University Internship «Information & Documentation»
- Employment type
- Internship
- Location
- Zürich
- Company
- Agroscope, 8046 Zürich
- First posted
University Internship «Information & Documentation»
Zürich, Schweiz | 80-100%
This is your contribution
Cleaning and cataloging of physical collections of the Agroscope documentation service (scientific books, journals etc.), working in the library system Alma as required
Assisting in various projects of the documentation service (publication repository, literature access, archive setup etc.)
Supporting the scientific documentation service in daily business (e.g., answering orders and inquiries from researchers)
Identification of historically valuable documents as well as collection and compilation of documents for digitalization
Business trips (working time) to various locations (especially Liebefeld BE, Posieux FR, Changins VD)
What makes you unique
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Science or History (degree before 18 months) or equivalent training
Knowledge of library cataloging of physical and electronic collections is an advantage
Knowledge of the library system Alma as well as the search platform swisscovery is an advantage
Careful, independent, committed and persistent way of working
Interest in applied research in agriculture and food industry
Good knowledge of two official languages and English
In a nutshell
The scientific documentation service of Agroscope provides a wide range of services for research in agriculture and the food industry, focusing on electronic resources, support in scientific publishing and in the area of the publication repository, as well as promoting Open Science (Open Access and Open Data). Additionally, various cleaning tasks in the area of physical collections arise, which are carried out in cooperation with researchers at the various locations of Agroscope and other internal contact persons. We are looking for a university intern with know-how and interest in library services. The diverse activity enables work in a dynamic team as well as a broad insight into a research institution and the federal administration.
What we offer
Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.
All benefits
Good food, healthy environment
Agroscope is the federal competence center for research in agriculture and the food industry. The researchers carry out their activities at various locations in Switzerland. Headquarters is Bern-Liebefeld (from 2026: Posieux FR). Agroscope is located within the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research WBF.
Additional information
The Language Service and Documentation group, on the one hand, provides language services for Agroscope and thus contributes to high-quality multilingual internal and external communication. On the other hand, the documentation service supports Agroscope employees with scientific library and information services.
Questions about the position
Wolz Gysi
Head of Language Service and Documentation
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