Economist

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We draw strength from over 50,000 students and staff members. Students who bring hope for the future. Staff who every day contribute to Linköping University tackling the challenges of our time. Our values are built on credibility, trust, and security. By being courageous, thinking freely, and creating something new, we together—through both great and small actions—build a better future. Welcome to apply for a job with us! The Department of Computer and Information Science is seeking an economist driven by analysis, innovation, and digital development. With us, you'll have the opportunity to develop working methods and contribute to streamlining operational processes. About the position As an economist, you'll be part of the department's finance function. The finance function is a service-oriented support and advisory function that together provides professional financial support to the department's management and managers. You'll play an important role in budget and financial statement work within the department. The work as an economist also involves ensuring that financial regulations are complied with and preparing financial reports. As an economist, you'll drive ongoing financial work at the departmental level and ensure that core operations receive appropriate, professional, and operationally relevant support in financial matters. The role involves proactive work with analysis, monitoring, and advisory services that provide important input for operational management and decision-making. The work includes presenting complex financial relationships in a pedagogical way to operational representatives. You'll work with the financial management of research projects in one or more departments within the institution. This work includes, among other things, budgeting and forecasting, cost monitoring, reconciliations with project managers, and financial reporting to funders, both national and EU projects. You'll participate in developing and quality-assuring the department's financial processes, procedures, and system support. The role also includes representing the department to other departments, university administration, and funders. About you The work requires a service-oriented approach where you independently drive, support, and advise relevant managers and researchers. Therefore, you need to be responsible, service-oriented, and good at collaborating. You should have integrity and be stable as a person with pronounced social competence. You need to demonstrate strong analytical abilities. We're looking for someone with a university degree in economics. Requirements for employment include experience with both budgeting and financial statement work as well as other qualified accounting and monitoring work. The work requires a strong ability to retrieve relevant information from IT systems and then structure, compile, analyze, and present it in a systematic and pedagogical manner. The work requires that you have a strong drive to continuously develop, automate, and streamline work processes. You see opportunities for improvement, take initiative in new ways of working, and use digital tools to create more efficient and high-quality processes. The work also requires high user competence in MS Excel. Very good ability to express yourself well both orally and in writing in Swedish and English is a requirement for employment. Meritorious is experience with data analysis and visualization in Power BI or similar programs. Your workplace The Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA) at Linköping University is one of Northern Europe's leading environments for research and education in computer science. With world-class research in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science, and software engineering, we develop tomorrow's digital solutions for society and business. IDA is a dynamic and international environment with approximately 300 employees, where cutting-edge research meets high-quality education and innovation. Here, knowledge is created that shapes tomorrow's AI-driven and secure digital society: https://liu.se/ida The position is placed in the Operations Support Division, which is one of the department's six divisions and consists of approximately 30 employees. The division is tasked with providing professional support to core operations, management, and employees in the areas of finance, HR, records management, management support, undergraduate, research and doctoral education administration, procurement, and facilities. Read more about our operations here: https://liu.se/organisation/liu/ida/vs About the employment Permanent employment. Full-time. Start date by agreement. Salary and benefits Linköping University applies individual salary setting. We offer the possibility of remote work for part of your working time when operational needs and work tasks permit. Read more about benefits for employees https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/formaner. Trade union representatives For information about trade union representatives, see https://liu.se/jobba-pa-liu/hjalp-for-sokande. Application Welcome to submit your application with CV and cover letter no later than August 17. You apply for this position by clicking the "Apply" button below. Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives; it enriches and develops our operations. For us, it is self-evident to uphold equal value, rights, and opportunities for all. Read about our work at https://liu.se/artikel/lika-villkor/. We look forward to your application! Linköping University has procurement agreements and requests no direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies or providers of job advertisements.We draw strength from over 50,000 students and staff members. Students who bring hope for the future. Staff who every day contribute to Linköping University tackling the challenges of our time. Our values are built on credibility, trust, and security. By being courageous, thinking freely, and creating something new, we together—through both great and small actions—build a better future. Welcome to apply for a job with us! The Department of Computer and Information Science is seeking an economist driven by analysis, innovation, and digital development. With us, you'll have the opportunity to…

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Linköping

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Published

3. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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