Economist, Faculty of Engineering (LTH) - Design Sciences

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked among the world's leading academic institutions. The university has approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our commitment to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions. About the Workplace Design Sciences is an interdisciplinary institution that integrates design, technology, and people in its research and education. The department consists of 5 divisions and approximately 160 employees from around the world, including teachers, researchers, doctoral students, and technical-administrative staff. We value a good work environment built on respect and care in our relationships with one another, and we continuously work to create better conditions for work satisfaction, development, and participation for all employees. The work environment is characterized by engagement, collaboration, creativity, and personal responsibility. We strive for an unpretentious and inclusive work environment with balanced gender representation. The department organizes common activities such as breakfast meetings, department coffee breaks, and department days, which contribute to an inclusive work environment. Design Sciences is now seeking an economist for a developmental and meaningful role in an international research environment. As an economist, you will be responsible for providing professional support to the department in areas of expertise related to finance. Your work will include supporting the dean and division heads in economic analysis, monitoring, and reporting. What We Offer Lund University is a state-run institution, which means you will receive special benefits, generous vacation time, and favorable occupational pension. For more information about working at the university, visit our careers page. Duties and Responsibilities As an economist at the department, you will have overall responsibility for preparing materials that compile both the entire department's finances and finances at the division level. This work includes budgeting, forecasting, monthly monitoring, and analysis of financial results/budget/forecast reporting to the faculty's finance director before financial closing (interim and annual accounts), grant application support, contract management, reporting to external funding agencies, ensuring that funds are received, monitoring contracts, and conducting financial investigations. The work may occasionally involve higher workload periods in connection with periodic tasks and the week before the budget is submitted to the faculty, which means fixed deadlines requiring you to be on-site during these specific days. You will work closely with the dean, other division heads at the department, and researchers to ensure that our administrative support economic processes are efficient and appropriate and meet the requirements set by the department and faculty. As an economist, you report to the dean and division heads, and this may also include participating as an adjunct member in the department's management group and department board meetings, as well as representing the department in relevant meetings and networks. Qualifications We are seeking an experienced economist with extensive experience and broad knowledge of financial management, accounting, and financial control. We prefer candidates with experience in financial monitoring within the public/state sector. The position requires strong planning ability, capacity to analyze figures, ability to identify connections and trends, critical thinking, and ability to meet deadlines. Requirements for employment: - University or college degree in economics - Very good knowledge of financial management, accounting, and financial control - Experience and ability to work with administrative systems such as accounting software, etc. - Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written Merits for employment: - Experience working at a university or college - Knowledge of public procurement - Experience with financial reporting of EU projects - Experience from the public/state sector We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Consideration will be given to how your experience, competence, and understanding of academic and administrative collaboration will complement and strengthen the administrative work within the division/department and contribute to its future development. We value our good work environment and appreciate candidates with experience contributing to a positive workplace. Personal qualities we will particularly emphasize are the ability to collaborate and be solution-oriented. Since the work can occasionally be demanding with high workload, we prefer candidates with strong prioritization skills. Other Information The employment is a permanent position, 100%, starting as soon as possible or by mutual agreement. A probationary period may apply. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. The position is located at the Department of Design Sciences, LTH Lund University of Technology. How to Apply Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. Your application should also include your diploma or equivalent, as well as anything else you wish to include (copies of transcripts, references, recommendation letters, etc.). We look forward to receiving your application! LTH – Lund University of Technology – is part of Lund University. At LTH we educate people, build knowledge for the future, and work hard to develop society. We create space for brilliant research and inspire creative development of technology, architecture, and design. Approximately 12,000 students study here. Each year, our researchers—many of whom work within world-leading focus areas—publish approximately 100 dissertations and 2,000 scientific findings. A range of research results and student projects are refined into innovations. Together we explore and create – for the benefit of the world. We decline all contact from advertising sales representatives, recruitment, and staffing agencies due to government procurement regulations.

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