Science Communications Officer

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University has around 44 000 students and more than 8 000 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 welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.




Your team
The Communications Group at MAX IV at MAX IV consists of a Head of Communications, two communications officers and a webmaster.

The group is responsible for supporting both internal and external communication with tasks such as news reporting, social media presence, newsletters, maintenance and development of maxiv.se, and outreach to schools and the public.

Would you like to work at the brightest lightsource in the world?

MAX IV are looking for  a Science Communications Officer

Your main responsibility will be to support staff and users by producing and disseminating scientific results from MAX IV. You will write news stories about recent scientific results, social media posts about user experiments, as well as produce short videos and photos. Your target groups are the public, decision-makers and potential users who are not yet familiar with synchrotron light and its benefits. You will also assist the webmaster in the work of developing and maintaining the external and internal websites.

Your main work tasks will be

- Write news stories about recent scientific results.
- Produce content for the MAX IV social media channels.
- Produce video and photos.
- Graphic design and illustration.
- Assist the webmaster with developing and maintaining the external and internal websites.

To be successful in this role you need to have the following qualifications

- University degree in Communications or other relevant experience in the field of communication.
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
- At least limited working proficiency in Swedish, written and spoken.
- Proven experience with social media, WordPress and Adobe CC.
- Proven experience in communicating complex science in a pedagogical way tailored to different audiences.
- Proven experience as a writer.


Below are seen as merits

- Experience in UX design.
- Experience with video making and/or photography.
- Experience in organizing complex processes and projects.
- Work experience in a synchrotron radiation laboratory.
- Experience with graphic design and/or illustration.

As a person, you are thriving in interaction and collaboration with different people as you will have lots of contact with our users and scientific staff. Curious, open-minded, and eager to learn about different science areas. You have a keen interest in science and science communication.  

 

What we offer
When you join our MAX IV family, you step into a world of front edge science. We make the invisible visible by supporting scientist from all over the world, generating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development with respect for a healthy work-life balance.

Would you like to work in a challenging and supporting environment? Then join us and take the opportunity to make a real difference!

For further information, please visit:
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-lund-university/work-lund-university
https://sweden.se
https://www.maxiv.lu.se/about-us/careerjobs/comp_and_benefits/

 

Probationary period may apply.



On call services may apply in the future.



MAX IV is a Swedish national large-scale research laboratory hosted by Lund University. It provides scientists from Sweden as well as internationally, with state-of-the-art instrumentation for research in areas such as engineering, physics, structural biology, chemistry and nanotechnology. Fully developed it will receive more than 2 000 scientists annually, conducting ground-breaking experiments in materials and life sciences using the brilliant X-ray light.

The Communications Group at MAX IV Laboratory is responsible for supporting internal and external communications, including press and research communication, branding, projects and events as well as the MAX IV web site and social media presence. We advise on what should be communicated, where and when and to whom as well as providing training and certain operational assistance in communication issues to employees and management. The group consists of the Head of Communications and two Communications Officers.

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