{"data":{"id":209640,"slug":"projektassistent-inom-infrastrukturomstallning-och-ekonomisk-geografi","type":"job","title":"Project Assistant in Infrastructure Transition and Economic Geography","description":"About the workplace\nThe position is located at the Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography. You will work in the research project CATS (Beyond herding cats: integrating research on infrastructure transitions across project boundaries), funded by the Crafoord Foundation and running 2026\u20132027. CATS brings together several ongoing research projects on how infrastructure for water, sanitation, food, mobility, and waste is becoming more decentralized, with researchers at Lund University and international partners. The project aims to facilitate exchange and disseminate results to researchers, decision-makers, and the public.\nYou will work closely with the project leader and be based at Geocentrum I in Lund, together with approximately 60 colleagues from the department. You will also be affiliated with CIRCLE, Centre for Innovation Research at Lund University (www.circle.lu.se), an interdisciplinary research environment with a large national and international network.\n\nWhat we offer\nLund University is a state authority, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and favorable occupational pension. We have flexible working hours that provide good conditions for balance between work and leisure. You will have a place in an international research environment with seminars, workshops, and networks at both the department and CIRCLE.\nRead more on the university website about working with us.\n\nRequirements\nTasks and responsibilities\nAs a project assistant, you will coordinate ongoing work in CATS and support the project leader and research team. The tasks are partly administrative and partly research-related.\n\nAdministration and communication\nplan and conduct workshops, seminars, and other events, including travel bookings and practical arrangements\nupdate website and social media and produce newsletters\nassist with documentation for financial monitoring and reporting\nongoing project administration, such as meeting notes, document management, and partner contacts\n\nResearch support\nliterature searches and research status summaries\ndata collection, sorting, transcription, and documentation, such as interviews and documents\nanalysis of qualitative and\/or quantitative material\ncontribute to reports, presentations, applications, and other texts\n\nThe distribution between tasks varies over time and is adapted to the project's needs and your experience. The work requires regular presence at the department in Lund. Travel within Sweden and Europe may occur.\n\nQualifications\nRequirements for employment:\nYou hold a bachelor's degree in social science or another relevant field, or are nearing completion of such a degree.\nYou have excellent English language skills, both spoken and written.\nYou have experience searching for and compiling literature and working with qualitative or quantitative material, for example from thesis work.\nYou have strong analytical abilities.\nYou are organized and self-motivated and can plan and prioritize your work.\nYou have good collaborative skills.\n\nMeritorious qualifications:\nYou hold or are pursuing a master's degree in cultural geography, economic geography, innovation studies, political science, sociology, or a related field.\nYou have experience with administrative work, such as organizing events, managing websites and social media, or preparing simple financial documentation.\nYou are interested in research on sustainability transitions or infrastructure.\nYou have strong Swedish language skills.\n\nOther information\nThis is a fixed-term position for one year (special fixed-term contract) at 50\u2013100% employment according to agreement. Start date as soon as possible or by agreement. Interviews will be held in Lund or digitally shortly after the application deadline. Contact Johan Mi\u00f6rner (johan.miorner@keg.lu.se) with questions about the position.