{"data":{"id":148415,"slug":"projektassistenter-sokes-till-projekt","type":"job","title":"Project Assistants Sought for Research Project","description":"Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked as one of the world's leading academic institutions. Here are approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malm\u00f6. We are united in our commitment to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.\nWe are now seeking six project assistants for the project \"Navigating Legal Problems Without Law\"\nThe Research Project\nStudies on access to justice indicate that people living under uncertain circumstances refrain from using the law to solve their legal problems. Instead, they \"do nothing.\" This phenomenon means that legal problems are handled outside conventional legal channels. Despite extensive literature on this topic, there is limited research on how and why individuals, according to their own narratives, handle legal matters outside legal systems. The research project investigates the following research questions: How do people practice and understand \"doing nothing\" when dealing with legal problems? What can the practice of \"doing nothing\" teach us about the relevance of formal legislation in legal strategies among people in precarious living conditions? The research project examines these questions in a marginalized residential area in Sweden. The research project offers a new bottom-up method for investigating access to legal proceedings and conflict resolution, and challenges existing paradigms about how and why individuals in vulnerable situations handle the law.\nDuties\nThe primary task is to organize and conduct at least 20 qualitative interviews relevant to the project, transcribe, translate (if necessary), and participate in the coding and analysis of these interviews. Before the interviews, project assistants will receive thorough training in interview techniques and methodology, and throughout the employment, they will be guided by the project researchers. Research assistants will participate in meetings every other week and three full-day workshops during the employment.\nWorking languages are either Arabic, Somali, or Dari, and Swedish\/English.\nQualifications\nRequirements\nVery good ability to express yourself orally in Arabic, Somali, or Dari\nAbility to translate Arabic, Somali, or Dari into Swedish or English\nStrong motivation and ability to work independently under time pressure\nGood collaboration and communication skills\n\nMeriting Factors\nLived experience from so-called vulnerable areas\nUniversity or college-level education\nExperience with qualitative interviews\nOutgoing and sociable\n\nAssessment Criteria\nIn the appointment, primary attention shall be paid to the qualifications achieved as described above. Very good ability to express yourself orally is of great importance. Good collaboration and communication skills are also an assessment criterion, as are good knowledge of the languages in speech and writing. We strive to ensure diversity. Gender equality shall be considered in this employment.\nApplication\nThe application should include\nan introductory letter in Swedish or English, not exceeding 1,000 words, containing a brief presentation of yourself as an applicant and your qualifications, as well as a brief description of why you are interested in being a research assistant at the Sociology of Law Department, Lund University;\na CV in Swedish or English\nany diplomas and grades in Swedish or English;\nnames and contact information for two references;\nany other documents that you as an applicant wish to submit for this position.\n\nApplicants will be evaluated on the above points, and top-ranked candidates will be invited for interviews.\nEmployment Terms\nFixed-term employment, four months at 50% of a full-time position.\nStart date October 2, 2026.\nOther Information\nFor questions about the recruitment process, contact Anna Melin at anna.melin@sam.lu.se. For questions about the position, contact Ida Nafstad at ida.nafstad@soclaw.lu.se\nThe Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the country's leading knowledge centers for research and education in social and behavioral sciences. With operations in both Lund and Helsingborg, over 700 employees, and approximately 5,700 full-time students, the faculty is one of Lund University's largest. We offer a creative academic environment with engaged students and employees. Our primary mission is to develop, communicate, and maintain knowledge about society, people, and organizations in an environment characterized by openness, tolerance, and curiosity.