2 course assistants to CEMUS

The Department of Geosciences is Sweden's most comprehensive academic environment for research and education within geosciences. Here, a broad range of expertise contributes to solutions for important societal issues.

The Earth is a dynamic planet that is constantly changing. To understand how our planet works, our researchers seek answers in the field, through laboratory experiments, and advanced models. Our research and education cover a wide variety of areas; rocks and minerals, weather and climate, the evolution of life, natural disasters, wind power and energy, environmental and water engineering, and sustainable development.

Our research unites natural science and technology with social science and is often interdisciplinary. At the department, over 300 people from more than 30 countries work, both in Uppsala and on Campus Gotland.

Our six research departments:

• Geophysics • Air, water and landscape studies • Mineralogy, petrology and tectonics
• Natural resources and sustainable development • Paleobiology • Wind energy

For more information see: www.uu.se/geovetenskaper

The Centre for Environmental and Development Studies, CEMUS, has since its start in 1992 conducted student-driven education within the broad and interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability field. Read more about our educational model and our courses at www.cemus.uu.se.

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Tasks and responsibilities

As a course assistant, you will work with the planning, administration, implementation, and post-reporting of a university course. The work is based on the course syllabus and is carried out together with a colleague and in close cooperation with guest lecturers, the course working group (consisting of experienced university teachers, researchers, and professors), as well as course coordinators at CEMUS. The tasks include, among other things, contacting guest lecturers and students, as well as planning the course structure, literature, preparing and conducting seminars, workshops, and course administration. The work involves building upon experiences from previous course iterations in a creative spirit, as well as passing on your own experiences to future teaching assistants and course assistants. As a course assistant, you have a special responsibility to support colleagues with less experience in working with student-led courses.

The employments concern work with the implementation and post-reporting of one of the following courses:

• Project management, engagement and communication for sustainability (1mv084)
• Sustainability challenges in Sweden (1mv016) and Global challenges and sustainable futures (1mv071) (the employment involves working with both of these courses)

Qualification requirements

• Current and documented experience of working with student-led education in interdisciplinary environments.
• Good computer skills and good language skills in English, both spoken and written.

• Documented ability to independently drive and complete tasks within given timeframes, even during temporary peaks in workload.
• Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Other desirable/merit qualifications

Ongoing or recently completed studies, preferably within sustainable development. Having completed 120 higher education credits is a merit. Documented experience of a good ability to cooperate with people from different backgrounds.

Application procedure: The application shall include a CV and you will be asked to fill in a short form about yourself. Please specify which course or courses you are interested in.

About the employment

The employments are time-limited until 2027-01-31. The extent is 22-30 %. Start date 2026-10-01, or as agreed. Location: Uppsala

Information about the employment is provided by:

• Sara Andersson, Director of Studies. E-mail: sara.andersson@cemus.uu.se
• Malin Östman, Course Coordinator. E-mail: malin.ostman@cemus.uu.se

Welcome with your application no later than August 27, 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2416

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