Research and Administrative Assistant

The Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) is a cross-disciplinary research center at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).

We are a cosmopolitan mix of about 60 affiliated researchers from all departments of the School and from other universities all over the world, supported by an inspiring management and outreach team, who work collaboratively to make SSE a world-class reference for sustainable markets.

Misum has three research platforms and one cross-platform initiative for sustainable finance, and our mission is to produce rigorous scientific knowledge to understand the prerequisites of sustainable markets and to reach out with this research to help develop pathways and measures for different actors to get there.

Do you want to be part of Misum’s team and support our work as well as ongoing sustainable development at SSE? Misum needs a dedicated Research and Administrative Assistant to join the Misum Head Quarter team from April 2021!

This is a full-time, time-limited employment and the initial employment period is a year. The position may be extended. As Research and Administrative Assistant, you will work closely with the Misum’s Executive Director, the Research Directors, and the Stakeholder Engagement team complementing activities of administrative and outreach staff.

We are looking for someone who:
- Has a profound knowledge, interest and understanding of sustainability
- Is accurate and detailed in both administrative and research assistant work
- Has good writing skills
- Is well-organized and can work independently as well as in teams
- Can communicate about research with academics, students, practitioners and the media
- Has exceptional spoken and written English
- Has intermediate spoken and written Swedish
- Has a university master degree
- Has a strong digital skill set
- Preferably has experience from similar work tasks and workplace.

Tasks:
- Support Misum headquarters with research and administrative tasks such as donor reports, webpage content, academic output etc.
- Provide research support for Misum affiliated researchers from different disciplines (i.e. data analysis, literature reviews, proof-reading)
- Assist in setting up research workshops, seminars and bigger events
- Draft and write reports and research applications (internal research reports plus assistance for bigger public reports)
- Work on other project tasks as required with internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborate with the various departments of SSE and students to support the work of the “Sustainable SSE” umbrella group and implement the SSE sustainability strategy in research, education, outreach and on campus

 

To apply for this post please submit a letter of interest explaining why you would fit for this position, in what way you have experience from similar tasks and workplace, your CV, transcript, and a reference (that can be contacted later) via our recruitment tool Varbi no later than February 14th.

 

Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Through creativity and collaboration, the Stockholm School of Economics provides an environment where ambitious students and accomplished researchers meet to address contemporary challenges within business and economics, particularly those concerning sustainability, diversity and innovation.

Apart from delivering world class education within business and economics, SSE students are trained to be successful decision makers and leaders of the future. Read more about that here.

SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.