Intern MAS degree program in Library and Information Science

Bern | 80-100%

This is your contribution

• Learn basic practical information and documentation skills (evaluate, procure, index, mediate) as well as gain insight into leadership tasks
• Actively participate in the daily business of the Alexandria coordination office within the framework of the Swiss library network SLSP
• Collaborate in all areas of the library including ICT
• Collaborate in projects
• Index special collections and prepare them according to archival standards
• Part-time attendance of the MAS degree program in Library and Information Science at the Universität Zürich

What makes you unique

• University degree (Master's level), where the degree must not have been obtained more than 18 months prior to starting the position
• Affinity for information procurement and mediation
• Good computer user skills and interest in digital services
• Open, independent, proactive, and service-oriented personality
• Good active and passive knowledge of a second official language as well as English

In a nutshell

Get to know the everyday life and all areas of a modern library at the library at Guisanplatz. Alongside the practical training, you will attend the MAS degree program in Library and Information Science at the Universität Zürich. The employment is fixed-term from 01.05.2027 to 30.04.2029.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the welfare of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and contribute different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Connect, control -- for the security of Switzerland.

The General Secretariat of the VBS is the actual staff organization of the department. It supports the head of the department as a member of the Federal Council as well as in the management of the department. The GS-VBS develops the political strategy as well as specifications for the administrative units and supports and monitors their implementation. It also ensures planning, controlling, and coordination at the department level in the cross-sectional areas of personnel, finance, law, and informatics, but also in security policy or in the area of space and environment.

Additional information

We are committed to an appreciative, collegial environment with a clear vision, lived values, and an inclusive and healthy work culture.
See for yourself: Our culture in the GS-VBS (https://www.vbs.admin.ch/de/kultur-im-gs)

Questions about the position

Daniel Kohler
+41 58 46 24004

Questions about the application

Simone Rhyn
+41 58 46 47100