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Research assistant 

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 at present some 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.

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University is the world's leading provider of data on organized violence, and the program is a unique source of information about conflicts worldwide and has been at the Department since the 1980s.

The Department of Peace and UCDP is looking for a full-time research assistant for a six months employment, starting in September 2023.

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Duties
The focus will be on collecting and coding information on organized violence into UCDP:s online coding interface, as well as on updating and writing new texts in the programs encyclopedia.  Further assignments may be added.

Requirements
The applicant must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in peace and conflict studies
• Good knowledge of political violence and theories of war and peace
• Very good knowledge of UCDP and its definitions
• Very good English in speech and writing
• Documented experience of working independently
• Good ability to cooperate.

Additional qualifications

• Master's degree in peace and conflict studies
• Documented experience of working with conflict data (coding/data management).

Individual suitability will be considered.

About the employment
The employment is a: temporary position, 6 months. Scope of employment: 100 %. Starting date: 18 September, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact
Lotta Themnér (lotta.themner@pcr.uu.se) 

Please submit your application by 12 September 2023, UFV-PA 2023/3108.

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