Student assistant for the PandemiX research center at the Department of Natural Sciences and Environment at Roskilde University

Student assistant for the PandemiX research center

• Do you want a wide range of administrative tasks that support an important research field?
• Do you thrive with varied tasks and want to work closely with researchers, PhD students and administrative staff across disciplines and institutions?
• Gain insight into the research world and the work in an international research center within pandemics and epidemiology in this budding student assistant position with close contact to the country\'s leading pandemic experts

PandemiX Center of Excellence at Roskilde University encompasses a number of scientific disciplines across the Institute for Natural Sciences and Environment (INM) and aims to explore the dynamics of and the effects of pandemics. We conduct interdisciplinary research in historical and contemporary pandemics at a high international level.

We are a team of epidemiologists, mathematicians, historians, etc., who collaborate across disciplines to provide the most relevant perspectives on the COVID-19 and previous pandemics. In addition, we are an administrative team, with a center coordinator and student assistants, who support the researchers and daily life in the center. PandemiX is a basic research center funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. We look forward to having you on the team.

Tasks and qualifications

Your main tasks will be to help and assist our center coordinator with administrative ad hoc and weekly recurring tasks related to the center\'s work. In addition you will be involved in a wide range of other tasks related to, among others;

• Support administration of travel reimbursements, including guiding colleagues in the use of the reimbursement system RejsUd - including collection of documentation and handling of reimbursements
• Collecting, structuring and quality assuring data and information for reporting to foundations and other evaluations
• Practical planning, coordination and holding of weekly meetings and seminars, workshops, guest lectures and conferences - e.g., meeting catering, taking minutes and managing attendee lists, etc.
• Updating PandemiX’ website and LinkedIn
• Ongoing ad hoc tasks in an international and interdisciplinary research environment
• Contribute to creating a well-functioning and inclusive research environment for researchers, students and guests

We emphasize that you;

• Are a student in a higher education program with at least 2 years left of your studies
• Are keen on (and perhaps have experience with) supporting a dynamic research environment
• Have proficiency in Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and running hybrid meetings on Teams, etc.
• Speak and write English - it doesn\'t have to be fluent, but you must be able to communicate with English-speaking colleagues
• Work independently, are diligent and keep to agreements.
• Have an engaged and positive attitude - and be a good colleague.

You will be part of the administration at PandemiX, which provides administrative support to the center\'s group of researchers and partners. Your working hours can predominantly be arranged with consideration to your studies, with particular flexibility during examination periods. However, physical presence in the Center\'s premises at Statens Serum Institut (SSI) once a week will be necessary, and you must be prepared for possible on-site presence at Roskilde University (RUC) as well. You will receive the necessary training in the administrative systems.

More information

For further information about the position please contact PandemiX’s center coordinator Johanne Greibe Andersen at [email protected]. We expect to hold recruitment interviews in week 45.

Employment terms

This is a position of 8-10 hours per week. Your line manager will be the secretary-general Yosef Bhatti. In daily work you will report to center coordinator Johanne Greibe Andersen. Employment is in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and HK as a student assistant. We would like you to be able to start on November 15 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is dependent on study activity, but the employment runs until no later than 31.05.2029.

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Application deadline: Oct. 19, 2026

Location: Roskilde University