Job Advertisement: Assistant at the Centre for Environment and Development Studies

The Department of Earth Sciences is Sweden's largest and most versatile institution of its kind, with a unique breadth and approximately 300 employees.

Our activities are interdisciplinary, combining natural sciences and engineering with social sciences. We have research programs in air, water, and landscape studies; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; mineralogy, petrology, and tectonics; paleobiology and wind energy. By studying the Earth's history, we understand how the planet has evolved and how our pursuit of sustainable development can benefit from this knowledge. For more information: https://www.geo.uu.se/ (https://www.geo.uu.se/).

The Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CEMUS, has been conducting student-driven education in the broad and interdisciplinary field of environment and sustainability since its inception in 1992. Read more about our educational model and our courses at http://www.cemus.uu.se/ (http://www.cemus.uu.se/).

Job Responsibilities

The work involves planning, administration, implementation, and reporting of a university course. Your work is based on the course syllabus and is carried out together with a colleague and in close collaboration with guest lecturers, the course's working group (consisting of experienced university teachers, researchers, and professors), as well as course coordinators at CEMUS. The tasks include, among other things, contacting guest lecturers and students, planning the course structure, literature, preparing and conducting seminars, workshops, and course administration. The work includes creatively building on experiences from previous course iterations and passing on your own experiences to future assistants and course coordinators.

The positions concern work with one of the courses listed at https://www.cemus.uu.se/openpositions/ (https://www.cemus.uu.se/openpositions/). Please indicate in your application which course or courses you are interested in.

Please note that we have published more than one advertisement for assistants, and we encourage you to consider applying for both.

Qualifications

• Employment as an assistant is regulated by the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5. Only those who are admitted to and registered in education at the undergraduate or advanced level may be employed as assistants, and employment may correspond to a maximum of 50% of full working hours (HF Chapter 5 § 9 & 10).
• Good computer skills and good language skills in English, both spoken and written.
• For courses in Swedish (marked with * in the course list), good language skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, are necessary.
• Documented ability to independently drive and complete tasks within given time frames, even during temporary work peaks.
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Desirable/meritorious

• Studies in sustainable development.
• Experience in interdisciplinary education.
• Experience in planning and leading workshops and seminars.
• Documented experience and good ability to collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds.

Application Procedure

In this recruitment, we have replaced the personal letter with questions that you will answer in conjunction with your application. The answers will be used as part of the selection process. The application should include a CV. Please indicate which course or courses you are interested in (see link to the list in the text above). You are requested to attach documentation that verifies admission to education at the undergraduate/advanced level.

About the Employment

The positions are temporary until 2027-01-31, according to HF Chapter 5 § 12. The extent is 22-30%. Start date 2026-04-01, or by agreement. Place of employment: Uppsala

For inquiries about the position, please contact:

Sara Andersson, Director of Studies. Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Ewa Livmar, Course Coordinator. Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Welcome with your application by February 12, 2026, UFV-PA 2026/280.

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 https://uu.se/om-uu/jobba-hos-oss/ (https://uu.se/om-uu/jobba-hos-oss/)

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

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