{"data":{"id":210104,"slug":"bitradande-forskare-i-projekt-om-lokal-utrikespolitik","type":"job","title":"Research Assistant in Local Foreign Policy Project","description":"Gothenburg University meets society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive educational programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, Gothenburg University contributes to a better future.\nAt the Department of Global Studies, we conduct research and teaching that provides the ability to understand and analyze social phenomena in a global world. Our educational programs are characterized by relevance and societal engagement, and our research strives to make the world more comprehensible through our unique interdisciplinary research environment. Our research areas are social science environmental studies, peace and development research, human rights, and social anthropology. We offer education at undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels, as well as independent courses. For more information, see https:\/\/www.gu.se\/globalastudier.\nWe are seeking a research assistant for the research project Local Foreign Policy? Municipalities, Regions and Civil Society Mobilization Around Mass Violence, led by Professor Camilla Orjuela and financed by the Riksbank's Jubilee Fund. The position is time-limited and part-time.\nAbout the Project\nThe research project examines municipalities and regions as arenas for foreign policy issues. Foreign policy is normally regarded as a matter for actors at the national level. However, in today's globalized world and multicultural societies, such issues also appear on the agendas of municipalities and regions. The project takes a global perspective and focuses on foreign policy issues concerning cities and regions' positions on nuclear weapons, as well as recognition of genocide and the establishment of genocide memorials on municipal land. What conflicts arise when citizens and local politicians engage in issues that concern them but are simultaneously classified as foreign policy? And how can municipalities, states, and civil society actors manage the increasingly blurred boundaries between local, domestic, and foreign policy?\nResponsibilities\nAs a research assistant, you will primarily work on research concerning the recognition of genocide at regional and local levels. Your tasks will include contributing to a quantitative study by searching, verifying, and analyzing information, as well as presenting results. Qualitative research will also be included, such as in-depth studies of specific genocide recognition processes. Other tasks related to research and administration may also occur. The work will be performed independently, but in close collaboration with research leader Camilla Orjuela.\nQualifications\nWe require that you have a relevant master's degree, for example in global studies, peace and development studies, human rights, international relations, or political science. The position requires that you have documented experience with qualitative social science research methods. You must be able to speak and write English well. Good knowledge of additional languages relevant to the project is an asset, as is experience in searching for information in different languages. We are particularly looking for someone with in-depth knowledge of and interest in genocide recognition, civil society mobilization, foreign policy, and issues concerning the boundaries between municipalities', regions', and states' responsibilities in Sweden as well as internationally. It is important that you can work independently, have good organizational ability, and can take responsibility and take own initiative. You need to be a careful, structured, and creative person with social competence and flexibility in performing the work. The work is performed on site at the Department of Global Studies.\nEmployment\nThe position is a fixed-term appointment for 10 months with a workload of 50%. Placement at the Department of Global Studies. Start date January 7 or by agreement.\nContact Information for the Position\nIf you have questions about the project, you are welcome to contact Camilla Orjuela, project leader, mailto:camilla.orjuela@gu.se, 0768-242626.\nIf you have questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Elvedina Sikiric Lidstr\u00f6m, HR administrator, mailto:elvedina.sikiric.lidstrom@gu.se, 031-786 40 53.\nTrade Union Organizations\nTrade union representatives at Gothenburg University can be found here: https:\/\/www.gu.se\/om-universitetet\/jobba-hos-oss\/hjalp-for-sokande\nApplication\nTo apply for a position at Gothenburg University, you must register an account in our recruitment system. You apply for the position through Gothenburg University's recruitment portal by clicking the \"Apply\" button.\nYou as an applicant are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the announcement and that it is received by the university no later than the final application deadline.