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EUI Library Traineeships

The EUI Library has openings for a limited number of remunerated traineeships every year

 

Job details – Library Traineeship

   

The EUI Library is a small vibrant academic library meeting the research needs of EUI professors, fellows and PhD researchers in the Social Sciences.

Our services include InterLibrary Loan, Circulation, Acquisitions, Institutional Repository and Open Science, Cataloguing, Electronic Resources Management, Integrated Library Systems and Journals.

Our trainees have the opportunity of working in one or more of these services, carrying out both basic day to day library tasks but also being part of special projects.

 

Qualifications Required


  • Candidates must have obtained a university degree, in Library and Information Studies or similar, by the closing date for applications, and not more than three years before the start date of the traineeship (unless currently enrolled in further studies)
  • Ability to work in an international team 
  • Excellent knowledge of English and good knowledge of a second EU language 
  • Important Information:  Please see conditions for eligibility on EUI Traineehsips page. Note – To be considered for a traineeship, candidates must be nationals of the Member States of the European Union or of candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy. 

 

How to apply 

The call for paid 12-month library traineeships in 2025 is now open.

If you wish to apply for a library traineeship starting either 1 February or 1 November 2025 please send the following documentation, by 31 October 2024,  to [email protected] 

  • CV (which includes an indication of nationality)
  • Motivation letter

You should ask for one person, not related to you, to send a reference testifying to your character, experience, and/or skills, directly to [email protected] 

 

More information

The trainee will receive a grant of €1,420 per month (as from 1st July 2024). A remunerated trainee who is recruited from outside Florence is entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses actually incurred at the beginning and the end of the traineeship.

For information on Conditions for Eligibility, Type and Duration, Grant and Benefits visit EUI Traineeships.

Page last updated on 26 September 2024