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Director, Tritonia Academic Library, University of Vaasa - Vaasan yliopisto - Vaasa, Finland

Library Director

Posted: June 26, 2026
Posted 11 days ago
Last seen in crawl: June 25, 2026 (12d ago)
Estimated Expiry: July 31, 2026
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Job Description

The University of Vaasa is an inspiring and international community where meaningful work is done for a sustainable and responsible future. We combine business and technology expertise uniquely and address current phenomena decisively and collaboratively. As part of the Nordic region's largest energy technology cluster, we promote sustainable business, energy, and society. We train future creators who will build a fairer and more sustainable world. Tritonia Library is a separate institute of the University of Vaasa, providing library and information services as well as open science services to the university, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, and Yrkeshögskolan Novia's Vaasa and Pietarsaari units. We are seeking a director responsible for developing and leading Tritonia Library. The position is permanent and begins in September 2026 or as agreed. The director will oversee the library's operations, finances, and strategy implementation, support research, teaching, and learning, promote digital and open science services, lead staff, develop skills and well-being, manage budgets and resources, and collaborate with university/organization management and national and international networks. The position reports to the Vice Rector of Research at the University of Vaasa.

Company Information

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Korkea-asteen koulutus yliopistoissa ja ammattikorkeakouluissa
Listing: Education
Business ID: 0209599-8
Headcount: 7,000 - 6,500
Current open roles at Vaasan yliopisto on JobCrawls
LocationActive listings
Vaasa, Finland79
Remote - Global3
Vasa, Finland1
Current role mix at Vaasan yliopisto on JobCrawls
Role typeActive listings
Researcher17
Intern9
Human Resources Specialist8
Postdoctoral Researcher7
Laboratory Engineer6
Professor5
Lecturer3
Doctoral Researcher3
Educator3
Teaching Assistant2
Strategic Project Management2
Project Controller2
University Lecturer2
Humanities and Social Sciences Lecturer2
Postdoctoral Researcher in Finance1
Marketing1
Librarian1
Student and Career Services Intern1
Postdoctoral Researcher in Finance or Accounting1
International Business1
Healthcare Professional1
Senior Researcher1
Assistant or Associate Professor1
Internship1
Engineer1
Marketing Specialist1
Current role-level mix at Vaasan yliopisto on JobCrawls
Role levelActive listings
Mid-Level14
Intern8
Manager5
Professor3
Senior2
Mid-level1

Vaasan yliopisto appears in 83 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Vaasa, Finland, Remote - Global, and Vasa, Finland.

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Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Oversee library operations, finances, and strategy implementation; support research, teaching, and learning; promote digital and open science services; lead staff; develop skills and well-being; manage budgets and resources; collaborate with university/organization management and networks.

Requirements

  • Suitable higher university degree (e.g., information or library science, or other relevant field)

Skills & Technologies

Leadership experiencedigital services developmentstrategic thinkingcommunication skillscollaboration skillslanguage skills in FinnishEnglishand Swedish.

Education Level

None required

Recruitment Process

  1. 1
    Application review
  2. 2
    Interviews
  3. 3
    Selection
12 days agoOpen ApplicationContent Complete

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