\nThe application can be written in Swedish or English and must contain\nYour contact information and personal details\nCover letter of maximum 2 A4 pages describing your interest and suitability for the position\nCV\/resume covering education, relevant work experience, language skills, degrees, and relevant scientific work\nCopy of your master's degree\nNames of two references and their contact information\n\nFinal application deadline is 2026-10-05\n\nThe university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to operations. The university applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the university is required to retain application documents for two years after the appointment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request the return of your documents, they will be returned after the two-year period, otherwise they will be discarded. To staffing and recruitment companies and to those selling job advertisements: Gothenburg University uses contracted advertising agencies in connection with staff recruitment. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job advertisements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Bitr\u00e4dande forskare i projekt om lokal utrikespolitik","description_original":"G\u00f6teborgs universitet m\u00f6ter samh\u00e4llets utmaningar med m\u00e5ngsidig kunskap. 58 000 studenter och 6800  medarbetare g\u00f6r universitetet till en stor och inspirerande arbetsplats. Stark forskning och attraktiva utbildningar lockar forskare och studenter fr\u00e5n hela v\u00e4rlden. Med ny kunskap och nya perspektiv bidrar G\u00f6teborgs universitet till en b\u00e4ttre framtid. \nP\u00e5 Institutionen f\u00f6r globala studier bedriver vi forskning och undervisning som ger f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 och analysera samh\u00e4llsfenomen i en global v\u00e4rld. V\u00e5ra utbildningar k\u00e4nnetecknas av aktualitet och samh\u00e4llsrelevans, och v\u00e5r forskning str\u00e4var efter att g\u00f6ra v\u00e4rlden mer begriplig med hj\u00e4lp av v\u00e5r unika tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga forskningsmilj\u00f6. V\u00e5ra forskningsomr\u00e5den \u00e4r samh\u00e4llsvetenskapliga milj\u00f6studier, freds- och utvecklingsforskning, m\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter och socialantropologi. Vi har utbildning p\u00e5 grundniv\u00e5, avancerad niv\u00e5 och forskarniv\u00e5, samt frist\u00e5ende kurser. F\u00f6r mer information se https:\/\/www.gu.se\/globalastudier.\u00a0\u00a0\nVi s\u00f6ker en bitr\u00e4dande forskare till forskningsprojektet Lokal utrikespolitik? Kommuner, regioner och civilsamh\u00e4llets mobilisering kring massv\u00e5ld som leds av professor Camilla Orjuela och finansieras av Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r tidsbegr\u00e4nsad och p\u00e5 deltid.\nOm projektet\u00a0\nForskningsprojektet unders\u00f6ker kommuner och regioner som arena f\u00f6r utrikespolitiska fr\u00e5gor. Normalt betraktas utrikespolitik som en fr\u00e5ga f\u00f6r akt\u00f6rer p\u00e5 nationell niv\u00e5. Men i dagens globaliserade v\u00e4rld och m\u00e5ngkulturella samh\u00e4llen hamnar s\u00e5dana fr\u00e5gor \u00e4ven p\u00e5 kommuners och regioners dagordning. Projektet tar ett globalt perspektiv och fokuserar p\u00e5 utrikespolitiska fr\u00e5gor som g\u00e4ller st\u00e4ders och regioners st\u00e4llningstagande mot k\u00e4rnvapen, samt erk\u00e4nnande av folkmord och uppf\u00f6rande av folkmordsmonument p\u00e5 kommunal mark. Vilka konflikter uppst\u00e5r n\u00e4r medborgare och lokalpolitiker engagerar sig i fr\u00e5gor som ber\u00f6r dem men samtidigt klassas som utrikespolitik? Och hur kan kommuner, stater och civilsamh\u00e4llesakt\u00f6rer hantera de alltmer otydliga gr\u00e4nserna mellan lokal-, inrikes- och utrikespolitik?\nArbetsuppgifter\u202f\u00a0\nSom bitr\u00e4dande forskare kommer du framf\u00f6r allt att arbeta med forskning om erk\u00e4nnande av folkmord p\u00e5 regional och lokal niv\u00e5. I uppgifterna ing\u00e5r att bidra till en kvantitativ studie genom att s\u00f6ka, verifiera och analysera information, samt presentera resultat. \u00c4ven kvalitativ forskning kommer att ing\u00e5, till exempel f\u00f6rdjupade studier av specifika processer f\u00f6r folkmordserk\u00e4nnande. Andra uppgifter relaterade till forskning och administration kan ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6rekomma. Arbetet kommer att utf\u00f6ras sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt, men i n\u00e4ra samverkan med forskningsansvarig Camilla Orjuela.