CEMUS - up to 14 Teaching assistants: 12-33% - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Earth Sciences of Uppsala University is one of the most complete of such academic departments in Europe, with about 250 employees. Our research focuses on subjects that range from the Earth’s core to the atmosphere, on scales from submicroscopic structures in minerals to the formation of mountains and oceans, from the formation of the Earth until today. We investigate the development of life and the Earth over billions of years, and study the connections between the atmosphere and oceans with regards to climate change and sustainable development.

Since the start in 1992, The Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CEMUS, has carried out student-led education within the broad and interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability area. Please visit: www.cemus.uu.se for more information about our educational model and our courses.

Work tasks: As a teaching assistant you work with the planning, administration, delivery and reporting of a University course. The work is based on the course syllabus and is carried out together with a colleague and in close collaboration with guest lecturers, a course work group (consisting of experienced University teachers, researchers and professors), and the educational coordinators at Cemus. The work includes contacts with guest lecturers and students, course planning, literature planning, preparation of seminars, workshops and course administration. Part of the work is to creatively build on experiences from previous course offerings and pass on one’s own experiences to future course coordinators.

The positions are for work with the courses that are listed at: www.cemus.uu.se/adspring2021/. In your application, please specify which course(s) you are interested in working with.

Qualifications:

• Ongoing University studies (higher education). For employment as a teaching assistant, it is a requirement that you are admitted as a student at undergraduate or advanced level, see the Swedish regulations: Högskoleförordningen 5 kap/Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5.
• Good computer skills and good spoken and written English language skills are necessary. For courses in Swedish (marked with * in the course list), good language skills in Swedish in speech and writing are necessary.
• Documented ability to independently manage and complete tasks within given time frames, even during temporary work peaks.

Desirable/other merits: Studies within the field of sustainable development. Experience of transdisciplinary education. Experience of planning and facilitating workshops and seminars. Documented ability to collaborate with people from different backgrounds. Individual suitability to successfully carry out the work tasks will be given strong consideration.

Application: The application must include a CV, a letter comprised of a description of why you are applying to the position and your experience of similar work tasks. Please specify which course(s) you are interested in working with (see link to course list in text above). We also ask you to upload documentation that proves admission to education at the undergraduate/advanced level, and/or documentation showing ongoing studies. Interviews will be ongoing throughout the application period.

Salary: Individual salary.

Starting date: 01-10-2020 or as otherwise agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12, ending 31-07-2021.

Scope of employment: 12-33%.

For further information about the position please contact:

• Sara Andersson, Director of Studies. E-mail: sara.andersson@cemus.uu.se.
• Alexis Engström, Course Coordinator. E-mail: alexis.engstrom@cemus.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 27 August 2020, UFV-PA 2020/2802.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Are you considering moving to Sweden to work at Uppsala University? If so, you will find a lot of information about working and living in Sweden at www.uu.se/joinus. You are also welcome to contact International Faculty and Staff Services at ifss@uadm.uu.se.