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The Digitalization Division at Linköping University is now looking for a Research Coordinator who, together with colleagues and management, wants to further develop the university's IT resources and contribute to making Linköping University Sweden's leading AI university.

As one of the region's largest employers, we can offer you:

• a thrilling, varied, and active job with societal benefit
• opportunities to further develop yourself and your competencies
• space to take your own initiatives for technical development and other improvements to our operations

About the Job

As a Research Coordinator within the Digitalization Division, you will play a key role in developing and strengthening LiU's research environments in their use of IT and digitalization solutions, as well as coordinating the division's work to contribute to these efforts. You will function as a strategic and practical partner to researchers and research support, where you both drive and coordinate initiatives to create real value in the research processes. In this role, you work close to the operations and become an important bridge between technology, research, and organization. You actively contribute to translating the university's overarching goals and visions within AI and digitalization into concrete initiatives and improvements.

A particular focus is placed on the opportunities and challenges with AI as a research tool – from advanced data analysis to issues regarding ethics, quality, information security, and responsible use.

You provide qualified technical support to LiU's research leaders and doctoral education leaders. You will participate in the procurement, development, and management of IT solutions used within research. In the long term, the goal is for you to be a resource in strategically important research applications as well as research and collaboration projects where you contribute your expertise in the application of IT and digitalization solutions. The position gives you the opportunity to work close to the forefront of research and help shape how digitalization and AI are used in academic research, both today and in the future.

You will become part of the Digitalization Division and will work broadly within the division but with a placement in a group that works on delivering digital solutions to researchers, teachers, and students.

About You

We are looking for you who have an independent, curious, and exploratory work approach where you, together with LiU's researchers, create tools and environments for future research. You see opportunities in changes and have the ability to come up with new ideas that you can put into practice and that lead to results. As a person, you are stimulated by working towards goals and focus on achieving results, which is evident in your prioritization, planning, and actions. You have the ability to see the best for the operations from a holistic perspective. We want you to work with a high service spirit and have an interest in helping others and delivering solutions. You have the ability to develop a trusting and good collaboration with both internal and external actors.

We want you to have:

• a doctoral degree
• good knowledge of and/or experience with IT and digitalization issues
• background in AI and/or Data Science
• good communication skills in both speech and writing, in both Swedish and English

It is meritorious if you also have:

• experience from multidisciplinary research
• experience of working with strategic processes within a research environment
• work with IT and digitalization issues
• experience of system development and creation of technical solutions

Your Workplace

The education and research at Linköping University are world-class. The Digitalization Division creates, together with teachers and researchers, teaching and research at the forefront of development. As an employee at the Digitalization Division, you are part of this dynamic and challenging work. There are constantly new projects underway and the work pace is sometimes high. We work to support research at all stages.

About the Employment

Permanent position. Full-time.

Start date according to agreement.

Salary and Benefits

Monthly salary. Individual salary setting.

Our benefits include, among other things, fitness allowance and good term and pension conditions. We offer the possibility of remote work for part of your working time when the needs of the operations and the tasks allow for this.

Read more about benefits for employees: https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner (https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner).

Union Representatives

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Application

Welcome to submit your application with CV and cover letter by August 25th. You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Applications received after the last application date will not be considered.

We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, as this enriches and develops our operations. For us, it is obvious to safeguard everyone's equal value, rights, and opportunities. Read about our work with equal conditions (https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/).

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