Student Open-Access Publication Assistant

Leiden University Centre for Linguistics; Leiden; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

0.21 FTE appointment at SA-scale

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

ABP pension scheme

Full reimbursement of public transport

29 days annual leave (38h week)

Job summary

Leiden University invites a Student Assistant in Publication Management to join the Research Support Team in the Archaeology Faculty. You will help maintain publication and activity records in LUCRIS PM, ensuring accurate and consistent entries that align with open access principles.

You will work 8 hours per week for 10 weeks (Dec 2026–Mar 2027) at the Archaeology Faculty Office, with onboarding provided to familiarize you with LUCRIS Publication Management and related workflows.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled as a 2nd/3rd-year bachelor’s student or a (research) master’s student at the Faculty of Archaeology.
• Ability to work independently and willingness to learn LUCRIS Publication Management.
• Onboarding will be provided to familiarize with the system and tasks.
• Interest in publication management and open access; keen eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Validate metadata of research output entries in LUCRIS for completeness and accuracy.
• Flag inconsistencies and follow up with researchers or support staff.
• Support open access deposition of output when possible.
• Collaborate with the Research Support Team to streamline workflows.

Skills

Metadata quality check

Attention to detail

LUCRIS system navigation

Open access awareness

English proficiency

Education

Enrolled as 2nd/3rd-year bachelor or (research) master

Tools

LUCRIS Publication Management

Digital systems

Job description

Leiden University invites a Student Assistant in Publication Management to join the Research Support Team in the Archaeology Faculty. You will help maintain publication and activity records in LUCRIS PM, ensuring accurate and consistent entries that align with open access principles.

You will work 8 hours per week for 10 weeks (Dec 2026–Mar 2027) at the Archaeology Faculty Office, with onboarding provided to familiarize you with LUCRIS Publication Management and related workflows.