Information Systems Specialist (m/w/d)

As part of the Library, Documentation, and Information Services (LDIS) Department, the Information Systems Specialist participates in all ongoing projects and develops, maintains, and further enhances the existing information systems. Applying new technologies in an evolving environment according to the needs of the ESO management and users, you will ensure the continued optimisation of the systems.

The LDIS Department enables access to information resources and scholarly communication tools, maintains the ESO telescope bibliography (telbib) software, develops productivity measures for projects and facilities, and provides ESO's DOI (Digital Object Identifier) infrastructure. In order to ensure this, open source software is pronominally applied.

The LDIS Department is also in charge of the organisation-wide product and document management system (PDM) which guarantees that ESO's documentation is up-to-date, accessible, preserved, and auditable. Working with the ESO Information Repository Manager, you will report opportunities for enhancements of current practices and implement solutions. Based on existing policies as well as feedback from users, and using your database experience in setting up and operating content management systems, you will document configuration changes and visualize them through appropriate systems. Using your expertise in classification systems, you will assist users in establishing department-specific repository workspaces and develop and apply routines for the efficient transfer of existing documents into the repository. With a strong focus on user requirements, you will develop supporting tools to manage the repository and to facilitate its use. You are one of the central contact points for repository users throughout the organisation.

The Information Systems Specialist identifies synergies between the library, repository, and other databases and implements data mappings and system integrations. You will also act as the Department's Artificial Intelligence (AI) liaison within ESO.