Do you want to strengthen legal security?

At the National Board of Forensic Medicine, experts in forensic medicine, forensic chemistry, forensic genetics, and forensic psychiatry collaborate to provide the justice system with the answers it needs. Every detail can be crucial, and whether you work directly with analyses and investigations or in a supportive role, you contribute to a legally secure society.

We are now looking for a forensic assistant for a summer temporary position at the forensic unit in Linköping.

The forensic unit in Linköping consists of about 25 people who together work to conduct forensic autopsies and issue forensic certificates.

Your assignment

As a forensic assistant, you will primarily work practically to prepare and assist in forensic autopsies, prepare the deceased, handle samples, and participate in the unit's mortuary operations.

Qualifications

• A minimum of completed upper secondary education that the employer deems relevant for the position.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form is required, as our management system and instructions must be understood.

Meritorious

• Ongoing medical studies
• Experience working with the deceased, for example from autopsy work, healthcare, or emergency services
• Good knowledge of anatomy

Personal qualities and abilities

We place great importance on your personal qualities as both internal and external contacts are an important part of the work. The work is challenging, both physically and mentally, as much of the operations involve difficult events related to death investigations. Therefore, we see that you have an ethical approach, integrity, and that you act steadily to handle the operations professionally. As a person, you have good physical condition, are handy and meticulous, flexible and empathetic. Additionally, with your positive attitude, you easily create good relationships, collaborate with others, and thereby contribute to a good working environment both in the smaller group and the unit.

The employment

The employment is a fixed-term temporary position for about 10 weeks with start in week 23 or 24 during the summer period. Start date will be agreed upon. The National Board of Forensic Medicine applies individual salary setting.

RMV is part of the justice chain, and we place high demands on employees' judgment and safety awareness as well as respect for law and order. As a representative of the National Board of Forensic Medicine, you follow the state value framework and contribute through your actions to legal security, legal certainty, and trust in the authority.

In some of our recruitments, a background check is conducted. We apply a competency-based recruitment process where psychological tests, knowledge tests, or work samples may occur. Before hiring licensed healthcare personnel, checks are performed with the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Health and Social Care Inspectorate.

Do you also want to contribute to a legally secure society? Welcome with your application no later than February 19, 2026. Grades and other documents should be brought to a possible interview. If you have protected personal information, please contact the manager indicated below.

The National Board of Forensic Medicine is committed to a recruitment free from discrimination and strives to provide equal opportunities for all.

Want to know more?

For more information, please contact Deputy Unit Manager Lotta Nordén Pettersson, phone 010-483 42 54. Our union representatives can be reached via our switchboard at phone: 010-483 41 00. Union representative for Saco is Maritha Torkildsen Nilsson, for ST/OFR Selma El Hadi, and for Seko Christer Johansson.

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We are the medical link in the justice chain. Here, forensic doctors, investigators, forensic assistants, biomedical analysts, administrators, and many more work on behalf of, among others, the police, prosecutors, and courts.

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The Department of Forensic Medicine conducts approximately 5,500 forensic autopsies each year on behalf of the police and prosecutors. We also investigate suspected perpetrators and victims of violent crimes. Within the Department of Forensic Medicine, there are six forensic units located in Umeå, Uppsala, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Linköping, and Lund.

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