\n\nHow to apply\nApplications are submitted through the university's recruitment system. Your application should be written in English and include:\na cover letter (max 1 page) describing why you are applying, how your experience matches the tasks, and what employment level (50\u2013100%) you can work\nCV\ncertificates of degree completion, study transcripts, or equivalent\ncontact information for two references\n\nYou may also attach grades, work samples, or other materials you wish to provide.\nLund University practices individual salary setting. Please state your salary expectations in your application.\n\nThe Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography at Lund University is a research-intensive academic unit within the Faculty of Social Sciences. It combines long academic traditions with modern and strongly internationalized research and education. The department offers a broad range of education at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, including internationally oriented programs such as the master's program in Human Geography.\nThe department has a diverse academic staff. The exact size varies, but the department currently has 55\u201360 academic and administrative employees.\nThe research environment is strongly focused on external funding and has been successful in competition at national and European levels.\nLund University as a whole performs successfully in global rankings. According to the latest QS World University Rankings, Lund University ranks 72nd globally and achieves strong positions at the subject level, including in areas such as cultural geography and environmental science. Lund University is also ranked number 1 in the world for sustainability in the same ranking, reflecting its strengths in socially and environmentally relevant research and education.\nWe decline all inquiries from advertising sales companies, recruitment firms, and staffing agencies due to state procurement regulations.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Projektassistent inom infrastrukturomst\u00e4llning och ekonomisk geografi","description_original":"Beskrivning av arbetsplatsen\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r placerad vid Institutionen f\u00f6r kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi. Du kommer att arbeta i forskningsprojektet CATS (Beyond herding cats: integrating research on infrastructure transitions across project boundaries), som finansieras av Crafoordska stiftelsen och p\u00e5g\u00e5r 2026\u20132027. CATS knyter samman flera p\u00e5g\u00e5ende forskningsprojekt om hur infrastruktur f\u00f6r vatten, sanitet, livsmedel, mobilitet och avfall blir mer decentraliserad, med forskare vid Lunds universitet och internationella samarbetspartner. Projektet ska underl\u00e4tta utbyte och sprida resultaten till forskare, beslutsfattare och allm\u00e4nhet.\nDu arbetar n\u00e4ra projektledaren och har din arbetsplats p\u00e5 Geocentrum I i Lund, tillsammans med institutionens cirka 60 medarbetare. Du blir ocks\u00e5 anknuten till CIRCLE, Centre for Innovation Research vid Lunds universitet (www.circle.lu.se), en tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig forskningsmilj\u00f6 med ett stort nationellt och internationellt n\u00e4tverk. \u00a0 \u00a0\nVi erbjuder\nLunds universitet \u00e4r en statlig myndighet vilket inneb\u00e4r att du f\u00e5r s\u00e4rskilda f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner, gener\u00f6s semester och en f\u00f6rm\u00e5nlig tj\u00e4nstepension.\u00a0\nVi har flextidsavtal som ger goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r balans mellan arbete och fritid. Du f\u00e5r en plats i en internationell forskningsmilj\u00f6 med seminarier, workshops och n\u00e4tverk vid b\u00e5de institutionen och CIRCLE.\nL\u00e4s mer p\u00e5 universitetets webbplats om att vara anst\u00e4lld hos oss Jobba hos oss:\nJobba hos oss | Lunds universitet\n\u00a0\nKravprofil\nArbetsuppgifter och ansvarsomr\u00e5den\nSom projektassistent koordinerar du det l\u00f6pande arbetet i CATS och st\u00f6djer projektledaren och forskargruppen. Arbetsuppgifterna \u00e4r dels administrativa, dels forskningsn\u00e4ra.