The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn is an international research university with a wide range of subjects. 200 years of history, about 31,500 students, more than 6,000 employees and an excellent reputation in Germany and abroad: The University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and has been awarded as a university of excellence. The Faculty of Philosophy is looking for a full-time (100%) at the next possible time Head of the Service Department Libraries of the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Philology The Philologies library provides students, scientists and teachers with scientific media on Western philologies and adjacent subjects and offers attractive work opportunities. It thus enables research and teaching, which is oriented towards the needs of excellent science.

The library service area of the Faculty of Philosophy serves to transform the libraries of the Faculty of Philosophy into a future-oriented network of libraries in the Faculty of Philosophy within the currently bi-layered library system of the University of Bonn. The aim is to create innovative, efficient, sustainable structures and services, together with the University and State Library, the Deanate of the Faculty of Philosophy and the various libraries of the Faculty of Philosophy, that meet the changed forms of use and tasks of intellectual and social science libraries in digital change. This also includes organisational consolidation while respecting the professional identity of the individual institutes of the widely interdisciplinary philosophical faculty.

strategic development of the service area libraries of the Faculty of Philosophy, in particular: central contact person for the interests of the libraries of the Faculty of Arts, development of a governance concept for the libraries of the Faculty of Arts, Representation of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Library-related questions in cooperation with the University and Landesbibliothek Bonn (ULB), Further development of the subject-specific digital and physical service portfolio of the libraries of the Faculty of Philosophy as learning and meeting rooms and scientific collaboration in coordination with ULB. recruitment of special, project and third-party funds; Head of the Philological Library.

a completed relevant scientific study with doctoral degree, a completed technical training for the higher service of scientific bibliographies or a comparable degree, multi-year leadership experience (also in the sense of lateral guidance), experiences in change management and strategic negotiation management with various relevant actors in the university, strong communication and conflict resolution capabilities, a team-oriented personality with high social competence, an independent, very well-structured working method as well as several years of experience with organizational tasks, project work as well as innovative learning space development (also international developments) proven very good English skills, level C1.

a varied and demanding activity with one of the largest employers in the region, job security and location loyalty, further and further training possibilities, occupational pension scheme (VBL), numerous offers of university sports, a very good connection to the ÖPNV through the central location in Bonn as well as the possibility to use inexpensive parking offers, Payment by category 14 TV-L. The University of Bonn promotes an open, value-assurance and non-discriminatory higher education culture and actively promotes opportunities and family-friendliness. We aim to reduce structural disadvantages and strengthen diversity in research, teaching and administration. We therefore welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic or social origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability and age.

Applicants of women and people with severe disabilities and persons with equal status are preferably taken into account in the context of the National Equality Act (LGG) NRW and the Social Code (SGB) IX. .