6 Teaching Assistants at CEMUS 18-25% - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Earth Sciences is Sweden's most comprehensive academic environment for research and education in geoscience. It offers a broad range of expertise that can contribute to solving important societal issues.

Earth is a dynamic and constantly changing planet. To understand how this planet works, our researchers seek answers in the field, through laboratory experiments and advanced models. Our research and education cover a wide range of disciplines, including rocks and minerals, weather and climate, the evolution of life, natural disasters, wind power and energy, environmental and water engineering, and sustainable development.Our research combines natural sciences and technology with social sciences and is often interdisciplinary. More than 300 people from over 30 countries work at the department, both in Uppsala and at Campus Gotland. 

Our six research divisions: 

• Geophysics • Air, Water and Landscape Science • Mineralogy, Petrology and Tectonics    
• Natural Resources and Sustainable Development • Palaeobiology • Wind Energy

For more information see: www.uu.se/earthsciences

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.

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.

•    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.

Application

The application must include a CV, and you will be asked to fill in a form with some questions about yourself. 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 according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12,  until 2027-07-31. Scope of employment 18-25 %. Starting date 2026-10-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: 

Sara Andersson, Director of Studies. E-mail: sara.andersson@cemus.uu.se
Malin Östman, Course Coordinator. E-mail: malin.ostman@cemus.uu.se

Please submit your application by 2 September 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2278 .