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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is an integrated department with both the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology as main owners. Education is conducted at the department within a broad spectrum of areas.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is looking for teaching assistants for the autumn term 2026 to work with courses in the study areas Computer and Network Systems, Computing Science, Data Science and AI, Interaction Design, and Software Engineering.

Job Description

As a teaching assistant, you will actively work to relieve and support course coordinators with practical tasks related to each course. This could, for example, involve laboratory and exercise supervision. You will have ongoing contact with the relevant teachers regarding which tasks you can assist with. The specific courses for the autumn term 2026 can be found at the link below:

Link to course information (https://chalmers-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/jennlin_chalmers_se/IQAcYDadHSBKRbspwRi3RGPKAWftaLgzQbV8xPUwyLA600U)

In the document, you will find more information about each course, such as the language of instruction and which campus the course will be held at. The courses are divided by department in the following order: Computer and Network Systems, Computing Science, Data Science and AI, Interaction Design, and Software Engineering.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position, you must be an active student at the University of Gothenburg or Chalmers University of Technology, preferably on one of the department's programs at the undergraduate or advanced level.

To qualify for the position in a specific course, you must have previously passed the course or a similar course.

To qualify for the position, you must have good knowledge of the course language, i.e., Swedish or English, both in speech and writing.

To be able to fulfill the role of teaching assistant, you need to be located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and have the opportunity to perform work tasks on-site at Johanneberg campus or Lindholmen campus.

Completed advanced courses for the relevant course are meritorious. Experience of teaching situations and being accustomed to instructing and helping people in a pedagogical manner are also meritorious for the position.

We will make a holistic assessment where great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Employment

Employment type: Fixed-term employment, autumn term 2026

Scope: 10%-20% of full-time

Location: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Gothenburg

Start date: 2026-08-24 or as agreed

Contact Information for the Position

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact our study directors:

• Computer and Network Systems - Elias Hällqvist [email protected]
• Computing Science – Peter Ljunglöf [email protected]
• Data Science and AI – Birgit Grohe [email protected]
• Interaction Design – Olof Torgersson [email protected]
• Software Engineering – Daniel Strüber [email protected]

If you have questions about your application or the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Jenny Lind [email protected]

Trade Union Organizations

Trade union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande (https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande)

Application

To apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you must register an account in our recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is available to the university no later than the last application date.

Fill in your personal details and answers to additional questions. You must also attach a CV and a transcript of records (extract from Ladok). You will be asked to specify which courses you are interested in working in. Please keep the document under "Job Description" open so that you can copy the course code and course name from the document into your application.

All applications will be processed after the last application date.

Application deadline: 2026-06-30

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