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About Us

The Department of Marine Sciences conducts research, education, and development related to the sea and its resources. The operations are carried out in Gothenburg, at the research stations Tjärnö Marine Laboratory and Kristineberg Center for Marine Research and Innovation, as well as on the research vessel Skagerak. The Department of Marine Sciences is Sweden's most comprehensive environment for marine research and education and is one of the few such organizations in Europe. The department has a transdisciplinary breadth covering marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine cultural heritage, and oceanography, and research areas span geographically from the coast to the world ocean. The department has approximately 150 employees, and the administrative unit currently consists of 16 employees distributed across finance, HR, study administration, communication, and reception. Our way of working is characterized by professionalism, efficiency, and service, and we work in new, bright office spaces in the Natrium building on Medicinareberget in Gothenburg.

Job Description

As a Personnel Officer at the Department of Marine Sciences, you work consultatively providing qualified knowledge support in personnel and labor law matters to the Head of Department, Administrative Director, and employees. The duties include assisting the Head of Department and Administrative Director with recruitment, organizational change, salary formation, rehabilitation, MBL (Work Influence Act) negotiations, and labor law issues. You will also handle ongoing personnel administrative tasks, such as processing personnel cases in the personnel system Primula, including leave, holidays, and employment contracts. You will disseminate information within the organization regarding personnel administrative matters and contribute to well-structured routines and working methods in the personnel area at the department. You perform the work independently in close collaboration with the Head of Department, Administrative Director, and others in the organization's operational support. Since the department also has staff at the research stations, travel to these locations is included in the employment as needed.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university degree in HR/personnel/behavioral science, as well as very good experience of the above-described tasks, for example within the higher education sector. Good knowledge of the Office package is a given, and experience working in Primula is meritorious.

Since this is sometimes a challenging assignment, it is also a requirement that you have previous experience of working supportively to managers in broad HR matters. You also need to have previous experience of working together with union partners. Experience from public sector operations, especially handling of organizational change and negotiation cases, is seen as an asset.

In this role, it is required that you have integrity, work in a trustworthy manner, and have an easy time building good relationships. It is important that you are service-oriented and have a well-developed communicative ability. Being able to work proactively and contribute to the improvement of processes, routines, and a good work climate is also important for the employment. We assume that you simultaneously have good cooperation skills as you will work together with another personnel officer and other employees in the operational support. You must have very good skills in communicating both Swedish and English, both orally and in writing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Employment

The employment is permanent and full-time at the Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg. Start date is by agreement.

Contact Information for the Position

If you have questions about the employment, you are welcome to contact Carina Johansson, Administrative Director, phone 076-618 4408, [email protected]

If you have questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Helen Tholander, Personnel Officer, phone 031-786 3252, [email protected]

Trade Unions

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare (https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare)

Application

You apply for the position via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is at the university's disposal by the last application date. Interviews will start during week 28.

Application deadline: 2026-06-25

The University works actively for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the operations. The University applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the University is obliged to keep application documents for two years after the appointment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request your documents back, they will be returned when the two years have passed; otherwise, they will be destroyed. To staffing and recruitment agencies and to you who are salespeople: The University of Gothenburg uses a procured advertising agency in connection with staff recruitment. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of job advertisements.