Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology

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Umeå School of Architecture (UMA) is hiring up to two teaching assistants for our communications department for the Fall term of 2022 and Spring term of 2023.

Tasks

As a teaching assistant within communications you work in coordination with Umeå School of Architecture's Communications officer with various tasks related to marketing och communications.

Qualifications

To be eligible to apply for the positions you should:

  • Be a student in the Architecture Programme, year 2-5 or Master’s Programme in Architecture and Urban Design at Umeå School of Architecture
  • Have an interest in developing you knowledge and skills in the area of marketing and communications
  • Have a deep understanding of social media channels such as Instagram and Facebook

Previous experience in graphic design and software such as Adobe Creative Suite is considered a strong asset. 

Terms

As a teaching assistant you will be employed by Umeå University. This is a part time position of 10% during the fall semester of 2022 and the spring semester of 2023. The start date is december 1st 2022 or as agreed. 

Application

The selection among the applicants is made based on the applicant’s merits, suitability and experience of similar tasks. The application must be a maximum of two A4 pages and contain a description of your knowledge and experience that you think are relevant to the position, and a summary of your completed courses extracted from Ladok. If you have a resume/CV you may include it with your application (optional). The application is made via Umeå University's recruitment tool Varbi, see link.

Your application must be received no later than 2022-11-11.

For more information, please contact Michael Gruber, Deputy head of department at 090-7867835 or michael.gruber@umu.se.

 

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Part-time
First day of employment 2022-12-01
Salary Månadslön
Number of positions 2
Full-time equivalent 10%
City Umeå
County Västerbottens län
Country Sweden
Reference number AN 2.2.1-1580-22
Contact
  • Michael Gruber,Deputy Head of Department,, 090-7867835,michael.gruber@umu.se
Union representative
  • SACO, 090-7865365
  • SEKO, 090-7865296
  • ST, 090-7865431
Published 21.Oct.2022
Last application date 11.Nov.2022 11:59 PM CET

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