Vacant job

Do you want to work at the heart of events at Lund University? Are you a driven academic seeking a unique CV in the fields of security, preparedness, or medicine? On behalf of Lund University, we are now looking for a coordinator who wants to combine qualified operational support with exciting research tasks.

About the position

As a consultant with Academic Work, you will step into a role internally known as the Administrative Coordinator of International Affairs and Security. This is a unique opportunity to act as the leadership's right hand in an international environment at Lund University.

You will gain valuable insight into ongoing research projects by shadowing the leadership in their daily work. For those aiming for a future career in medicine, preparedness, or security, this is a unique opportunity to build valuable experience and understand how a research group functions from the inside.

Responsibilities

The assignment is broad and includes everything from operational administration to simpler research tasks:

• Manage calendar bookings, book travel, and schedule meetings via the university's systems.
• Take minutes at meetings, arrange representative dinners, and organize individual conference days in dialogue with other staff.
• Handle simple email correspondence to relieve the leadership.
• Research support (30–50%): Perform simpler research tasks such as data collection and data structuring.
• We appreciate an interest in using AI tools to streamline administrative work.

We are looking for you who

• Hold an MSc or a driven BSc in biotechnology, biomedicine, political science, or similar subjects.
• Are fluent in both Swedish and English, spoken and written.
• Are a Swedish citizen (required due to the nature of the assignment).
• Have a natural ability to quickly grasp complex contexts and new tasks.
• Are helpful, stress-tolerant, organized, and take great personal responsibility for your tasks.

Merits:

• Completed military service and/or other military background.
• Knowledge of Russian and/or Ukrainian.
• Interest in working with AI as a tool for efficiency.

To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Helpful
• Stress-tolerant
• Organized
• Takes responsibility

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position be sent to Academic Work.

We apply continuous selection and will remove the ad once enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so they do not need to be attached. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the position and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.