Research assistants - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established in 1971 to conduct peace research and offer courses in peace and conflict studies. Currently approx. 85 persons are employed at the Department and at present some 300-400 students are enrolled every academic year. Courses offered include undergraduate and post-graduate courses, as well as a Ph. D. programme. For more information, visit www.pcr.uu.se.

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The Department and the ERC-financed project “Variation in Oversight of Police Misconduct”, seeks to hire up to 21 research assistants during the course of 2022. Research assistants will be responsible for data collection on 1 or more countries. The length of employment and employment period depends on the number of countries assigned, as well as the scope of employment (full-time/100% or part-time/50%).

Duties

• Data collection on police misconduct oversight institutions in 1 or more countries
• Write summaries of police misconduct oversight institutions
• Preparation of draft policy briefs

Requirements

• 120 points in university studies
• Fluency in English
• Native speaker (excellent proficiency in reading, writing and speaking), in 1 or more of the following languages: French, German, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish. Note that fluency in Swedish does not entail fluency in Danish or Norwegian.

• Basic word processing and Excel skills
• Attention to detail and exactness, analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to work to meet deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently

Additional qualifications

• Experience with extensive data collection
• Degree (Bachelor or Master) in Peace and Conflict studies or a related field
• Experience writing advanced texts in English.

In this recruitment, we look at qualifications, merits and personal suitability.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 2-4 months (depends on the number of countries assigned, as well as the scope of employment (full-time/100% or part-time/50%).
Scope of employment; 50/100%. Starting date, as soon as possible, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala. 

For further information about the position, please contact: Sophia Hatz, sophia.hatz@pcr.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 28 February 2022, UFV-PA 2022/383. 

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