Student guide MAX IV, spring 2026

Big Science Sweden; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 165,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

MAX IV Laboratory is looking for student guides in Lund to welcome visitors and present the facility. This is a part-time position (20%).

As a guide you will lead tours, assist with Open Day events and support visits and communications. The role suits full-time students who have completed at least 60 hp and have not started doctoral studies.

Qualifications

• Experience as a guide at MAX IV, another synchrotron, or a scientific or cultural institution is preferred.
• A prior knowledge of synchrotrons as part of your education or have done a project at a synchrotron. If not, we require students with a great interest in our facility and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Giving tours of the MAX IV facility for visitors, assisting with public facing events such as our Open Day, and supporting administrative tasks related to visits and communications.
• Visitors range from high school students to political figures and business leaders, so guides should be comfortable speaking to different audiences.

Job description

MAX IV is looking for

students who would like to be part of our student employee team and help us guide visitors and present our facility. MAX IV Laboratory welcomes many visitors every year and offers guided tours for companies, organizations, students and the general public. Our student guides help our guests understand and be inspired by the important research that takes place at MAX IV.This is a part-time position (20%).

To qualify for this position you need to be a full time student, having fulfilled at least 60hp and you have not started doctoral studies. The student contract follows the academic term and can be used for a maximum of four terms in total.

Your main work tasks will be

Giving tours of theMAX IV facility for visitors, assisting with public facing events such as our Open Day, and supporting administrative tasks related to visits and communications. Visitors range from high school students to political figures and business leaders, so guides should be comfortable speaking to different audiences.

To be successful in this role you need to have the following qualifications

• Experience as a guide at MAX IV, another synchrotron, or a scientific or cultural institution is preferred.
• A previous knowledge of synchrotrons as part of your education or have done a project at a synchrotron. If not, we require students with a great interest in our facility and a willingness to learn.

Below are seen as merits

• Public speaking and teaching skills are a strong plus.
• Bilingual candidates (Swedish/English) encouraged as tours are given in both languages.

As a person you are

curious, motivated and reliable. You are passionate about inspiring others to discover science.

What we offer

When you join our MAX IV family, you step into a world of front edge science. We make the invisible visible by supporting scientist from all over the world, generating scientific results for the benefit of society. We offer you a multicultural work environment with great opportunities for personal development with respect for a healthy work-life balance.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

Would you like to work in a challenging and supporting environment? Then join us and take the opportunity to make a real difference!