Assistant at Uppsala University

Do you want to work with administration and contribute to research, supported by competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Do you want an employer that invests in sustainable employee engagement and offers secure, favorable working conditions? Welcome to apply for a position as an assistant at Uppsala University.

The Department of Women's and Children's Health (KBH) is an international and multi-professional institution focused on health and welfare. The global health perspective is always present, and we collaborate across professions and clinical areas, both in education and research.

Within the REACH project funded by FORTE, mental health among various foreign-born groups is examined, among other things using national health registers. The position is placed in the research group of Medical Psychology and Health Sciences, and the work is conducted in collaboration with researchers in other groups. Both Swedish and English are used in daily work.

Job Responsibilities

Job responsibilities include participation in and administration related to registry studies. The main tasks are to work with the management of registry data and some programming and writing.

Qualifications

To be employed as an assistant, it is required that you are admitted to education at the undergraduate or graduate level. You need to be able to speak and write fluently in Swedish and English. For this project, we are looking for someone who has work experience or completed studies in psychology and who is studying/studied statistics or programming.

Meritorious

It is meritorious if you have any experience in healthcare as well as if you have handled statistical databases before. Meritorious if you have previously written a thesis.

Please attach your CV and any previous thesis. In this recruitment, we have replaced the personal letter with questions that you answer in connection with your application. The answers will be used as part of the selection process.

About the Employment

The employment is temporary for up to 5 months. The scope is 20%. Start date as soon as possible, or by agreement.

For inquiries about the position, please contact: Emma Fransson, Uppsala University, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Medical Psychology and Health Sciences. Tel: 0708-435513. Email: [email protected]

Welcome with your application by January 14, 2026, UFV-PA 2025/4044.

Uppsala University is a broad research university with a strong international position. The ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a difference in society. Our most important asset is all 7,600 employees and 53,000 students who, with curiosity and commitment, make Uppsala University one of the country's most exciting workplaces.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at Uppsala University here (https://uu.se/om-uu/jobba-hos-oss/).

The employment may be subject to security screening. A prerequisite for employment in the security screening is that the applicant is approved.

We kindly decline offers of recruitment and advertising assistance.

Applications are received in Uppsala University's recruitment system.

Union representatives: Saco-S - [email protected], Seko - [email protected], ST (OFR/S) - [email protected]