You have excellent proficiency in spoken and written Dutch and/or English, and Chinese.You have strong knowledge of Classical Chinese.You have experience with old Chinese books.You possess broad knowledge of Chinese history and culture.You work efficiently, proactively, and with a results-oriented mindset.You are a team player, communicate and collaborate well with colleagues, but can also work independently.You enjoy precise work, maintain high quality standards, and are not deterred by repetitive tasks.You have experience with the Alma library system or are willing to undergo training.You are proficient in MS Office tools and Google Sheets.The Digitization and Enrichment of Collections department ensures the findability and accessibility of our partners’ physical resources. It creates, manages, and enriches collection data through metadata cataloging, digitization, and imaging, and plays an expert role in these domains.As an expert cataloguer with a focus on Classical Chinese, you will work as a project staff member to process a specific collection and prepare it for full integration into the KU Leuven Libraries collection. This concerns a set of (mostly multi-volume) valuable Chinese works dating from before 1912, currently partially catalogued on index cards and partially uncatalogued. This collection must be described and made accessible according to contemporary standards. In addition to metadata cataloging, the role also includes physical tasks (such as assigning shelf numbers and relocating these books to the stacks in the University Library). Finally, the project will also address necessary preservation measures.You report to the Team Leader of Digitization and Enrichment of Collections department at Library Services. You will also work closely with the subject specialist China at Artes, the Team Leader of Physical Collection Management at Library Services, and the project team appointed to coordinate the various subprojects related to the East Asian Collections of KU Leuven Libraries.KU Leuven Library Services is a strategic partner in acquiring, managing, and providing access to physical, digital, and electronic resources. Through our expertise, we contribute to policy, innovation, and the strategic goals of KU Leuven Libraries, helping to build a sustainable library environment. We collaborate closely within and beyond KU Leuven Libraries to develop, streamline, and implement tailored guidelines, advice, and processes. We offer high-quality services to the KU Leuven community and beyond, and participate in national and international platforms. We look to the future and proactively anticipate changing information needs.We offer a full-time contract for 6 months, with the possibility of extension. A longer duration at a correspondingly lower employment percentage is also possible. This temporary position is part of a project to process and integrate a specific collection of works written in Classical Chinese into the library collection.If you are immediately deployable for all tasks of this position, you will start at grade 5. Promising candidates who cannot yet take on all tasks or who need to follow a specific training program will start at grade 4.