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10. Job

  • boss = chef, patron
  • leader = chef de groupe ou meneur
  • manager (n) [c] = directeur, chef
  • Line manager = chef de file (organize, coordinate)
  • head manager (n) [c] = directeur
  • assistant manager (n) [c] =sous-directeur
    ! chief = chef de tribu
    ! chef = chef de cuisine dans un restaurant
  • The person in charge of..= le, la responsable
        To reorient oneself professionally =se réorienter professionnellement, changer d'orientation professionnelle
  • to change jobs = changer de travail , to change one's career = changer de carrière
  • to do an apprenticeship as a library assistant = faire un apprentissage d'assistant(e)-bibliothécaire
  • you most likely have to attend, follow, do a training programme and get further education
  • to be hired to work at the architecture library = être engagé à la bibliothèque d'architecture
  • You all work for the EPFL in Ecublens but you work in different libraries
  • to be laid off = être licencié
  • to be dismissed = être licencié (pour faute)
  • to be fired = être viré, renvoyé
     
  • My boss has to sign an agreement (present positive) =mon patron doit signer un accord
    • My boss had to sign an agreement (past positive)
    • My boss doesn't have to sign an agreement (present negative)
    • My boss didn't have to sign an agreement (past negative)
      has to is a modal verb: it functions like a regular verb in the past
  • To attend conferences or workshops
  • What field of research are you in? What is your research focus?
  • To do research = faire de la recherche
  • to do a course / to take a course
  • To make progress
  • to make a mistake
  • To make an appointment
  • to make a decision = prendre une décision; a decision-maker = un décideur; to give a decision on a case= prendre une décision, sur un cas, statuer; he is good at decision-making= il sait prendre des décisons  
  • I meet with my line manager by appointment only / he has an "open-door"policy
  • I am not encouraged to take initiative 
  • everyone has their own separate work space/ The work environment is communal / There are four of us working in the same office
  • The boss makes all the decisions / decisions are made collectively through consultation
  • I am told what to do / I am involved in project-planning
  • My colleagues don't socialize much after work / my colleagues regulary meet for social events / we socialize during lunch, not after work
  • The routine
  • I work on one task at a time / I have to "multi-task" - do more than one thing at the same time
  • There aren't many opportunities for promotion / there is a good career structure with promotion opportunities
  • I can work flexible hours and take time off when I want
  • to work all day
     
  • They are four of us working in the same office
  • to be (or to feel) comfortable in silence
  • We are responsible (or concerned with) for the comfort of the users 
  • A rise in salary - a salary increase / a decrease in salary
  • How much do you make (or better: how much money do you earn)  - I'd rather not to say
  • A seniority system / my salary is linked to performance, it will depend on my performance, my productivity
  • To reach (or attain) objectives (or goals)
  • To set objectives
  • Union, syndicate = le syndicat 
  • Unionized = syndiqué
  • Non unionized workers = ouvriés non syndiqués
  • to unionize = syndiquer
  • Trade union = syndicat ouvrier
  • Employers' syndicate or federation of employers = syndicat patronal
  • Embedded in the memory / mind = gravé dans la mémoire, l'esprit
     

University

  • The faculty : teaching and researching staff
  • The staff : administrative and technical staff

 

 

Job Title: Librarian(100%)
Department: Information Center
Working language: English

 

The Job's Mission

 

 

Period: 1st June to end of December 2009
Type of contract: temporary (7 months) – maternity leave cover
Web site:    To help support and develop a number of services offered by the Information Center to the school community and our customers
 
 
Key Activities & Accountabilities
- At the Information Desk, provide information assistance to the school community and our
customers and share evening and Saturday sessions with other members of the team
- Catalogue new books and school faculty publications (articles, contributions, etc) in Aleph
- Publish the New Acquisition List and participate in the promotion of the Books collection
- Participate in the choice and implementation of a new Integrated Library System
- Participate in the Information Center web pages updates
 
Education
- Candidates should have a library science degree (HES or equivalent)
 
Experience
Ideally two years experience working in a library or information centre, in a service position.
 
Competencies
- Customer and service orientated
- Dynamic, confident and flexible
- Meticulous and precise
- Capacity for taking initiatives                                                                                   
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good team player
- Experienced in the use of online database
- Good communication skills both written and oral (English)
- Knowledge of the Integrated Library System Aleph or any other system (experience in migrating to a new system would be an advantage)
- Interest in web 2.0 technologies
- Excellent knowledge of MS-Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and the use of internet/email technologies

Anyone interested should send their application letter and CV to...

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The masculine form is used to designate persons of either gender

Positions for specialised scientific and technical staff 

We offer a stimulating environment in a close working team, with a broad network of international collaborations. The conditions of employment are according to the rules of the Swiss Technical High School. The contract is initially of limited duration.
 
Work description: ...
Requirements: ...
 
Starting date : Immediately or to be defined
 
Qualified professionals in the above fields are invited to send their full application to...
 
Starting date : as soon as possible
 
Contract duration : 12 months (further extension possible)
 
We offer excellent working conditions, an environment strongly conducive to academic research and/or industrial carrier.
 
Contact :
 
The candidates should have a PhD in engineering, ideally with a strong background in... a good knowledge of oral and written English is required as well as the desire and ability to carry out research in an interdisciplinary and international environment.
 
 
Applications should include a CV, copies of the diplomas, significant published or unpublished papers, motivation letter and research proposal and three letters of reference (or submit 3 reference names). Please send your application to...
Starting date : as soon as possible
 
Contract duration : 12 months (further extension possible)
 
 
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