Project Assistant to the Department of Statistics

About the company

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked as one of the world's leading universities. It has approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our strive to understand, explain, and improve our world and human conditions.

The Department of Statistics was created in 1929 and is the oldest department at the School of Economics. Here, approximately 20 researchers, teachers, doctoral students, and administrators, as well as about ten teaching assistants, work. We conduct research within several statistical areas, including analysis of high-dimensional data, bayesian methods, spatial-temporal models, and non-gaussian modeling, as well as education in statistics at all levels. Over 900 students study at our department every year. More information can be found on the department's website: http://www.stat.lu.se

The School of Economics at Lund University is an internationally prominent business school that has so-called triple quality accreditation. We work in an international environment and offer sought-after programs at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. The School of Economics has close cooperation with companies and authorities both nationally and internationally. We care about a good, stimulating work environment and work continuously to develop as an attractive employer.

Your tasks

As a project assistant, you will mainly work with development work within a project at the Department of Statistics. The tasks include programming, development, and testing of technical solutions, processing of material and data, as well as documentation of the work.

The work also includes evaluating and further developing existing solutions as well as assisting with other tasks within the project if necessary. The tasks may evolve during the course of the project and be adapted based on the project's needs and the employee's competence. The work is carried out in close cooperation with the project manager.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have an interest in statistics, programming, and development work and who want to work in close cooperation with researchers and teachers at the department. The work will include both independent tasks and ongoing cooperation with the project manager.

For employment, it is required that you

• have relevant education in statistics, data analysis, computer science, or a related field,
• have good knowledge of programming,
• have a good ability to develop, test, and further develop technical solutions,
• have a good ability to independently familiarize yourself with new technical tools and tasks,
• have a good ability to document and communicate your work, and
• are responsible and meticulous and have good cooperative skills.
• very good ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.

Meritorious for the employment are

• good knowledge of Python,
• experience of programming or development projects,
• experience of data analysis and statistical methods,
• experience of developing, testing, or further developing existing technical solutions, and
• experience of version control, for example Git.

In the assessment, special weight will be placed on the applicant's relevant technical competence, ability to work independently and structured, as well as the ability to cooperate and familiarize oneself with new tasks.

How to apply

The application shall include

• A personal letter where you motivate your interest in the position and describe in what way your merits and experiences are relevant to the tasks.
• A CV showing relevant education, technical competence, and previous experiences.

You are welcome to briefly describe previous programming, data analysis, or development projects that are relevant to the employment.

Last application date: 2026-11-15

The employment is applied for online. Click the "Apply for the job" button in the advertisement. For more information, see Lund University's information about applying for employment.

Other

Lund University announces a vacancy for a project assistant at the Department of Statistics, School of Economics. The employment is part-time and concerns work with development within a project at the department.

Start date: 2027-01-15

Terms This is a fixed-term employment for 6 months part-time with a scope of 50 percent. The employment is located at the Department of Statistics, School of Economics, Lund University.