\nSociology of Law at Lund University is a social science discipline that has the relationship between law and society as its object of study, such as the tension between the state's formal legislation and informal norm-formation in, for example, civil society. Research is conducted in fields such as gender and discrimination, AI and machine learning, children's rights, welfare, legal cultures, corruption, migration, economic security, and crime. The department offers courses at all levels. The department also runs a bachelor's program in criminology in collaboration with the Department of Sociology. The Sociology of Law Department strives to collaborate across subject boundaries and disciplinary boundaries and also has good contacts with practitioners and authorities.\nWe decline all contact from advertising sales representatives, recruitment, and staffing companies due to government procurement regulations.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Projektassistenter s\u00f6kes till projekt","description_original":"Lunds universitet grundades 1666 och rankas \u00e5terkommande som ett av v\u00e4rldens fr\u00e4msta l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. H\u00e4r finns omkring 46 000 studenter och 8 500 medarbetare i Lund, Helsingborg och Malm\u00f6. Vi f\u00f6renas i v\u00e5r str\u00e4van att f\u00f6rst\u00e5, f\u00f6rklara och f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra v\u00e5r v\u00e4rld och m\u00e4nniskors villkor.\nVi s\u00f6ker nu sex projektassistenter till projektet \"Navigering av r\u00e4ttsliga problem utan lag\"\nForskningsprojektet\nStudier om tillg\u00e5ng till r\u00e4ttvisa tyder p\u00e5 att m\u00e4nniskor som lever under os\u00e4kra f\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden avst\u00e5r fr\u00e5n att anv\u00e4nda lagen f\u00f6r att l\u00f6sa sina r\u00e4ttsliga problem. I st\u00e4llet \u201dg\u00f6r de ingenting\u201d. Detta fenomen inneb\u00e4r att man hanterar r\u00e4ttsliga problem utanf\u00f6r konventionella r\u00e4ttsliga v\u00e4gar. Trots omfattande litteratur om detta tema finns det begr\u00e4nsad forskning om hur och varf\u00f6r individer, enligt sina egna ber\u00e4ttelser, hanterar r\u00e4ttsliga fr\u00e5gor utanf\u00f6r r\u00e4ttsliga v\u00e4gar. Forskningsprojektet unders\u00f6ker f\u00f6ljande forskningsfr\u00e5gor: Hur praktiserar och f\u00f6rst\u00e5r m\u00e4nniskor att \u201dinte g\u00f6ra n\u00e5gonting\u201d n\u00e4r de hanterar r\u00e4ttsliga problem? Vad kan praxis att \u201dinte g\u00f6ra n\u00e5gonting\u201d l\u00e4ra oss om relevansen av formell lagstiftning i r\u00e4ttsliga strategier bland m\u00e4nniskor i prek\u00e4ra levnadsf\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden? Forskningsprojektet unders\u00f6ker dessa fr\u00e5gor i ett marginaliserat bostadsomr\u00e5de i Sverige. Forskningsprojektet erbjuder en ny bottom-up-metod f\u00f6r att unders\u00f6ka tillg\u00e5ngen till r\u00e4ttslig pr\u00f6vning och konfliktl\u00f6sning, och utmanar befintliga paradigmen om hur och varf\u00f6r individer i utsatta situationer hanterar lagen.\nArbetsuppgifter\nDen prim\u00e4ra arbetsuppgiften \u00e4r at organisera och genomf\u00f6ra minst 20 kvalitative intervjuer av relevans f\u00f6r projektet, transkribera, \u00f6versatta (vid behov) och ing\u00e5 i kodning- och analysarbetet av dessa. Innan intervjuerna kommer projektsassistenterna genomg\u00e5 en grundlig tr\u00e4ning i intervjuteknik och metod, och under hela anst\u00e4llningen vill dom bli v\u00e4gledd av forskarna i projektet. Forskningsassistenterna kommer delta p\u00e5 m\u00f6ten annan var vecka och tre heldags workshops under anst\u00e4llningen.\nArbetsspr\u00e5k \u00e4r antigen arabiska, somaliska eller dari, och svenska\/engelska.\nKvalifikationer\nKrav\nMycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka sig i tal p\u00e5 arabiska, somaliska eller dari\nF\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att \u00f6vers\u00e4tta arabiska, somaliska eller dariska till svenska eller engelska\nStark motivation och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt under tidspress\nGod samarbets- och kommunikationsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga\n\nMeriterande\nLevd erfarenhet fr\u00e5n s\u00e5 kallade utsatta omr\u00e5den\nUtbildning p\u00e5 universitets\/h\u00f6gskoleniv\u00e5\nErfarenhet med kvalitative intervju\nUt\u00e5triktat och umg\u00e4ngsam\n\nBed\u00f6mningsgrund \nVid tills\u00e4ttning skall avseende fr\u00e4mst f\u00e4stas vid uppn\u00e5dda kvalifikationer som beskrivet ovan. Mycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka sig i tal \u00e4r av stor vikt. God samarbets- och kommunikationsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga \u00e4r d\u00e4rtill en bed\u00f6mningsgrund, liksom goda kunskaper i spr\u00e5k i tal och skrift. Vi str\u00e4var efter att s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla m\u00e5ngfald. J\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet mellan k\u00f6nen ska beaktas vi denna anst\u00e4llning.