{"data":{"id":178033,"slug":"ekonom-26","type":"job","title":"Economist","description":"Gothenburg University meets society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive educational programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, Gothenburg University contributes to a better future.\nThe Department of Economics with Statistics is part of the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University and has approximately 100 employees from many countries. Teaching is conducted in economics and statistics, and the department currently has approximately 800 students registered in courses and programs. The department brings together a diversity of researchers, several of whom are internationally renowned economists. The strongest research areas are labor economics, behavioral economics, development economics, environmental economics, and financial economics. The department is located at Vasagatan 1 in Gothenburg and is thus centrally situated in the city. More information about the department can be found at https:\/\/www.gu.se\/handelshogskolan\/nationalekonomi-statistik.\nThe department's operational support consists of approximately 12 employees who are responsible for personnel, finance, research and education administration, academic advising, and communication. We are now seeking an economist on a permanent, full-time basis who wants to be part of our operational support team and who, with good service and high quality, contributes to the conditions for our employees to conduct successful research and education.\nDuties\nAs an economist, you will have overall control of the department's finances and provide qualified support to both management and researchers and teachers in finance and project-related matters. As an economist, you will also work closely with other employees who handle financial matters at the department.\nThe position involves independently working with the department's budget, forecasts, and financial statements, as well as performing analysis and follow-up work. The duties include financial work related to externally funded research projects, including EU projects, encompassing budgets and monitoring as well as support to researchers and reporting to external funders. You will also work with contract writing, bookkeeping, and account reconciliations. Other general administrative tasks at the department may also be included in the position. The work also includes continuous development and adaptation of financial administrative procedures in accordance with new guidelines and regulations. It will therefore be important to be familiar with, updated on, and understand the laws and regulations that the university applies and is subject to. You will also participate in the School of Business, Economics and Law's network for economists.\nQualifications\nWe are looking for someone who has a bachelor's degree in economics or equivalent that the employer finds relevant. You have worked with qualified financial work for a few years and are very experienced in independently working with budgets, forecasts, financial statements, externally funded projects, and financial follow-ups. It is a merit if you have previously worked with these areas at a university\/college or other government agency\/operation. Knowledge of and ability to apply the university's regulations and ordinances regarding finances is also a merit.\nYou are experienced in working independently and in structuring, planning, and prioritizing your work to meet set deadlines. You are thorough and enjoy roles where you take considerable responsibility and initiative, and you are experienced in managing multiple tasks while maintaining quality. You have an analytical, solution-oriented, and service-minded approach and can answer financial questions in a pedagogical and easy-to-understand manner. The work involves extensive contacts both within and outside the department, which places high demands on good collaboration skills and excellent ability to express yourself well in both Swedish and English. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability.\nEmployment\nThe position is a permanent employment at 100% located at the Department of Economics with Statistics, Gothenburg University. Start date for the employment is 2026-10-12 or by agreement. A probationary period may be applied.\nRecruitment Process\nInterview 1 is planned to be conducted during week 40. A work sample will be completed at interview 2, and references will be requested for final candidates.\nContact Information for the Position\nIf you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact:\nNeha Rohtagi, HR Officer, 031-786 27 01, neha.rohtagi@economics.gu.se.