Part-time job as Biodiversity Coordinator for the Green Office

About the position 

Are you passionate about biodiversity, sustainability, and student engagement? Do you want to help make the University of Oslo a greener and more nature-positive campus while gaining hands-on project experience?
 

The UiO Green Office is looking for a student employee with special responsibility for our biodiversity projects.

As Biodiversity Coordinator, you will take the lead on the Green Office's biodiversity initiatives while also contributing to Green Campus projects and collaborating with the wider Green Office team.

Key responsibilities and tasks include  

• Managing and developing the Seed Library together with the Humanities and Social Sciences Library
• Sow and take care of seed production on Abel's Rooftop Garden
• Participating in the Miyawaki Forest project group 
• Developing new ideas and activities that promote biodiversity at UiO
• Attending weekly team meetings (Tuesday and collaborating across Green Office projects
• Supporting Green Campus events and activities

We are looking for someone who 

• Is enrolled as a UiO student throughout 2026 and 2027
• Has an interest in biodiversity, sustainability, and greener campuses
• Can work independently and take responsibility for projects
• Enjoys working collaboratively in a team
• Has strong organizational skills

It is an advantage if you have experience with:

• Gardening, cultivation, or biodiversity-related projects
• Student organizations, volunteer work, or project coordination
• Event planning, communication, or outreach activities

We offer

• A part-time position (20-30%, depending on your capacity)
• Salary NOK 425 000 - per year for a full-time position (pro-rated for 20–30%)
• Practical experience in sustainability and project development
• An engaging, creative, and supportive work environment
• Opportunities to shape biodiversity and sustainability initiatives at UiO

Valuable experience in teamwork, leadership, and stakeholder collaboration

We need different perspectives in our work 

UiO is an open and internationally oriented comprehensive university that strives to be an inclusive and diverse workplace and academic environment. You can read more about UiO’s work on equality, inclusion, and diversity at uio.no.

We fulfill our mission most effectively when we draw upon our variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We are looking for great colleagues—could you be the next one?

We will do our best to accommodate your needs. Relevant adjustments may include modifications to working hours, task adaptations, digital, technical, or physical adjustments, or other practical measures.

If you have an immigrant background, a disability, or CV gaps, we encourage you to indicate this in the job application portal. We always invite at least one qualified candidate from each group for an interview. In this context, disability is defined as an applicant who identifies as having a disability that requires workplace or employment-related accommodations. For more details about the requirements, please refer to the Employer portal (Norwegian).

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We hope you will apply for the position with us. 

How to apply

The application should include:

• a CV
• a short motivation letter (approximately one page)
• preferably contact information to a reference

In your motivation letter, we would like you to reflect briefly on the following questions:

• Why would you like to work at the Green Office?
• What opportunities do you see for strengthening student engagement and biodiversity on UiO's campuses?
• How can your skills, experience, or interests contribute to this role?
• Describe a project, activity, or experience that demonstrates your ability to take initiative and get things done.

General information

The best qualified candidates will invited for interviews.

Applicant lists can be published in accordance with Norwegian Freedom of Information Act § 25. When you apply for a position with us, your name will appear on the public applicant list. It is possible to request to be excluded from this list. You must justify why you want an exemption from publication and we will then decide whether we can grant your request. If we cannot, you will hear from us.