Mälardalen University (MDU) is looking for a student assistant

Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's newest university. With our vision to be a progressive and collaborative university where we shape a sustainable future together, we aim to make a real difference.

Would you like to contribute to our development?

Together, we contribute to a more sustainable future through knowledge and innovation. We believe that new knowledge and perspectives are best created and achieved in collaboration with others - colleagues, students, industry, and the public sector both nationally and internationally.

At the School of Health, Care, and Welfare, our students are training to become behavioral scientists, public health scientists, physiotherapists, nurses, social workers, and specialist nurses. Our research focus is on health and welfare. Our work is conducted in collaboration and strategic agreements with regions, municipalities, and companies in the region.

Employment Information

• Employment type: Fixed-term employment
• Scope: 30-50%
• Number of positions: 1
• Employment period: 1 year
• Application deadline: 2025-04-10
• Location: Västerås
• Academy/unit/section: School of Health, Care, and Welfare (HVV)

Job Responsibilities

This project evaluates the Public Health Agency's implementation support "Succeeding with Implementation in the Public Health Area" to understand how the material is used and functions in practice. You will play an important role in the project's implementation with a focus on data collection through interviews, recruiting participants, and participating in analyses. The project is a collaboration with the Public Health Agency and contributes to strengthening implementation efforts in the public health area in Sweden.

Together with the project's researchers, you, as a student at MDU, will participate in several of the components involved in the research. Your tasks include participating in:

• data collection through interviews and surveys
• recruiting participants for the study
• descriptive analyses of collected material
• handling administrative tasks related to the project
• communication with participating organizations

Eligibility Requirements/Qualifications

Only those who are admitted to undergraduate or graduate education at MDU can be employed as a student assistant. Employment as a student assistant is regulated by the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5 § 8-12.

Further eligibility requirements for the position are:

• Ongoing higher education in a relevant field (e.g., a social science or public health subject or equivalent)
• Very good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English

Since the tasks involve participating with researchers in the various tasks that occur in the research project, experience with such tasks is advantageous. This includes experience in recruiting participants and conducting data collections using interviews and/or surveys. Experience in project work or project administration of other types of projects is also advantageous.

In a comprehensive assessment of suitability, personal abilities will also be considered. All employees at MDU are expected to collaborate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the operations and their own tasks, and contribute to a good working environment.

For this position, you are required to be:

• Detail-oriented and structured in your work
• Good communication skills
• Independent/autonomous
• Integrity and ethical approach
• Collaborative
• Proactive

We value the qualities that a balanced age and gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity bring.

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Application

You can submit your application by clicking the “Apply” button below.

As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and submitted to the university by the application deadline.

Welcome with your application!

Union Representatives:

Saco-S saco-s@mdu.se (mailto:saco-s@mdu.se)
Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89

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