Amanuens within research, Software Engineering

The University of Gothenburg tackles society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58 000 students and 6800 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.

The department of Computer Science and Engineering is a fully integrated department with the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology as principles. The department offer courses in a broad range of subjects.

The department is now looking for an amanuens within research in the field of Software Engineering.

Job assignments

When working in a research project, you will work with helping and supporting senior researchers with practical elements of their research projects. This could for example include setting up empirical studies, collecting and maintaining data, data analysis tasks or programming tasks. You will have regular contact with the researcher about which elements and practical moments you can be of help within.

Qualifications

To be qualified for the position

• You are an active student at bachelor or master level studying in one of the institution's BSc or MSc level programmes at the University of Gothenburg or Chalmers University of Technology.
• You should have very good knowledge in English and Swedish, both spoken and written.
• You need to be in Gothenburg, Sweden during the time for your employment.
• You should have good programming knowledge and experience with Python to conduct data analysis (like, for example, PyTorch, OpenCV, NumPy, MatPlotLib, Pandas, Pillow).
• Having experience with Docker and Linux is a merit.

We will make an overall assessment where great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Employment

Type of employment: Fixed-term employment up to five months
Extent: 20% of full-time
Location: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Gothenburg
First day of employment: 2026-11-01 or upon agreement

Contact information for the post

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Christian Berger christian.berger@gu.se

For questions regarding your application or the recruitment process, please contact Jenny Lind jenny.lind@cse.gu.se

Unions

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/en/work-at-the-university-of-gothenburg/how-to-apply-for-a-position#collective-agreement-and-union-representatives

Application

In order to apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you have to register an account in our online recruitment system. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.

Fill in the section about personal information and answer the questions. You also need to upload your CV and a transcript of courses that you have passed (can be downloaded from Ladok).

After the application deadline, all applications will be processed.

Applications must be received by: 2026-10-08

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden's regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.