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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. 90 persons are employed at the Department and approximately 1000 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

The Alva Myrdal Center for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) was established in 2021 at Uppsala University to provide education, research and policy support on disarmament issues. AMC studies the entire disarmament process; prerequisites and obstacles, negotiation and decision-making as well as implementation and verification. The center is located at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

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The Department and AMC are now looking for a full-time research assistant for a 12 month employment, starting 7th June 2023, or otherwise agreed.

Duties 
The duties consist of, together with Working Group 3 at AMC, developing a database on disarmament agreements and leading the work with the collection of data, as well as collecting and coding information on disarmament agreements. Writing texts and research reports in English, as well as data management, will also be included in the duties. The work takes place in accordance with AMC's established coding rules and conceptual apparatus and is carried out in a small group, where the work requires a high degree of independent analytical capacity. Other tasks may be added based on the program's needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (at the start of the employment), in peace and conflict studies, international relations or other related field
• Good knowledge of international disarmament agreements since 1918
• Documented experience working with the development of data sets (coding rules, scales, variable construction)
• Experience with coding and data management
• Excellent knowledge of English (both written and spoken)
• Good analytical skills
• Good ability to work independently
• Good cooperation skills.

Additional qualifications
Good knowledge of AMC's established coding rules and conceptual apparatus.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

About the employment
The employment is a; temporary position (12 months), Scope of employment; 100 %. Starting date; 7 June 2023, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Magnus Öberg, magnus.oberg@pcr.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 23 May 2023, UFV-PA 2023/1644.

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