\nMaria Otterdahl, Administrative Director, 031-786 19 81, maria.otterdahl@economics.gu.se.\nTrade Union Representatives\nTrade union representatives at Gothenburg University can be found here: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare\nApplication\nYou apply for the position via Gothenburg University's recruitment portal by clicking the \"Apply\" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the job posting and that it is submitted to the university no later than the final application deadline. The selection of applicants is made based on the documents and qualifications registered in the application by the final application deadline.\nAttach to your application:\nCover letter\nCV\nDegree certificate\nOther documents relevant to the application (optional)\n\nApplication deadline: September 20\nThe university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the operation. The university applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the university is obligated to retain application documents for two years after the hiring decision. If you as an applicant specifically request that your documents be returned, they will be returned when the two years have elapsed; otherwise, they will be disposed of. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you who are job ad vendors: Gothenburg University uses contracted advertising agencies in connection with recruitment of personnel. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and vendors of job postings.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Ekonom","description_original":"G\u00f6teborgs universitet m\u00f6ter samh\u00e4llets utmaningar med m\u00e5ngsidig kunskap. 58 000 studenter och 6800 medarbetare g\u00f6r universitetet till en stor och inspirerande arbetsplats. Stark forskning och attraktiva utbildningar lockar forskare och studenter fr\u00e5n hela v\u00e4rlden. Med ny kunskap och nya perspektiv bidrar G\u00f6teborgs universitet till en b\u00e4ttre framtid.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r nationalekonomi med statistik tillh\u00f6r Handelsh\u00f6gskolan vid G\u00f6teborgs universitet och har cirka 100 medarbetare fr\u00e5n ett stort antal l\u00e4nder. Undervisning bedrivs inom nationalekonomi och statistik och institutionen har idag cirka 800 studenter registrerade p\u00e5 kurser och program. P\u00e5 institutionen samlas en m\u00e5ngfald av forskare varav flera \u00e4r internationellt k\u00e4nda ekonomer. De starkaste forskningsomr\u00e5dena \u00e4r arbetsmarknadsekonomi, beteendeekonomi, utvecklingsekonomi, milj\u00f6ekonomi och finansiell ekonomi. Institutionen \u00e4r lokaliserad p\u00e5 Vasagatan 1 i G\u00f6teborg och ligger d\u00e4rmed centralt placerad mitt i staden. Mer information om institutionen hittar du p\u00e5 v\u00e5r https:\/\/www.gu.se\/handelshogskolan\/nationalekonomi-statistik.\nInstitutionens verksamhetsst\u00f6d best\u00e5r av cirka 12 medarbetare som ansvarar f\u00f6r personal-, ekonomi-, forsknings- och utbildningsadministration, studiev\u00e4gledning och kommunikation. Vi s\u00f6ker nu en ekonom tillsvidare p\u00e5 heltid som vill vara en del av v\u00e5rt verksamhetsst\u00f6d och som med god service och h\u00f6g kvalitet bidrar till f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna f\u00f6r v\u00e5ra medarbetare att bedriva framg\u00e5ngsrik forskning och utbildning.\nArbetsuppgifter\nSom ekonom har du \u00f6vergripande kontroll \u00f6ver institutionens ekonomi och utg\u00f6r ett kvalificerat st\u00f6d till s\u00e5v\u00e4l ledning som forskare och l\u00e4rare i ekonomi- och projektrelaterade fr\u00e5gor. Som ekonom arbetar du \u00e4ven n\u00e4ra \u00f6vriga medarbetare som arbetar med ekonomifr\u00e5gor p\u00e5 institutionen.\nTj\u00e4nsten inneb\u00e4r att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt arbeta med institutionens budget, prognos och bokslut samt utf\u00f6ra analys- och uppf\u00f6ljningsarbete. I arbetsuppgifterna ing\u00e5r ekonomiarbete avseende externfinansierade forskningsprojekt, inklusive EU-projekt, innefattande budget och uppf\u00f6ljning samt st\u00f6d till forskare och rapportering till externa bidragsgivare. Du kommer ocks\u00e5 att arbeta med avtalsskrivning, bokf\u00f6ring och kontoavst\u00e4mningar. \u00c4ven andra allm\u00e4nna administrativa arbetsuppgifter vid institutionen kan komma att ing\u00e5 i tj\u00e4nsten. I arbetet ing\u00e5r vidare kontinuerlig utveckling och anpassning av ekonomiadministrativa rutiner i enlighet med nya riktlinjer och regelverk. Det kommer d\u00e4rf\u00f6r vara viktigt att vara insatt i, uppdaterad p\u00e5 och ha f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r de lagar och f\u00f6rordningar som universitet till\u00e4mpar och lyder under. Du deltar ocks\u00e5 i Handelsh\u00f6gskolans n\u00e4tverk f\u00f6r ekonomer.