Teaching assistant

Teaching assistant

The Department
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established in 1971 to conduct peace research and offer courses in peace and conflict studies. Currently approx. 90 persons are employed at the Department and approximately 1000 students are enrolled every academic year. Courses offered include undergraduate and post-graduate courses, as well as a Ph. D. programme. For more information, visit the web page: www.pcr.uu.se

The Alva Myrdal Centre 
In an increasingly uncertain world, the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time. The Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) was established in 2021 at Uppsala University to provide research, teaching and policy support on nuclear disarmament. AMC studies the whole process in which nuclear disarmament occurs; i.e., preconditions and hurdles, negotiations and decision-making, and implementation and verification. For more details, visit the web page: Alva Myrdal Centre

The department and AMC, is now looking for a student worker who can support the administrative work within AMC, during 2025 (February - December). 

Duties
As part of the AMC team, you will play a key role in, among other things, the planning and execution of AMC's conference and a number of internal seminars.

In June 2025, AMC is holding a cross-disciplinary conference and in connection to this you will support the marketing of the event, make travel bookings, put together materials and also be part of the organisation during the conference days themselves. During the year, you will also be responsible for organising a number of internal seminars with researchers who are relevant to AMC's work. In addition, you will support our team with other administrative tasks, such as working with the centre's communications and helping with reporting and documentation.

Requirements
For employment as a student worker, it is a requirement that you are admitted as a student at undergraduate or advanced level. In addition to this, you must have good organisational skills and the ability to perform administrative tasks accurately. You must be fluent in English, both spoken and written, as well as be a team player with excellent communication skills.

Additional qualifications
Previous experience in planning and executing events is desirable.

About the employment
The employment is a: temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12. Scope of employment: part-time, 20%. Start and end date: from 3 February 2025 (or as agreed), until 19 December 2025. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Erik Melander, erik.melander@pcr.uu.se , +46 18-471 6107.

Please submit your application by 7 January 2025, UFV-PA 2024/4056.

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