Project assistant at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Project assistant at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Project assistant at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, matematikcentrum

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 46 000 students and 8 500 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Division of Mathematics, Faculty of Science

We are looking for employees to join an Erasmus+ funded project for developing teaching materials in mathematics education with programming and computation.

Description of the workplace
The Centre for Mathematical Sciences has approximately 150 employees, of which about 40 are in the Division of Mathematics, Faculty of Science (NF) where the position is located. Other departments are Mathematics LTH with numerical analysis and Mathematical statistics. The Division of Mathematics NF has the overall responsibility for the natural science bachelor's and master's programmes in mathematics and provides courses in mathematics and numerical analysis that are also available as electives in other programmes at the Faculty of Science and that can be studied as independent courses.

We offer
Lund University is a public authority that offers good employment conditions. Read more on the university's website about Working with us.

Job assignments
As an employee in the project, you will contribute to the development of teaching materials for mathematics education with programming, computation, and interactive digital tools. The tasks include, among other things:

• developing and testing tutorials, exercises, and projects that combine mathematics and programming.
• providing feedback on the pedagogical design of materials from a student perspective.
• implementing examples and solutions in programming languages (e.g., Python).
• learning and applying new technologies for interactive web-based tutorials (e.g., Jupyter Notebook).
• experimenting with and evaluating tools that link teaching materials to large language models (LLMs).
• collaborating with teachers and researchers in the project, as well as with international partner universities.

Qualifications
Requirements for the position are:

• a bachelor's degree in programming, computer science or equivalent.
• completed courses in mathematics at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University (at least two semesters of full-time studies or equivalent).
• very good knowledge of spoken and written written English.
• good communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Additional qualifications are:

• experience in teaching, tutoring, or the development of educational materials.
• own experience of using AI tools in mathematics studies.
• participation in conferences, workshops, or project work related to programming and AI in mathematics education.
• experience of international collaboration.

Terms of employment
The employment is a temporary position as a special fixed-term employee (SÄVA) in accordance with the Employment Protection Act (LAS).
Scope: 20% per employee (two positions in total).

Period: 2026-10-12 or as soon as possible thereafter until 2026-12-31, with some flexibility in the distribution of working hours.

How to apply
When you apply, please:

• attach a short personal letter (max. 1 A4 page). A CV does not need to be attached.
• describe your relevant education and experience, including courses in mathematics and programming.
• attach a transcript of records or other documentation that verifies your eligibility/qualifications.
• optionally provide examples of previous experiences in programming, teaching, or development of educational materials.
• optionally indicate a reference who can testify to your knowledge of mathematics/programming or your pedagogical ability.

Within the Faculty of Science research and education is conducted within Astronomy, Biology, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, medical radiation physics, physical geography and Environmental Sciences. The Faculty of Science is organized into eight departments, gathered in the northern campus area in Lund. The Faculty of Science has approximately 1900 students, 330 PhD students and 730 employees.

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