Teaching Assistant
Mälardalens Universitet / Högskolejobb / Västerås
2025-11-07
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Employment information
Employment: Tidsbegränsad anställning
Period of employment: As soon as possible until May 31, 2026
Scope: 20%
Number of positions: 1-3
Closing date for application: November 28, 2025
Campus location: Västerås
School: Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik (EST)
Position description
As a teaching assistant, you will work with us in some of our environmental laboratories. Certain research tasks may also be included in your duties. You will be instrumental in helping to build and maintain our laboratories linked to urban cultivation and energy and resource recovery. You will take samples and assist with measurements. In addition, you will support our research, e.g., in energy and resource recovery from organic waste products (biogas production, hydrothermal carbonization, or hydrolysis), wastewater and crops, water analysis, managing vertical farm setups, track plant growth, and assisting with various forms of data analysis.
Joining us offers collaboration with top researchers and growth in the field!
Qualifications
Only those who are admitted to an education at first cycle or second cycle level at MDU may be employed as a teaching assistant.
For this position, an upper secondary (gymnasium) education in engineering/technology or science is required. Familiarity with a laboratory environment, and an ability to follow lab safety rules is essential. You will work in an international environment, so good skills in English is required.
For this position we expect that you a student in our engineering program or master's program in energy (energy technology or energy systems). It's a merit if you have hands-on mechanical workshop skills and a passion for sustainable (urban) agriculture.
In an overall assessment of suitability, emphasis is also placed on personal abilities. All employees at MDU are expected to cooperate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the organisation and their own work duties and contribute to a positive work environment. Other important personal abilities include problem solving skills and the ability to work independently. You collaborate naturally with others and have a service-oriented mindset.
We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organisation.
Application
The application is to be completed online. Please submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button below.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the university no later than closing date for application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Union representatives:
Saco-S
saco-s@mdu.seSusanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, phone: +46 21-10 14 89
We decline all contact with recruiters and sellers of advertisements. We have made our strategic choices for this recruitment.
Ersättning Månadslön
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2025-11-28
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökan Omfattning Detta är ett deltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Mälardalens Universitet (org.nr 202100-2916),
http://www.mdu.se Arbetsplats Mälardalens universitet
Kontakt Avdelningschef/Head of Division
Fredrik Wallin
fredrik.wallin@mdu.se +46 (21) 10 31 90 Jobbnummer 9594680