The Wiener Library

Job Opportunities

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Work Placements / Internships / Praktika / Praxissemester

Would you like to volunteer at the Wiener Library for 5 to 6 months full time?
Earliest starting date: October 2012

This placement is for students/graduates of librarianship, information science, or archive studies as well as for students of history or Holocaust studies. You will gain insight into all aspects of library services including acquisitions, cataloguing, indexing, archival work and customer services. You will be mainly involved in reader services and in the photo archive.

Essential:
Student/graduate of any of the above
Good reading knowledge of German
Fluency in English
Good social skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable:
Interest in the history of the Holocaust and related subjects
Additional language skills welcome
Applicants with Polish language skills would be particularly welcome.

The placement is unpaid but travel expenses for London transport (zones 1-3) will be covered. External funding might be possible for students from abroad.

For further information please contact Katharina Hübschmann using the contact form stating "Work Placement" in the subject heading or by telephone on +44 (0) 20 7636 7247.

The deadline for applications is 30 April 2012.

Full time volunteers: Gedenkdiener

The Wiener Library offers annual places for Austrian “Gedenkdiener”.

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (Gedenkdienst) is an alternative to Austria’s compulsory national military service. Its participants serve at major Holocaust institutions. For more information about Gedenkdienst in general please see their website which includes reports from former Gedenkdiener at the Wiener Library: www.gedenkdienst.org and in the partner drop down menu select UK.