"1-2 Junior Content Creators (Teaching Assistant)"

Duties

Duties for a teaching assistant can include teaching, administration or participation in research or artistic research. The duties for this position will focus on gathering information to create relevant and engaging content for the project’s website and social media. You will follow a communications plan but also have the opportunity to take your own initiatives for content and campaigns. Tasks include:

• Creating content for the project’s website and social media channels
• Producing material for newsletters and policy briefs
• Coordinating posts and deadlines according to a communications plan
• Managing the communications calendar
• Working with templates and graphic materials provided by a communications agency
• Acting as the contact person for communication-related matters within the project team

Requirements

For employment as a teaching assistant, it is a requirement that you are admitted as a student at undergraduate or advanced level. We are looking for someone who:

• Is currently studying communication, journalism, media, political science, gender studies, or a related field
• Has excellent writing skills in English
• Has experience working with social media
• Is self-motivated, curious, and solution-oriented

You should be fluent in English, both spoken and written. Great emphasis will be placed on personal characteristics such as initiative, attention to detail, flexibility, service-mindedness, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

Additional qualifications

• Experience in communication and digital media within research, especially EU-funded projects
• Experience in artistic or creative work
• Familiarity with tools such as Photoshop, Canva, InDesign, and Brevo

About the employment

The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12. Scope of employment: 10-25% for up to 1 year, with possible extension. Starting date: as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Elin Bjarnegård, 0702-577867, elin.bjarnegard@statsvet.uu.se 

In this recruitment, we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you are asked to answer when making your application. The answers will be used as part of the selection process.

Please submit your application by 4 August 2025, UFV-PA 2025/1876.