Job advertisement

We are looking for a student employee for the Campus Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation at the University of Oldenburg (SAW). SAW offers students information on labour law and initial advice on part-time jobs and internships. We also organise events on trade union and socio-political topics.

Start: 01.10.2026, working hours: 19 hours per month

The tasks and activities include

• Initial counselling on the topic of jobs alongside studies and internships in a weekly face-to-face consultation hour on the Haarentor campus

• Planning, organising and implementing events and campaigns at the university and Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/Wilhelmshaven in consultation with the trade unions of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the DGB

• Presentations on the topic of internships in various internship-related courses at the university and university of applied sciences

• Networking with various stakeholders at the university and university of applied sciences as well as the member unions of the DGB and the DGB

• Collaboration with TVStud (support for information stands, organisation, networking)

• Using creative means to draw attention to topics at the intersection of trade unions and students Maintaining the website (with CMS Typo3) and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram)

We are looking for:

• Interest in dealing with trade union and socio-political positions and making them visible at the university + university of applied sciences

• Very good planning, organising and independent working skills

• Communication and teamwork skills

• Creativity and ideas for actions

• Good language skills in German and English

• Good knowledge of common PC application programmes + Basic social media and web skills

• Enrolled student at a university or university of applied sciences and still have a few semesters left to study

• Ideally already involved/membership in one of the DGB member unions or in the DGB

• Participation in the introductory seminar: Initial labour and social law counselling for students

We offer

- Flexible working hours at a low-barrier workplace in consultation with the colleague in the team

- Further training programme for trade union student work, for example:

• Advanced seminar: Independence during studies

• Advanced seminar: Financing your studies with BAföG

• And others: see the DGB youth education programme

Payment is based on the usual remuneration for student assistants and research assistants at universities in Lower Saxony (RdErl. d. MWK v. 09.10.2025).

Please send any questions about the job advertisement and written applications by 13 June 2025 by email to Sarina Geerken and Hlynsdóttir-Gammersbach, . The online interviews are scheduled for 8 July 2026.

We particularly want to encourage FLINTA* (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary and agender people) as well as Rom*nja and Sinti*zze, Asian Germans, Black people, people of colour, Jews, Muslims and migrants as well as single mothers and people with disabilities to apply.