Research Assistant
Transnational Communities and Conflict under the supervision of Professor Hugh Miall
Politics and International Relations
Ref SS0114
Salary (£) 24877 - 28839
Closing date: Monday 27 October 2008
The Department of Politics and International Relations seeks to appoint a Research Associate for 12 months, from January 2009 to December 2009, on a project on Transnational Communities and Conflict under the supervision of Professor Hugh Miall. The project is carried out in partnership with a European consortium and is funded by the EC under its Framework Programme 7. The project is described at
http://www.infocon- project.org/ project
The University of Kent is responsible for research on transnational communities from Kosovo, Turkey/Kurds, and the Great Lakes (Hutus/Tutsis) in London, and also for research on the Kosovo conflict. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to this research, writing reports surveying the transnational communities in London, identifying their organizations and leaders, interviewing, and gathering information about the roles they play in conflicts and efforts to mitigate conflicts in the homeland and hostland.
Applicants should have a background in politics, international relations, sociology, anthropology, conflict and peace studies or a similar discipline. A familiarity with the situation of diasporas, with the literature on their role in conflict, and with sources of information about transnational communities in London would be an advantage. Experience of interviewing, surveys and qualitative research would also be an advantage.
The successful candidate should be computer literate and a confident and presentable self-starter. The appointee will be capable of effective research, independent initiative in carrying forward the project, working to high standards and tight deadlines. The post will require effective liaison with other consortium members and good communications with members of transnational communities and civil society organizations.
The Department of Politics and International Relations is based in Rutherford College. The Department dates from the foundation of the University but has been rejuvenated in recent years with a young, dynamic and rapidly growing staff. The Department has a long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching and we aim to provide the best possible learning experience for our students.
Our research profile cuts across traditional divisions in the discipline of Politics, International Relations, European Studies and Area Studies. The Department has research strengths and teaches in the politics and international relations of Britain, Europe and the EU, Russia, China, the USA, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Twenty-three members of academic staff work at the Canterbury campus and three in Brussels.
For more details of the department please see
http://www.kent. ac.uk/politics/
Further Information
Closing Date: Monday 27 October 2008
Interviews to be held: provisional date Tuesday 11 November 2008
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Hugh Miall;
A.H.Miall@kent. ac.uk or tel: 01227 823678
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