Stift The Stockholm Environment Institute, Sei

Are you an experienced digital communicator who understands how to turn science into stories that capture attention, spark curiosity, and inspire action? SEI is looking for a Digital Communications Editor to manage our global social media channels and help communicate our research and insights to diverse audiences. Become part of our international non-profit research organization and help translate evidence into policy and practice on global environmental and development challenges. At Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), you will be joining a world-leading research institute. The role The Digital Communications Editor is part of the Communications and Impact Division based at SEI Headquarters. This is a central role where you will support the global organization with curation, editing and writing for the website, social media channels and our monthly newsletter. Your responsibilities will include managing SEI’s global social media platforms (LinkedIn, Bluesky, Facebook and YouTube) with a focus on user engagement, brand consistency and innovative content creation. You will act as an internal advisor, collaborating with different team members to ensure high-quality content that aligns with our mission and values. This role involves both content creation and curation, alongside implementing effective social media strategies to enhance our SEI’s digital visibility and reputation. You will use analytics and analysis to follow up and report on engagement and impact. The role may also include supporting colleagues with web publishing on sei.org. You will lead on creating and sending SEI’s monthly newsletter. Key duties and responsibilities Manage SEI’s global social media accounts, creating, editing and curating engaging content that draws on SEI research, organizational priorities and relevant external developments to reach and engage target audiences. This includes editing and scheduling colleagues’ posts in Buffer, creating posts for institutional news and daily community management. Manage and develop SEI’s monthly newsletter, including editorial planning, content selection, writing and editing, distribution, and ongoing optimization. Support website publishing ensuring content is accurate, accessible, well-structured according to house style and optimized for online audiences Coordinate global digital content workflows by working proactively and responsively with our global community of communications experts, managing requests via shared inboxes and Asana, to ensure digital content meets our quality and brand standards on our global digital channels. Ensure digital content meets SEI’s visual identity, accessibility, and editorial standards, applying relevant guidelines and identifying opportunities to improve the quality and accessibility of content. Collaborate with communications colleagues across SEI to develop content promotion plans, share good practices and strengthen coordination and learning across the global organization. Monitor, analyse, and report on digital performance, using analytics and audience insights to evaluate engagement and assess impact. Provide recommendations for improving content and channel performance. Prioritize requests and workload during peak periods, deciding what to publish and when. Who you are You will have a strong interest in sustainability and climate science and be passionate about the importance of communication to drive change. You should enjoy being part of a team, finding innovative solutions while working individually in a structured manner. You must have an eye for detail, be adept at working across digital communications platforms and be happy to juggle different priorities. You will enjoy working in an international setting with people from varied backgrounds and disciplines. Formal qualifications and knowledge At least three years professional experience in digital communications, including social media, editing and web publishing. Track record of creating, editing and publishing quality digital content in English. Proven experience with web content management systems (ideally WordPress), scheduling tools such as Buffer, email marketing tools such as Mailchimp and project management tools such as Asana. Experience coordinating content with multiple contributors and managing projects. Skilled in analytics, monitoring, analysis and reporting, ideally in social media and for websites. Experience with content in climate, environment and/or development topics is a plus. Written and spoken fluency in English. Experience explaining complex or technical subjects in accessible formats for different audiences. Required personal skills Effective communication and strong networking skills. Good organizational and time management abilities. Diplomatic approach and inclusive mindset. Have a service-minded attitude and the ability to balance conflicting priorities. Flexible, positive attitude and enjoy working with a collaborative team. Our offer At SEI HQ, we offer a stimulating position in an international environment. You will be part of a leading multinational, multidisciplinary and multilingual team of experts in an organization where the well-being and development of our employees is a high priority. We value diversity and creativity at the core of what we do. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Our ambition is to provide a safe, professional and creative workspace for all. Employment at SEI HQ includes: Collective agreement, including occupational pension and many other collectively agreed benefits. Annual healthcare contribution and additional benefits connected to promoting employee well-being such as yearly health check-ups. Flexible working hours, 37.5-hour work week and a generous number of vacation days. Additional information This is an eight-month temporary position at SEI HQ in Stockholm, Sweden. The start date is in December to allow a period of handover. SEI has a hybrid work environment, which allows employees to share their time between the SEI office and working remotely from their homes in Sweden. As this is a short fixed-term contract, there is not enough time to complete a work permit process before the start date, so it is only open to candidates who already have the right to work in Sweden for the full contract period. Please note that it is not possible to work outside of Sweden. 