Academic and Career Advisor

Linnéuniversitetet · Full-time

Kalmar, Sweden

Welcome to Linnéuniversitetet! Here you will meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together follow the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye toward the future. Our proximity to business, both locally and globally, gives us far reach and opportunities for change that make an impact. All that is needed is a place where ideas have room to meet and grow. That is what we have created – and you are invited. Change starts here! The position is located at the office for teacher education at the board for teacher education (NLU). The office has approximately 25 employees and is responsible for investigations and preparation for planning and monitoring of education, collaboration, and research within Linnéuniversitetet's teacher education, which is conducted as a client organization. The office also provides administrative support for the implementation of teacher programs, including VFU placements and academic and career guidance. Teacher education programs are quality assured through program councils that work on the board's behalf. Linnéuniversitetet's teacher education is comprehensive and faces exciting development opportunities related to teacher competence development. Job Responsibilities The work mainly involves academic and career guidance within teacher education with a focus on the Subject Teacher Program and Complementary Pedagogical Education (KPU). The position includes contact with both current and prospective students, both national and international. Contacts occur through physical and/or digital visits, telephone, and email. Work with study paths and study leaves is documented in a web-based tool called the Teacher Education Portal, where the advisor creates individual study plans for the student's entire program education. You are also responsible for regularly monitoring students' study progress in the study administration system Ladok. Providing information to student groups about teacher programs and various options related to them, as well as participating in information days, is also part of the job. The position also includes study administration tasks in the form of case handling and administration based on operational needs relevant to academic and career guidance, such as questions about credit transfer, admission to later parts of programs, and eligibility questions related to teacher certification. Certain administrative work related to the office's international activities may also occur. The work is performed both individually and within the framework of the office's academic and career guidance group. Another important grouping at the office is the so-called teams that work with operational matters around the teacher programs, where you regularly meet education coordinators, VFU coordinators, education administrators, and other functions. Collaboration also occurs with course responsible teachers at relevant institutions and with staff at the central university level, such as the admissions unit, student health, and the examination unit. Qualifications We are looking for you who have an academic and career guidance degree and experience in academic guidance or other relevant professional experience. You should be able to support students' study and career planning in a qualified manner. Your communication skills, inclusive speech, writing, and digital competence with people of different kinds are therefore essential for performing the work well. The work also requires that you have an open mind and enjoy working both independently and in a group. Experience with administrative work in public administration and good knowledge of university and college regulations are merits, as is experience working in Ladok. Knowledge of and experience with teacher education is also a merit. We attach great importance to personal qualities and are looking for you who are outgoing, service-oriented, thorough, and who have an interest in working with students. The person we are looking for also enjoys developing work methods, both for your own work and for the operation. The work is periodically intensive and requires flexibility, efficiency, and a professional approach with high service levels in contacts. Employment: Permanent position. Start date: December 1, 2026, or by agreement. Work location: Kalmar or Växjö. Since the position involves work in both Kalmar and Växjö, you must be prepared to regularly work at both locations regardless of placement location. Scope: 100%. More information provided by: Office Manager Johan Krantz, phone +46480497030, email: mailto:[email protected] Trade union representatives can be reached via the university switchboard, Tel 0772-28 80 00. Welcome to submit your application by September 23, 2026. The application should contain a personal letter, CV, and diploma. Linnéuniversitetet is committed to leveraging the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. Submit your application via the "Apply" button at the bottom of this listing. The qualifications you cite must be supported by certificates and should be attached digitally to your application. The application and other documents should be marked with the employment's reference number. All documents cited should be received by the university no later than 11:59 pm on the last application day. Please note that identification must be presented at the interview. We decline telephone calls from job advertisement sales representatives.