Research Advisor

Welcome to Linnéuniversitetet! Here you will meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together follow the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. At our university, research and education are conducted with a gaze toward the future. Our proximity to industry, both locally and globally, gives us long reach and the opportunity for change that leaves an impact. All that is needed is a place where ideas are given space to meet and grow. That is what we have created – and you are invited. Change starts here!

The Department of External Relations is a unit within the university's common operational support that gathers expertise in external funding, innovation, and collaboration.

Linnéuniversitetet is now seeking a Research Advisor for the Department of External Relations, within the Section for Innovation and Research Support. The section's mission is to contribute to the development of research and innovation activities at Linnéuniversitetet by offering professional support to researchers regarding external research funding, as well as to researchers, employees, and students regarding innovation and utilization.

As a Research Advisor, you will play a central role in strengthening Linnéuniversitetet's ability to attract external research funding and develop competitive research environments. The role involves you, in close dialogue with researchers and management, contributing qualified advice, strategic analysis, and professional support that creates better conditions for research with both academic quality and societal relevance.

Job Description

Tasks that will be included in the position:

• Identify, analyze, and communicate relevant national and international funding opportunities for researchers and research groups.
• Provide qualified advisory and strategic support in the development, planning, and quality assurance of applications for external research funding.
• Coordinate large and complex application processes, including collaboration with internal functions and external parties.
• Contribute to the university's strategic development of research and external funding through analyses, decision support, and coordination of university-wide initiatives.
• Develop and apply effective working methods and processes within research support, focusing on quality, clarity, and operational benefit.
• Explore and use AI-supported working methods in a purposeful, efficient, and responsible manner, for example within environmental scanning, analysis, application support, and process development.
• Plan and implement inspiration and knowledge-enhancing activities that strengthen researchers' conditions to attract external research funding.
• Build and maintain good relationships with research funders as well as represent research support in relevant internal and external contexts.

To contribute to a good working environment and the development of the operations, you are present and participate in the daily work and community.

Qualifications:

We are looking for you who have in-depth knowledge of national and international research funders, including Horizon Europe, as well as extensive experience in qualified advisory work related to external research funding. You have a very good ability to support researchers in developing competitive applications and experience in assessing, quality assuring, or contributing to the development of research applications. It is meritorious if you have experience in leading or coordinating applications for large collaborative projects, conducting presentations and workshops, and developing working methods and processes within research support. You also have experience in, or a clear interest in, using AI tools in a purposeful, critical, and responsible manner in qualified knowledge work.

You have a university or college degree or equivalent, as well as a very good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in English. Since the working language of the department is Swedish, it is meritorious if you have good knowledge of Swedish. Research education and experience in your own research are also meritorious.

As a person, you are communicative and find it easy to create relationships, and you are attentive to both the needs of researchers and funders. You have a positive attitude and the ability to provide support and help with a focus on the researcher's needs. We assume that you can work both independently and as part of a workgroup. You have initiative, are flexible, and have the ability to inspire those around you.

Terms of Employment:

Employment and scope: Permanent employment.

Commencement: Commencement by agreement. In normal cases, a probationary period is applied.

Permanent place of work: The place of work is Växjö or Kalmar; travel between the locations occurs.

Welcome with your application no later than October 2, 2026.

Contact persons:

Section Manager: Kjärstin Hagman Boström, mailto:kjarstin.hagman@lnu.se, 0480-44 73 48

HR Partner: Hanna Holgersson, mailto:hanna.holgersson@lnu.se, 0480-xxxxxx

Union representatives can be reached via the university switchboard at 0772-28 80 00.

Do you want to know more about the Department of External Relations? Read more at Lnu.se

https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/Organisation/forvaltning/Avdelningen-for-externa-relationer/

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