the first round will be invited to a second interview during the second week of October. We hope to complete the hiring process by November 1.

Would you like to know more?

Would you like to learn more about the AvB? Visit our website to read more about our programs, research, educational model, and (international) community at www.bouwkunst.ahk.nl.

With its diverse (international) community of staff and students, the AHK is an inclusive organization that welcomes everyone. For more information about the AHK and the AvB, please visit www.ahk.nl.

We would like to assemble our team ourselves, so we will not be considering any recruitment agencies regarding this opening