University West is looking for a student employee as a research project assistant

Type of Employment

The Student Employee Agreement is a specific form of employment that enables you, as a student, to work a limited number of hours (maximum 25% of full‑time) alongside your studies, with tasks that have a clear connection to your academic program.

The aim is for you, as a student, to enhance the quality of your studies and gain increased insight into the conditions and mission of public administration.

A student employee position is a fixed‑term assignment that may run for a maximum of four semesters. If you would like to read more about the Student Employee Agreement, you can do so here.

The employment is renewed each semester, and salary is based on an agreed salary scale.

Duties

Your duties include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Assist in administration and communication of a research project that promotes and conducts vertically integrated project with work-integrated learning component.

The tasks also include planning, coordinating and communicating activities related to research projects and research leaders. The tasks also include course coordination such as recruitment, documentation and follow up of students in courses such as research orientation and research practice.

Eligibility Requirements for Student Employees

To qualify for a position as a student employee according to the agreement, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in full‑time studies at the university level.
• Have completed at least 60 ECTS credits with passing results.
• You must not have started doctoral studies.

In addition, the following requirements apply for this position:

• You should be a full-time student at University West and at least be in your second or third-year study program.
• You should be well-oriented and experienced in the concepts of vertically integrated programs and work-integrated learning.
• You should have experience from administrative and communicative work.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and orally.

Meritorious:

• It is meritorious if you have been part of VIP4WIL courses in research orientation and research practice at UW.
• It is meritorious if you have some experience from research activities and research practice.

Other Information

The selection process may include trial lectures, work samples, interviews, and reference checks.

Applications are submitted digitally via our recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the advertisement and received by the university no later than the application deadline. Documents that cannot be submitted digitally, such as books or publications, must be marked with reference number R 2026/47 and submitted in two copies. For information regarding the design of your application, see the Guidelines for Application Design available here: University West – Work with Us (hv.se)

Applications should be addressed to:
University West
HR
461 86 Trollhättan

The application deadline is 15 March 2026.

We kindly decline all direct contact from staffing agencies, recruitment firms, and vendors of recruitment advertising.