\nAns\u00f6kan\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla\nett introduktionsbrev p\u00e5 svenska eller engelska, omfattande max 1 000 ord, som inneh\u00e5ller en kort presentation av dig som s\u00f6kande och dina meriter samt en kort beskrivning av varf\u00f6r du \u00e4r intresserad av at vara forskningsassistent vid R\u00e4ttssociologiska institutionen, Lunds universitet;\nen meritf\u00f6rteckning (CV) p\u00e5 svenska eller engelska\neventuella examensbevis och betyg p\u00e5 svenska eller engelska;\nnamn och kontaktuppgifter f\u00f6r tv\u00e5 referenspersoner;\n\u00f6vriga handlingar som du som s\u00f6kande \u00f6nskar \u00e5beropa f\u00f6r aktuell anst\u00e4llning.\n\nBed\u00f6mning av s\u00f6kande g\u00f6rs p\u00e5 ovanst\u00e5ende punkter och topprankade kommer att kallas till intervju.\nAnst\u00e4llningsform\nTidsbegr\u00e4nsad anst\u00e4llning, fyra m\u00e5nader p\u00e5 50% av en heltidsanst\u00e4llning.\nTilltr\u00e4de den 2026-10-01.\n\u00d6vrig information\nF\u00f6r fr\u00e5gor om rekryteringsprocessen, kontakta Anna Melin p\u00e5 anna.melin@sam.lu.se. F\u00f6r fr\u00e5gor om tj\u00e4nsten, kontakta Ida Nafstad p\u00e5 ida.nafstad@soclaw.lu.se\nSamh\u00e4llsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds universitet \u00e4r ett av landets ledande kunskapscentra f\u00f6r forskning och utbildning inom samh\u00e4lls- och beteendevetenskap. Med verksamhet i b\u00e5de Lund och Helsingborg, \u00f6ver 700 anst\u00e4llda och cirka 5 700 hel\u00e5rsstudenter \u00e4r fakulteten en av Lunds universitets st\u00f6rsta. Vi erbjuder en kreativ akademisk milj\u00f6 med engagerade studenter och medarbetare. V\u00e5r huvuduppgift \u00e4r att utveckla, f\u00f6rmedla och f\u00f6rvalta kunskap om samh\u00e4lle, m\u00e4nniska och organisationer i en milj\u00f6 som pr\u00e4glas av \u00f6ppenhet, tolerans och nyfikenhet.\nR\u00e4ttssociologi vid Lunds universitet \u00e4r ett samh\u00e4llsvetenskapligt \u00e4mne som har relationen mellan r\u00e4tt och samh\u00e4lle som studieobjekt, s\u00e5 som sp\u00e4nningen mellan statens formella lagstiftning och informell normbildning i exempelvis det civila samh\u00e4llet. Forskning bedrivs inom f\u00e4lt som genus och diskriminering, AI och maskininl\u00e4rning, barns r\u00e4ttigheter, v\u00e4lf\u00e4rd, r\u00e4ttskulturer, korruption, migration, ekonomisk s\u00e4kerhet och brottslighet. Institutionen erbjuder kurser p\u00e5 samtliga niv\u00e5er. Institutionen driver \u00e4ven kandidatprogrammet i kriminologi i samarbete med Sociologiska institutionen. R\u00e4ttssociologiska institutionen vinnl\u00e4gger sig om att samverka \u00f6ver \u00e4mnesgr\u00e4nser och disciplingr\u00e4nser och har ocks\u00e5 goda kontakter med praktiker och myndigheter.\nVi undanber oss alla kontakter fr\u00e5n annonsf\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare, rekryterings- och bemanningsf\u00f6retag p\u00e5 grund av statliga upphandlingsregler.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":false,"location":{"address":"Box 117","full_address":null,"city":"Lund","country":"SE","latitude":55.7205201,"longitude":13.1642678},"metadata":{"region":"Sk\u00e5ne l\u00e4n","duration":"3 m\u00e5nader \u2013 upp till 6 m\u00e5nader","employer":"LUNDS UNIVERSITET","postcode":"22100","positions":1,"profession":"Forskarassistent","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.lu.se\/vacancies","scope_of_work":"0\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Deltid","contact_person":"SEKO: Seko Civil","employment_type":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Lunds universitet","experience_required":true},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":2,"ai_views_count":1,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"046-2229366","owner_email":"sekocivil@seko.lu.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-11T09:51:34+00:00","expires_at":"2026-08-28T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-15T03:12:33+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-19T02:48:35+00:00"}}