Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden's largest and most versatile department of its kind with approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; petrology, mineralogy and tectonics; paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge. For more information: The Department of Earth Sciences

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.

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As a teaching assistant you are admitted as a student at the University, participate in ongoing studies and work part time.

Duties
Your duties will consist of 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 http://www.cemus.uu.se/openpositions/. In your application, please specify which course(s) you are interested in working with.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Individual suitability to successfully carry out the work tasks will be given strong consideration.

Additional qualifications
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.

Ansökningsförfarande
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. 

About the employment
The employments are temporary positions until 2024-07-31, according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12. Scope of employment 18-25%. Starting date 2023-10-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: 

Sara Andersson, Director of Studies E-post: sara.andersson@cemus.uu.se
Ewa Livmar, Course Coordinator. E-post: ewa.livmar@cemus.uu.se

Please submit your application by 1 September 2023, UFV-PA 2023/2837.

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Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Part-time
First day of employment 2023-08-01
Salary Individual salary
Number of positions 2
Full-time equivalent 18%
City Uppsala
County Uppsala län
Country Sweden
Reference number UFV-PA 2023/2837
Union representative
  • ST/TCO, tco@fackorg.uu.se
  • Seko Universitetsklubben, seko@uadm.uu.se
  • Saco-rådet, saco@uadm.uu.se
Published 18.Aug.2023
Last application date 01.Sep.2023 11:59 PM CEST

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