\n\u00a0\nAdministration och kommunikation\nplanera och genomf\u00f6ra workshops, seminarier och andra evenemang, inklusive resebokningar och praktiska arrangemang\nuppdatera hemsida och sociala medier samt ta fram nyhetsbrev\nbist\u00e5 med underlag f\u00f6r ekonomisk uppf\u00f6ljning och rapportering\nl\u00f6pande projektadministration, till exempel m\u00f6tesanteckningar, dokumenthantering och kontakter med samarbetspartner\n\nForskningsst\u00f6d\nlitteraturs\u00f6kningar och sammanst\u00e4llningar av forskningsl\u00e4get\ninsamling, sortering, transkribering och dokumentation av data, till exempel intervjuer och dokument\nanalys av kvalitativt och\/eller kvantitativt material\nbidra till rapporter, presentationer, ans\u00f6kningar och andra texter\n\nF\u00f6rdelningen mellan uppgifterna varierar \u00f6ver tid och anpassas efter projektets behov och dina erfarenheter. Arbetet f\u00f6ruts\u00e4tter regelbunden n\u00e4rvaro p\u00e5 institutionen i Lund. Resor inom Sverige och Europa kan f\u00f6rekomma.\n\u00a0\nKvalifikationer\nKrav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nDu har en kandidatexamen inom samh\u00e4llsvetenskap eller ett annat omr\u00e5de som \u00e4r relevant f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen, eller \u00e4r i slutet av en s\u00e5dan utbildning.\nDu har goda kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift.\nDu har erfarenhet av att s\u00f6ka och sammanst\u00e4lla litteratur och av att arbeta med kvalitativt eller kvantitativt material, till exempel fr\u00e5n uppsatsarbete.\nDu har god analytisk f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\nDu \u00e4r strukturerad och sj\u00e4lvg\u00e5ende och kan planera och prioritera ditt arbete.\nDu har god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\n\nMeriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nDu innehar eller studerar mot en masterexamen inom kulturgeografi, ekonomisk geografi, innovationsstudier, statsvetenskap, sociologi eller ett n\u00e4rliggande \u00e4mne.\nDu har erfarenhet av administrativt arbete, till exempel av att organisera evenemang, arbeta med hemsida och sociala medier eller ta fram enklare ekonomiska underlag.\nDu \u00e4r intresserad av forskning om h\u00e5llbarhetsomst\u00e4llningar eller infrastruktur.\nDu har goda kunskaper i svenska.\n\n\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en tidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 ett \u00e5r (s\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning) med en omfattning p\u00e5 50\u2013100 % enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Tilltr\u00e4de snarast eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Intervjuer h\u00e5lls i Lund eller digitalt kort efter sista ans\u00f6kningsdag. Kontakta Johan Mi\u00f6rner (johan.miorner@keg.lu.se) vid fr\u00e5gor om anst\u00e4llningen.\n\u00a0\nS\u00e5 h\u00e4r s\u00f6ker du\nAnst\u00e4llningen s\u00f6ks via universitetets rekryteringssystem. Ans\u00f6kan ska skrivas p\u00e5 engelska och inneh\u00e5lla f\u00f6ljande:\npersonligt brev (max 1 sida) d\u00e4r du beskriver varf\u00f6r du s\u00f6ker anst\u00e4llningen, hur dina erfarenheter matchar arbetsuppgifterna och vilken omfattning (50\u2013100 %) du kan arbeta\nCV\nexamensbevis, studieintyg eller motsvarande\nkontaktuppgifter till tv\u00e5 referenspersoner\n\nDu kan \u00e4ven bifoga betyg, arbetsprov eller annat som du vill \u00e5beropa.\nUniversitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Ange g\u00e4rna l\u00f6neanspr\u00e5k i din ans\u00f6kan.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi vid Lunds universitet \u00e4r en forskningsintensiv akademisk enhet inom Samh\u00e4llsvetenskapliga fakulteten. Den kombinerar l\u00e5nga akademiska traditioner med modern och starkt internationaliserad forskning och utbildning. Institutionen erbjuder ett brett utbud av utbildning p\u00e5 grund-, master- och doktorsniv\u00e5, inklusive internationellt inriktade program s\u00e5som mastersprogrammet i Human Geography.\nInstitutionen har en m\u00e5ngsidig akademisk personal. Den exakta personalstyrkan varierar, men institutionen har f\u00f6r n\u00e4rvarande 55\u201360 akademiska och administrativa medarbetare.\u00a0\nForskningsmilj\u00f6n \u00e4r starkt inriktad p\u00e5 extern finansiering och har varit framg\u00e5ngsrik i konkurrensen p\u00e5 nationell och europeisk niv\u00e5.\u00a0\nLunds universitet som helhet presterar framg\u00e5ngsrikt i globala rankningar. Enligt den senaste QS World University Rankings ligger Lunds universitet p\u00e5 plats 72 globalt och uppn\u00e5r starka positioner p\u00e5 \u00e4mnesniv\u00e5, bland annat inom omr\u00e5den som r\u00f6r kulturgeografi och milj\u00f6vetenskap. 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