Are you looking for a job with a lot of variety that involves ensuring that TU Delft’s academic community has access to all relevant publications and databases? And where you directly contribute to important developments in research and innovation?

Then this position at TU Delft's library could be perfect for you!

Job description

TU Delft’s Collection and Licensing Specialist plays a crucial role in the development of our collections. You research collection profiles for the various faculties and advise the collection manager on the ‘read’ component in the Read & Publish deals. You contribute to the policy for the purchase and evaluation of subscriptions to digital, academic sources such as e-books, databases and journals. You use data regarding the usage and costs and provide input for the collection budget and the maintenance and development of the correct dashboards to share the data with stakeholders both within and beyond the Library.

We are looking for a proactive Collection and Licensing Specialist who takes the initiative, has strong analytical skills, enjoys research, and is comfortable with negotiating and discussing the use of academic sources and the costs thereof with our suppliers and publishers. The ultimate goal is to work with the Collection Manager in making the best possible decisions for the TU Delft Library.

In this position, you will be part of the (virtual) collection team and work closely with the Collection Manager and colleagues from the Metadata & Collection Services team. You will be a sparring partner for the Education Services department regarding the development of and purchasing for the educational collection and will also work with stakeholders from the faculties and support services. You will be active in the Dutch network of university libraries, maintain international library-related contacts and build a relationship with the various publishers.

You will be part of the Scholarly Communications & Publishing team within the TU Delft Library This team is responsible for the collection’s development and policy, supports researchers and faculties with collecting and querying various data sources, provides expertise for analysis and visualisation tools, offers publication advice to academics and runs TU Delft’s publisher, TU Delft Open Publishing.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Collection development
  • You maintain a dynamic, responsive collection that aligns with the needs of the faculties and broader academic trends, with a focus on interdisciplinary research.
  • You negotiate and conclude licences with publishers or via intermediaries such as EBSCO and SURF.
  • You are responsible for managing all digital subscriptions without a publication component (purchasing, renewals, contract management, invoicing) and work closely with the Collection Manager in all negotiations.
  • You translate data from various systems and convert it into clear, usable policy that serves as the basis for your advice and decision-making.
  • You proactively share and present your knowledge and findings with your colleagues inside and outside the TU Delft Library.

• Expertise/Advice/Trendwatching
  • You monitor the main internal and external trends in collection management, collection development and administration.
  • You can critically assess the value of licence agreements, taking into account the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders.
  • You maintain good contact with your fellow collection specialists at other university libraries.
  • You are the discussion partner for stakeholders from faculties and support services, such as library committees or project groups.

• Process improvement
  • You work with the Metadata & Collection Services team to improve processes and establish policies relating to acquisition, administration and licensing conditions. As part of this, you will use the Acquisition and Licensing Module in WorldShare Management Services (WMS), our library management system (LMS).

Job requirements

• A minimum of a higher professional education (HBO) diploma, preferably with knowledge of trends within scholarly communications.
• You are comfortable working with diverse platforms and systems and can quickly master them.
• You have strong analytical, communication and independent decision-making skills.
• You have experience in negotiating, advising and policy development.
• You are comfortable working with numbers and Excel.
• You easily develop contacts and build internal and external networks.
• You are solution-oriented, decisive and proactive.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

University Corporate Office – TU Delft Library

TU Delft Library is the largest technical-scientific library in the Netherlands, a physical and virtual meeting place. The Library helps to find valuable knowledge needed for education and research, and to publish and store the knowledge generated at TU Delft. We believe it is important that knowledge is easily accessible and freely available to everyone. In this way, knowledge can flow freely and TU Delft's knowledge can become valuable to others. The Library is also a place where everyone can study in peace and quiet. This fits in with our inclusive organisation. The Library has chosen three strategic themes to guide its daily activities. 1) Open Science. We make an important contribution to TU Delft's broad strategic programme "Open Science - Research and Education in the Open Era". 2) Visibility and impact. With our expertise and tools in the field of research data management, research intelligence and publishing, we increase the findability, visibility and impact of TU Delft knowledge. 3) Inspiring learning and working environment. Through stimulating programming, we show how freely available and reliable knowledge makes life richer. This makes the Library a place where you can find new ideas and insights.

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/library/

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 1 jaar. Temporary with prospect of permanent
• A job of 32-40 hours per week.
• A salary based on Schaal 10 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3378 - €5331 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

Additional information

If you would like more information about this vacancy or the selection procedure, please contact Nienke van Schaverbeke, Head of Scholarly Communications & Publishing, via n.a.vanschaverbeke@tudelft.nl.

Application procedure

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 7 April 2025 via the application button and upload the following documents:

• CV
• Motivational letter

You can address your application to Nienke van Schaverbeke, Head of Scholarly Communications & Publishing.

Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.