Workshop Technician for Project Forest to Chair

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Gothenburg University meets society's challenges with diverse expertise. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, Gothenburg University contributes to a better future. The Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts consists of the institutions HDK-Valand – School of Design and Crafts and School of Performing Arts. As a unified faculty for art and learning, we are an independent, visionary and critical force in the necessary work of creating a more sustainable and open society. Now HDK-Valand is seeking a workshop technician for the Forest to Chair project with expanded responsibility for practical development work, process management and workshop coordination. The position is located at Open Wood in Dals Långed, which is the project's central workshop environment. The employment is conducted within the framework of Gothenburg University, HDK-Valand Campus Steneby's participation in the project and takes place in close collaboration with Meeting Place Steneby/Open Wood, project management, process leaders and other project partners. Campus Steneby is a unique environment for education and research in design and crafts at Gothenburg University. In our programs, we want to develop knowledge of materials and techniques as a foundation for pushing the boundaries of material-based craftsmanship and design. With a strong focus on artistic exploration and methods, we provide students with tools to apply their skills in new contexts in a rapidly changing world. Read more about HDK-Valand, Campus Steneby https://www.gu.se/hdk-valand/om-oss/campus-steneby-dar-manniskor-ideer-och-material-mots NOTE! For the complete job posting, see Gothenburg University's website for open positions https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar Responsibilities Forest to Chair aims to contribute to a sustainable transformation of the wood-based interior design industry in the border region between Sweden and Norway. The project is financed through Interreg Sweden–Norway, EU funds, and the West Sweden Region, Environment and Regional Development Board. Through collaboration between actors on both sides of the border, the project explores how reuse, smarter material use and circular solutions can reduce the industry's environmental impact. The project aims to create conditions for the interior design industry to transition to circular flows at all levels: from public procurement to sawmills, forest owners, designers, manufacturers and reuse actors. As a workshop technician, you have a central role in the project's practical, exploratory and workshop-based development work. The position encompasses more than traditional workshop technical support and also includes responsibility for leading and coordinating practical development processes within the project. You create conditions for ideas about sustainable and circular wood-based interior production to be tested, shaped, developed and documented in concrete form. The role involves both practical implementation and active development responsibility. You are expected to be able to drive your own processes, take initiative for tests and prototypes, support process leaders and participants, and contribute to making the project's development work feasible in practice. The work is located at Open Wood in Dals Långed, which is the project's central workshop environment. The role includes: Planning, leading, preparing and conducting practical activities in the project's workshops and development processes Driving and supporting exploratory work related to materials, techniques, prototypes and demonstrators Contributing to the development of prototypes, samples, material tests and physical examples Being a development resource for process leaders, participants and external actors in the project Converting ideas and questions into practical tests in the workshop environment Responsible for practical coordination of the workshop, machinery, materials and equipment in project activities Responsible for ongoing maintenance and supervision of the machinery Coordinating the ordering, receipt, sorting and handling of materials Ensuring that work in the workshop environment is conducted safely and appropriately Contributing to documentation of practical experiments, methods and results NOTE! For the complete job posting, see Gothenburg University's website for open positions https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar Employment Employment Type: Fixed-term employment until June 30, 2028 Scope: 50% of full-time Job Title: Technician Location: The position is located in Dals Långed and the work requires regular physical presence at Open Wood Start Date: September 1, 2026, or by agreement Contact Information for the Position If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact Carl-Johan Skogh, Head of Campus Steneby: [email protected] If you have questions about the application process, please contact HR at HDK-Valand: [email protected] Trade Union Representatives Trade union representatives at Gothenburg University can be found here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare Application You apply for the position through Gothenburg University's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the job posting and that it reaches the university no later than the application deadline. Application deadline: August 5, 2026 The university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the organization. The university applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the university is obligated to retain application documents for two years after the recruitment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request the return of your documents, they will be returned when the two years have elapsed; otherwise they will be deleted. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a sales representative: Gothenburg University uses contracted advertising agencies in connection with personnel recruitment. 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30. 6. 2026

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18. 7. 2026

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