Project Assistant in South Sami

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About the project:

Lohkanlihkku (Reading Joy), a web-based game to strengthen reading ability in five different Sami languages. The game is being developed in collaboration with our partners at the universities in Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi as well as Samiska Högskolan in Kautokeino. Read more here: https://www.umu.se/forskning/projekt/lohkanlihkku/;https://ulapland.fi/en/project/lohkanlihkku/lohkanlihkku-in-english/

Humlab now needs to recruit a project assistant with competence in South Sami for this project, which is funded by Interreg Aurora and Region Västerbotten.

Description of duties:

The main duties will be:

translate and produce project material in South Sami collaborate with partners in the Interreg Aurora project Lohkanlihkku to map reading and writing literacy education for South Sami through surveys and interviews create game content in South Sami (words, expressions, and sound combinations) conduct interviews present the project

The duties may change over time.

Competence requirements:

To be eligible for employment as a project assistant, you must have at least a high school diploma. For this position, you are required to have a very good ability to speak, read, and write in South Sami.

For this position, you are also required to have a good ability to read, write, and communicate in Swedish and English, as well as the ability to conduct presentations and interact during meetings (in English and Swedish).

You are self-driven in your work with the ability to coordinate your own and others' work. Additionally, it is a requirement that you are an experienced user of Microsoft 365.

Other desirable qualifications:

It is meritorious if you have previous experience teaching South Sami in combination with proven language skills in North Sami.

Higher education is considered meritorious.

Previous experience working within a university/college is meritorious.

Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Application:

The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A personal letter where you motivate your interest in the position, describe your qualifications, and explain how these are relevant to the duties (1-2 pages)

(2) A curriculum vitae (CV)

(3) Relevant grades and certificates that support the information in the CV

Applications must be made through the e-recruitment system Varbi and must be received no later than 2026-08-13.

Other information:

The employment is permanent, part-time 30 %, with commencement as soon as possible or by agreement. However, the project runs until at most 2028-02-29.

Further information about the employment is provided by:

Coppélie Cocq, project manager, Humlab, +46 (0)90-786 54 82.

Anneli Taflin, HR coordinator, + 46 (0)90-786 89 31

For information:

Humlab: https://www.umu.se/humlab/

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