TU Delft is hiring a researcher for the JPICH-funded project ReVerDi: “Real Versus Digital: Sustainability optimization for cultural heritage preservation in national libraries”. You will be working in an international and interdisciplinary consortium with partners from universities and national libraries in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Your job will be to compare physical and digital library processes in theory and praxis in order to optimize environmental, economic and socio-cultural sustainability, while taking into account customer needs. The ultimate goal is to make national libraries future-proof.
As part of the consortium, you will conduct independent research for the benefit of scientific, academic and societal advancement at TU Delft in close cooperation with the National Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek). You like to explore, structure, analyze and optimize processes and data related to libraries. Ideally you have a background in architecture, and experience in customer and user satisfaction methods. We are looking for a proactive researcher, who can work across academic and artistic contexts, someone who combines attention to detail with critical and creative thinking.
You need to have the following qualifications:
Fixed-term contract: 2.5 years.
Project is in close cooperation with KB and requires in average 1 day a week working at KB.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (based on scale 10:
€ 3.226,00 - € 5.090,00 per month gross). The employment contract is for 2,5 years for a position of 36-40 hours per week. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.
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The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has a leading role in education and research worldwide. The driving force behind the faculty’s success is its robust research profile combined with the energy and creativity of its student body and academic community. It is buzzing with energy from early in the morning until late at night, with four thousand people studying, working, designing, conducting research and acquiring and disseminating knowledge. Our faculty has a strong focus on 'design-oriented research’, which has given it a top position in world rankings.
Staff and students are working to improve the built environment with the help of a broad set of disciplines, including architectural design, urban planning, building technology, social sciences, process management, and geo-information science. The faculty works closely with other faculties, universities, private parties, and the public sector, and has an extensive network in the Netherlands as well as internationally.
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For more information about this vacancy, please contact Uta Pottgiesser, e-mail: u.pottgiesser@tudelft.nl.
For information about the application procedure, please contact Julia Kreuwel, HR advisor, e-mail: recruitment-BK@tudelft.nl.
The position will remain open until August 11, 2024 (local Dutch time + 2 hrs). You must apply via the “Apply now” button. Applications via email will not be processed.
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Make sure to apply no later than 11 Aug 2024 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam).
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