Up to 8 course assistants 17-30% - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CEMUS, has since the start 1992 done student-led education within the broad and interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability area. Read more about our educational model and courses at www.cemus.uu.se/education.

Work tasks: The work entails planning, administration, delivery and after-reporting of a university course together with a colleague in close collaboration with guest lecturers, the course work group (made up of experienced university teachers, researchers and professors), and CEMUS director of studies and educational coordinators. The work is both externally focused with contacts with guest lecturers and students, as well as individual work such as course planning, literature, preparation of seminars, workshops and course administration. Part of the work is also to creatively build on experiences from previous course runs and pass on one’s own experiences to future course coordinators.

Extent 30 %, period 2019-03-15 – 2020-03-14

• 2 positions: *Hållbar utveckling A, 30 hp, www.cemus.uu.se/hua 

Extent 23 %, period 2019-03-15 – 2020-03-14

• 1 position, Reimagining Education, 15 credits. This is a new course. 

Extent 17%, period 2019-03-15 – 2020-03-14

• 2 positions: *Global miljöhistoria, 7.5 hp, www.cemus.uu.se/gmh
• 2 positions: *Klimatet, energin och det moderna samhället, 7.5 hp, www.cemus.uu.se/ke
• 1 positions: Global Challenges and Sustainable Futures, 7.5 credits, www.cemus.uu.se/gcsf 

Please indicate in your application which courses you are interested in working with and in which order (if you apply to more than one course).

Qualifications: Ongoing university/college (higher education) studies, preferably sustainable development. Good computer skills and good English language skills spoken and written is necessary.

Desirable/other merits: Work life experience from work with student-led courses and experience of student activating teaching methods is also a merit.

Conditions: An employment as course coordinator (amanuens) is regulated in the Swedish higher education act chapter 5 (Högskoleförordningen, HF 5 kap). Only persons admitted to an undergraduate/bacheor level or masters level education can be employed as an amanuens/course coordinator (HF 5 kap §10).

Application procedure: The application must include a letter of intent (a short description of why you are applying to the position, also state if you have experience of similar work tasks). The application should also include a CV and a certificate with study results from Studentportalen or similar.

Considerable emphasis will be attached to personal suitability, such as the ability to take own initiatives and to be able to solve problems in a way that is constructive for the business.

Uppsala University values the qualities that equal gender balance and diversity bring to the different activities. We encourage applicants with different background and experiences.

Salary: Fixed salary according to agreement with the union.

Start date: 2019-03-15.

Employment form: Limited employment period until 2019-03-14.

Employment percentage: See above list at the start of the page.

Location: Uppsala.

Information about the positions is provided by Director of studies Alexis Engström, e-mail: alexis.engstrom@cemus.uu.se, tel 0727-181710.

Welcome with your application no later than March 1, 2019, UFV-PA 2019/464.