Teaching Assistant at the Department of Mathematics

Would you like to work as a teaching assistant at the Department of Mathematics, supported by competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Do you want an employer that invests in sustainable employee relations and offers secure, beneficial working conditions? Welcome to apply for a position as a teaching assistant at Uppsala University.

The Department of Mathematics offers education at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels in mathematics. The department is responsible for mathematics courses within a range of different study programs at both undergraduate and advanced levels: several engineering programs, teacher programs, bachelor's programs in the faculty's areas, and our own programs, including the bachelor's program in mathematics and the master's program in mathematics. The number of employees is approximately 120, and the number of full-time students in undergraduate and advanced education is about 700. For more information, please visit here (https://www.uu.se/institution/matematiska).

The department's research is divided into three programs: algebra and geometry, analysis and probability theory, and applied mathematics and statistics.

Job Responsibilities

The responsibilities include teaching, administration, or participation in research. The teaching assistant is a student who, alongside their studies, teaches and is responsible for Math Support, participates in grading exams and assignments, distributes and collects exams, and other teaching-related tasks. Participation in various activities to popularize mathematics may also be included in the job responsibilities. The position is part-time at 20% of full-time and the employment period is approximately 7 months, with the possibility of extension.

Qualifications

To be employed as a teaching assistant, it is required that you are admitted to undergraduate or advanced education. Applicants must be enrolled in mathematics studies at the undergraduate or advanced level at Uppsala University. The ability to teach in Swedish is a requirement. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Desirable/meritorious qualifications

Admission to the subject teacher program with a focus on mathematics may be meritorious but is not a requirement.

Application Procedure

The application should include a brief description of yourself and your motivation for applying for the position, as well as any experience with similar tasks. Please specify if you are interested in helping to organize popular science events. The application should also include a CV and a transcript of academic results from the Student Portal/Ladok.

About the Employment

The employment is temporary according to HF 5 chap § 12. The extent is 20%. Start date is 2025-01-22 or by agreement. Place of employment: Uppsala.

For inquiries about the position, please contact: Study Director Inger Sigstam, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), phone 018-471 3223.

Welcome with your application no later than January 21, 2025, UFV-PA 2024/4463.

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