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The role combines hands-on evidence synthesis with the development and evaluation of AI-driven approaches to make evidence synthesis processes more efficient. You will work on manual evidence-synthesis tasks, while also using Python and/or R to build and validate machine learning, automation and AI-assisted workflows for searching, eligibility screening, and (meta)data extraction. Your work will also contribute to new meta-research on how, and under what conditions, automated and AI-based tools can speed up and improve evidence synthesis in the environmental field without compromising reliability, robustness or scientific quality. Our team spans many disciplines and we welcome candidates from different backgrounds. If you have strong research and programming skills, want to help connect sustainability science with policymaking and are keen to learn evidence synthesis methods, we would like to hear from you. Key tasks and responsibilities Conduct and support manual literature searching, screening and (meta)data extraction for evidence synthesis projects, working with large volumes of scientific publications and grey literature (including bibliographic information and textual data). Develop and maintain reproducible workflows in Python and/or R for screening, extraction, classification, quality-checking, cleaning and harmonization of textual and bibliographic data. Apply and evaluate machine learning, natural language processing and LLM-based methods for text classification, information extraction and document analysis. Validate automated and AI-generated outputs against human decisions, quantifying errors, uncertainty and potential biases. Document methods, decisions and validation procedures to support transparent and reproducible research. Work collaboratively with researchers across environmental, sustainability, climate, energy and social science. Who you are You are an early-career researcher with strong analytical and programming skills who enjoys working where sustainability research meets technology development – engaging with both the details of evidence synthesis and the computational methods that support it. You are happy to do detailed manual eligibility screening and (meta) data extraction, while looking for opportunities to automate these processes and make them more efficient. You have a background in, or strong interest in, sustainability or environmental research and enjoy learning from people with different disciplinary backgrounds. You do not need to be an expert in every method or technology used in this role. We value someone who is curious, careful, quick to learn and a constructive team player. The role would suit someone with: Programming and data analysis skills in Python and/or R, including version control with GitHub Experience handling large volumes of structured and unstructured text Practical experience applying machine learning, NLP or large language models to text classification, information extraction or eligibility screening An interest in evidence synthesis methodology Knowledge of, or interest in, sustainability or environmental research Experience with more advanced AI development, such as model fine-tuning or deployment, is welcome but deep expertise in machine learning or software engineering is not required. Experience with any of the following is highly desirable, but not required: Literature reviews, including systematic, scoping and rapid reviews Working with bibliographic datasets Literature eligibility screening or (meta)data extraction Formal qualifications A master’s degree in data science, computer science, engineering, socio-environmental science, sustainability science or a related field. Early-career experience (1–2 years) in academic or applied research involving data analysis and AI/data-driven methods. Personal skills Collaborative: comfortable working in teams and across disciplinary boundaries. Analytical and critical: able to assess evidence and critically evaluate AI-generated results. Systematic and data-oriented: enjoys turning complex information into reliable datasets. Clear communicator: able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Curious and adaptable: interested in learning and applying rapidly developing AI methods. Quality-focused and responsible: attentive to research integrity, transparency, uncertainty and AI-related risks. Additional information You will join the International Climate Risk and Adaptation Team, which develops and applies pioneering research methods to define, describe, measure and communicate systemic climate risk in interdependent global systems. Drawing on diverse perspectives, its work spans quantitative and qualitative analysis, climate risk assessment, scenario and foresight development and AI-driven policy analysis. Our offer At SEI HQ we offer a stimulating position in an international environment. You will be part of a leading, multinational, multidisciplinary and multilingual team of experts in an organization where the well-being and development of our employees is of high priority. We value diversity and creativity at the core of what we do and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Our ambition is to provide a safe, professional, and creative workspace for all. An employment with SEI HQ includes: Collective Agreement incl. occupational pension and many other collectively agreed benefits An annual healthcare contribution and additional benefits connected to promoting our employees’ wellbeing such as yearly health check-ups Opportunities for professional growth and development Flexible working hours, 37.5-hour workweek and a generous amount of vacation days Being part of tackling environmental and development challenges and developing solutions for a sustainable future for all. Once employed, you must live in Sweden, preferably in the Stockholm area. It is not possible to work from another country. How to apply We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible, and no later than 26 October 2026, 23:59 Stockholm local time. Applications must be written in English and submitted through our recruitment system. Please include: Cover letter highlighting relevant qualifications and experience (no more than two pages) Curriculum vitae (no more than four pages) Please note that we screen all applicants manually. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.