About this role
Umeå University is one of Sweden's largest institutions of higher education, with over 37,000 students and approximately 4,700 employees. The university offers a diverse range of high-quality programs and world-leading research across several scientific fields, including the groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. At Umeå University, everything is close at hand. Our cohesive campus makes it easy to meet, collaborate, and exchange knowledge, fostering a dynamic and open culture.
The societal transformation and significant green investments we are witnessing in northern Sweden create enormous opportunities and complex challenges. For Umeå University, this means conducting research on – and within – a transforming society. It also involves delivering education for regions that need to expand rapidly and sustainably. This is where the future is simply being created.
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The Faculty of Medicine is one of the largest faculties at Umeå University and attracts many students with a comprehensive range of programs in medicine, dentistry, health, and care. We offer a well-developed research infrastructure and an inspiring, dynamic environment with leading research. Our close collaboration with the four regions in the Northern Healthcare Region is seen as a significant mutual asset for developing research and education and ensuring the availability of our future healthcare personnel.
The Department of Medical and Translational Biology is now seeking an intermittent employee for work as a caretaker in anatomy during urgent needs.
Description of the Workplace
The Anatomical Competence Center at Norrland University Hospital, Umeå, is a dissection hall used for embalming bodies, performing dissections, teaching, and training students and surgeons.
Job Responsibilities
The responsibilities mainly consist of maintaining the cleanliness of the dissection hall, embalming bodies, moving bodies in and out of the refrigerator and disinfecting, as well as receiving bodies at the morgue. Embalming is performed to teach students in the medical, dental, and nursing programs.
Qualifications
Applicants should have relevant education in anatomy and experience in embalming donated bodies. Solid experience in daily operations at the Anatomical Competence Center at Norrland University Hospital is desirable.
Conditions
The position is an intermittent employment with hourly pay over a framework period of 7 months, starting in January 2026 or as agreed.
The intermittent employment form means that you may be offered work during occasional short-term instances during the specified framework period. Employment instances are time-limited under the Employment Protection Act, Section 5, Paragraph 1. Being available in this way means you can accept or decline each opportunity you are offered to work, and a new employment relationship begins with each individual instance you work.
Application
Your application should include a CV and relevant certificates that support your qualifications. Applications should be submitted via the e-recruitment system Varbi and must be received by December 11, 2025.
For questions, please feel free to contact Farhan Shah.
We welcome your application!
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