\nKvalifikationer\nVi s\u00f6ker dig som har en kandidatexamen inom ekonomi eller motsvarande som arbetsgivaren finner relevant. Du har arbetat med kvalificerat ekonomiarbete under n\u00e5gra \u00e5r och \u00e4r mycket van vid att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt arbeta med budget, prognos, bokslut, externfinansierade projekt samt ekonomiska uppf\u00f6ljningar. Det \u00e4r meriterande om du tidigare har arbetat med dessa delar vid universitet\/h\u00f6gskola eller annan statlig myndighet\/verksamhet. \u00c4ven k\u00e4nnedom om och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att till\u00e4mpa universitetets regelverk och f\u00f6rordningar avseende ekonomi \u00e4r meriterande.\nDu \u00e4r van att arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och att strukturera, planera och prioritera ditt arbete f\u00f6r att h\u00e5lla uppsatta deadlines. Du \u00e4r noggrann och trivs i roller d\u00e4r du f\u00e5r ta mycket eget ansvar och initiativ och du \u00e4r van att hantera parallella arbetsuppgifter med bibeh\u00e5llen kvalitet. Du har ett analytiskt, l\u00f6sningsorienterat och serviceinriktat f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt och kan besvara ekonomiska fr\u00e5gor p\u00e5 ett pedagogiskt och l\u00e4ttf\u00f6rst\u00e5eligt s\u00e4tt. Arbetet inneb\u00e4r mycket kontakter s\u00e5v\u00e4l inom som utom institutionen vilket st\u00e4ller h\u00f6ga krav p\u00e5 en god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga samt mycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka sig v\u00e4l p\u00e5 s\u00e5v\u00e4l svenska som engelska. Stor vikt kommer att l\u00e4ggas vid personlig l\u00e4mplighet.\nAnst\u00e4llning\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en tillsvidareanst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 100% med placering vid institutionen f\u00f6r nationalekonomi med statistik, G\u00f6teborgs universitet. Tilltr\u00e4de f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r 2026-10-12 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Provanst\u00e4llning kan komma att till\u00e4mpas.\nTills\u00e4ttningsf\u00f6rfarande\nIntervju 1 planeras att genomf\u00f6ras under v40. Arbetsprov genomf\u00f6rs vid intervju 2 och referenstagning kommer att genomf\u00f6ras f\u00f6r slutkandidater.\nKontaktuppgifter f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen\nHar du fr\u00e5gor om anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta:\nNeha Rohtagi, personalhandl\u00e4ggare, 031-786 27 01, mailto:neha.rohtagi@economics.gu.se.\nMaria Otterdahl, administrativ chef, 031-786 19 81, mailto:maria.otterdahl@economics.gu.se.\nFackliga organisationer\nFackliga f\u00f6retr\u00e4dare vid G\u00f6teborgs universitet hittar du h\u00e4r: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/jobba-hos-oss\/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare\nAns\u00f6kan\nDu s\u00f6ker anst\u00e4llningen via G\u00f6teborgs universitets rekryteringsportal genom att klicka p\u00e5 knappen \"Ans\u00f6k\". Du som s\u00f6kande ansvarar f\u00f6r att ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett i enlighet med annonsen och att den \u00e4r universitetet tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdag. Urvalet av s\u00f6kande kandidater g\u00f6rs utifr\u00e5n de handlingar och kvalifikationer som \u00e4r registrerade i ans\u00f6kan vid sista ans\u00f6kningsdag.\nBifoga i ans\u00f6kan:\nPersonligt brev\nCV\nExamensbevis\n\u00d6vriga dokument, relevanta f\u00f6r ans\u00f6kan (frivilligt)\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara inkommen senast: 20 september\nUniversitetet arbetar aktivt f\u00f6r en arbetsmilj\u00f6 med j\u00e4mst\u00e4llda f\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden och s\u00e4tter v\u00e4rde p\u00e5 de kvalit\u00e9er m\u00e5ngfald tillf\u00f6r verksamheten. Universitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Enligt Riksarkivets f\u00f6reskrifter \u00e4r universitetet skyldigt att f\u00f6rvara ans\u00f6kningshandlingar i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r efter tills\u00e4ttningsbeslutet. Om du som s\u00f6kande till en anst\u00e4llning s\u00e4rskilt beg\u00e4r tillbaka dina handlingar \u00e5ters\u00e4nds de n\u00e4r de tv\u00e5 \u00e5ren har f\u00f6rflutit, i annat fall kommer de att gallras ut. 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