Metadata Specialist

Welcome to Maastricht University!

Combine your eye for data with your love of knowledge. Do you enjoy working with scholarly sources, metadata and digital accessibility? Do you get energy from improving the findability of information? Then this position is for you.

Metadata Specialist 

Our goal: Ensuring that students, lecturers and researchers have access to relevant and well-managed information resources by applying metadata to purchased print and e-versions of books as well as new materials such as apps and educational media.

Your colleagues: You will work closely with colleagues within and outside the Collections team and actively contribute to strengthening the information services of the UM Library. 

What you do

You closely follow developments in scholarly information services and translate them into proposals for improvements in collection policy and the sustainable accessibility of digital information.

• Receiving and cataloguing purchased materials so they are visible and findable for researchers and students.
• You manage the shared team mailbox.
• You are the Key User Record Manager, keeping track of developments in the WMS library system and communicating these with the team.
• De-collectioning of collections will play an important role in the coming years; you will have a coordinating role, assisting with the UKB-check and the actual removal of materials.
• Applying metadata to digitised heritage collections, old collections and travel books, and making OmekaS titles available in the Collection Manager so they are included in LibSearch.

Are you ready to strengthen our information services? Then we’d love to meet you.

What you bring
In Team Collections, we value not only your knowledge and experience, but especially your willingness to grow and contribute to our shared mission. You learn quickly and are committed to continuously developing yourself so you remain digitally literate and data driven. You show initiative, demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, and actively think along about how we can improve our services. In collaboration, you put the collective interest first: you proactively connect with colleagues across teams and contribute to strong, cross library teamwork. With clear and accessible communication, you help ensure we understand each other and maintain a solid foundation for the Library. 

Dependability: You work in a structured way, are analytical and have an eye for detail. You switch easily between various tasks and colleagues, such as the WMS management team.
Curiosity: Affinity with academic education and research, and a desire to understand what happens behind the scenes of our University Library.
Experience and education: A completed bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience.
Bilingual: Excellent command of Dutch and English (minimum C1).
Data and system minded: Interest in systems such as WorldShare or OmekaS; knowledge and experience with metadata standards and classifications. You are proficient in using Discovery and Collection Manager.
A forward-looking and proactive attitude: You work accurately, analytically, and contribute input for implementing improvements, using tools developed to make processes more efficient.

What we offer 
At Maastricht University, you’ll work in an international, open, and engaged environment. We offer:

• A 12-month contract (0,8 - 1,0 fte) with the prospect of a permanent contract based on mutual satisfaction. OR A 12-month contract (0,8 - 1,0 fte) with the prospect of a XX year extension.
• A gross monthly salary between €3382,00 and €4484,00 (based on full-time employment of 38 hours per week). 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus.
• 29 vacation days (based on full-time), four additional days off (Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day), and the possibility to accrue up to 12 extra days through compensation hours.
• Flexible working hours, a home office allowance, and the option to work from home.
• Freedom and space to shape your work independently and develop your ideas.
• A close-knit community of colleagues to collaborate and grow with.
• A solid pension plan via ABP, company fitness schemes, and access to various university sports facilities.
• An inspiring work environment in the heart of Europe.

About the University Library (UB)
The University Library provides students, teachers, and researchers with access to a wide range of academic information to support education and research. In doing so, we help them achieve their academic goals and actively respond to digital transitions. This enables us to continue developing as the ‘academic library of the future’. As a driving force behind Open Science, we actively contribute to making academic information open and transparent. Our professionals are given ample opportunity to demonstrate their entrepreneurial spirit and grow along with us.

Our professionals are given every opportunity to demonstrate their entrepreneurial spirit and to grow alongside us. We work from our ‘UM Library DNA’: our shared foundation for development and collaboration. The UM Library DNA guides the way we learn, innovate, collaborate and communicate. Our four pillars form the foundation of who we are and how we engage with one another and with our partners. Together, we are building an innovative, open and future-oriented library, with care for everyone’s well-being. Would you like to learn more about the University Library? Watch our video.

Interested?
Want to know more about this position or what it’s like to work at our university? Reach out to Dionne Klein via dionne.klein@maastrichtuniversitt.nl. The end date of the publication is 15 april. 

Creating a case can be part of the procedure. 

Apply now via the button below. We look forward to getting to know you!

About Maastricht University
At Maastricht University, we collaboratively seek solutions to help move the world forward. We do this with 23,300 students and 5,400 employees across 5 regional locations, 6 faculties, and more than 70 research institutes. We encourage you to push boundaries and discover new opportunities for yourself and the world around you. Together, we can find the answers for tomorrow.

The vacancy is open for internal and external candidates. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be prioritized.

At Maastricht University, we prefer to contact potential candidates directly. We therefore kindly ask that no agencies or intermediaries submit offers or approaches.

Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.