\nKvalifikationer\u202f\u00a0\nVi har som krav att du har relevant mastersexamen, till exempel i globala studier, freds- och utvecklingsstudier, m\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter, internationella relationer eller statsvetenskap. Arbetet kr\u00e4ver att du har dokumenterad erfarenhet av kvalitativa samh\u00e4llsvetenskapliga forskningsmetoder. Du beh\u00f6ver kunna tala och skriva v\u00e4l p\u00e5 engelska. God kunskap i ytterligare spr\u00e5k av relevans f\u00f6r projektet \u00e4r meriterande, liksom erfarenhet av att s\u00f6ka information p\u00e5 olika spr\u00e5k. Vi s\u00f6ker speciellt dig som har f\u00f6rdjupad kunskap om och intresse f\u00f6r folkmordserk\u00e4nnande, civilsamh\u00e4llets mobilisering, utrikespolitik samt fr\u00e5gor kring gr\u00e4nsdragningen mellan kommuners, regioners och staters ansvarsomr\u00e5den i Sverige s\u00e5v\u00e4l som internationellt. Det \u00e4r viktigt att du kan arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt, har en god organisatorisk f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och kan ta ansvar och egna initiativ. Du beh\u00f6ver vara en noggrann, strukturerad och kreativ person med social kompetens och flexibilitet i utf\u00f6randet av arbetet. Arbetet utf\u00f6rs p\u00e5 plats p\u00e5 Institutionen f\u00f6r globala studier. \u00a0\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llning\u202f\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en s\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning p\u00e5 10 m\u00e5nader med en tj\u00e4nsteomfattning p\u00e5 50%. Placering vid Institutionen f\u00f6r globala studier. Tilltr\u00e4de 7 januari eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\u00a0\u00a0\nKontaktuppgifter f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen\u202f\u00a0\nHar du fr\u00e5gor om projektet \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta\u202fCamilla Orjuela, projektledare, mailto:camilla.orjuela@gu.se, 0768-242626.\u00a0\u00a0\nHar du fr\u00e5gor om rekryteringsprocessen \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta Elvedina Sikiric Lidstr\u00f6m, personalhandl\u00e4ggare, mailto:elvedina.sikiric.lidstrom@gu.se, 031-786 40 53.\nFackliga\u202forganisationer\u202f\u00a0\nFackliga f\u00f6retr\u00e4dare vid G\u00f6teborgs universitet hittar du h\u00e4r:\u202fhttps:\/\/www.gu.se\/om-universitetet\/jobba-hos-oss\/hjalp-for-sokande\u202f\u00a0\nAns\u00f6kan\u202f\u00a0\nF\u00f6r att s\u00f6ka en anst\u00e4llning vid G\u00f6teborgs universitet m\u00e5ste du registrera ett konto i v\u00e5rt rekryteringssystem. Du s\u00f6ker anst\u00e4llningen via G\u00f6teborgs universitets rekryteringsportal genom att klicka p\u00e5 knappen \"Ans\u00f6k\".\u00a0\nDu som s\u00f6kande ansvarar f\u00f6r att ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett i enlighet med annonsen och att den \u00e4r universitetet tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdag.\u202f\u00a0\nAns\u00f6kan kan skrivas p\u00e5 svenska eller engelska och ska inneh\u00e5lla\u00a0\nDina kontaktuppgifter och personuppgifter\u202f\nMotiveringsbrev p\u00e5 max 2 A4-sidor som beskriver ditt intresse och l\u00e4mplighet f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten\u00a0\nMeritf\u00f6rteckning\/CV som tar upp utbildning, relevant arbetslivserfarenhet, spr\u00e5kkunskaper, examen och relevanta vetenskapliga arbeten\u202f\u00a0\nKopia p\u00e5 mastersexamen\nNamn p\u00e5 tv\u00e5 referenser samt deras kontaktuppgifter\u202f\u00a0\n\nSista ans\u00f6kningsdag \u00e4r 2026-10-05\n\u00a0\nUniversitetet arbetar aktivt f\u00f6r en arbetsmilj\u00f6 med j\u00e4mst\u00e4llda f\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden och s\u00e4tter v\u00e4rde p\u00e5 de kvalit\u00e9er m\u00e5ngfald tillf\u00f6r verksamheten. Universitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Enligt Riksarkivets f\u00f6reskrifter \u00e4r universitetet skyldigt att f\u00f6rvara ans\u00f6kningshandlingar i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r efter tills\u00e4ttningsbeslutet. Om du som s\u00f6kande till en anst\u00e4llning s\u00e4rskilt beg\u00e4r tillbaka dina handlingar \u00e5ters\u00e4nds de n\u00e4r de tv\u00e5 \u00e5ren har f\u00f6rflutit, i annat fall kommer de att gallras ut. Till bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag och till dig som \u00e4r f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare: G\u00f6teborgs universitet anlitar upphandlad annonsbyr\u00e5 i samband med rekrytering av personal. Vi undanber oss v\u00e4nligen men best\u00e4mt direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av jobbannonser.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":null,"full_address":null,"city":"G\u00f6teborg","country":"SE","latitude":57.7119231,"longitude":11.9822532},"metadata":{"region":"V\u00e4stra G\u00f6talands l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"G\u00f6teborgs Universitet","postcode":"40530","positions":1,"profession":"Fredsforskare","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.gu.se\/","scope_of_work":"0\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Deltid","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Administration, ekonomi, juridik","employer_workplace":"G\u00f6teborgs Universitet (GU)","translation_status":"done","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":0,"ai_views_count":3,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"openai":2,"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"0768-242626","owner_email":"camilla.orjuela@gu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-14T13:04:50+00:00","expires_at":"2026-10-05T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-15T03:21:28+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-15T04:01:28+00:00"}}