Summer Substitute for Mussel Control on the West Coast

The Swedish Food Agency is now looking for a summer substitute who wants to work with mussel control on the beautiful west coast. You will go on sampling trips, conduct risk assessments based on the test results, and communicate this to the relevant businesses. The work is part-time starting in mid or late May. You who are applying are a marine biologist; either graduated or studying. Does it sound exciting? Apply today!

Border Control Team

You will belong to the border control team, which primarily works with import control of food from countries outside the EU. You will be part of a border control team consisting of about 25 employees distributed across our border control stations in the Port of Gothenburg, Norvik Port, Port of Helsingborg, Södertälje Port, Port of Gävle, and Arlanda Airport. There are 2 people in the team working with mussel control. Mussel control involves opening and closing production areas for consumer safety based on the risk of high levels of toxins and bacteria/viruses.

Job Responsibilities

Your tasks will include everything from initially collecting mussel samples to communicating the test results. During a work week, you will collect and prepare mussel samples and send them for analysis to laboratories. You will receive test results, conduct a risk assessment, and communicate the results to the relevant businesses. You will also perform administrative tasks such as record-keeping. The work is flexible, within certain frameworks, and independent. You will have contact and collaborate with growers and harvesters. Your placement will be in Uddevalla, and travel by car to various companies in the region is included.

Your Qualifications

You are a marine biologist or have another education that we consider equivalent. You are either graduated or studying; if you are studying, you should have completed the second year of your education. It is an advantage if you have done a thesis, advanced project, or similar on the subject of mussels. A B driver's license is required as the position involves travel. You have good knowledge of Swedish and can understand and communicate in English.

As a person, you are independent, flexible, and analytical. You have the ability to independently manage your work while also enjoying meeting others. You can adapt to changing conditions but also enjoy following given routines and instructions in your work. We will place great importance on your personal qualities.

Welcome to Contact Us

You are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Annika Sundström. The representative for Saco-S is Åsa Eneroth and for ST Ronny Holmqvist. All can be reached via our switchboard, tel. 018-17 55 00.

Application deadline: 2026-03-17. Apply via the job advertisement on livsmedelsverket.se/lediga jobb, marking your application with diary number 2026/01029.

More Information About the Position

Employment type: Temporary employment, about 8 weeks during the summer

Scope: Part-time about 40–60%, the work is mainly scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Start date: End of May, by agreement

Organizational affiliation: Department of Food Control/Border Control Team

Location: Uddevalla

Grades, certificates, and ID documents that support your application should be brought to a possible interview.

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This recruitment is conducted entirely by the Swedish Food Agency. Therefore, we kindly ask for no phone calls from recruitment companies and advertisement sellers.

About the Swedish Food Agency

The Swedish Food Agency works to ensure that the food produced, sold, and served in Sweden is safe and honest, for a society where it is easy for people to eat in a healthy and sustainable way, and a secure food and drinking water supply in everyday life and crisis. Our tools are knowledge, advice, regulations, and control. We are a total of about 700 employees, of which more than 390 are in Uppsala and about 300 work with food control out in the country.