Job advertisement

for

Two student assistants at the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
as of September 1, 2022

The Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate at the University of Koblenz-Landau is looking for two student assistants with a Bachelor's degree at the Landau campus to work on a third-party funded project and the main areas of work of the Peace Academy.

The main areas of work are environmental and resource conflicts, crisis prevention and civil conflict management, civil society participation and involvement as well as peace education. In addition to research on these topics, the aim of the Peace Academy RLP is to support peace research activities in the state and at the University of Koblenz-Landau. Further information on the work of the Peace Academy RLP can be found at www.friedensakademie-rlp.de

Your main tasks:

a) Student assistant in the research project (10h/week)

Support with the

• content-related and organizational implementation of a research project ("Tug of War - Customary and State Actors in Land Reform and their Impact on Human Security in Post-Conflict Societies")
• Literature research and preparation of publications (research work, proofreading, bibliography and formatting tasks)
• Supervision of social media channels, preferably the blog
• Data management (transcription)

b) Student assistant for general support of the Peace Academy RLP (10h/week)

Support with the

• Public relations and networking work of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
• Co-supervision of the social media channels(Twitter, Facebook, blog, podcast)
• Planning, preparation and implementation of public events
• Preparation of research projects and publications of the team (research work, proofreading, bibliography and formatting tasks)

Your profile:

• You have a good or even very good Bachelor's degree, preferably in political science, peace and conflict studies, sociology, ethnology, geography or a related social science, economics or humanities degree program with a recognizable focus on peace and conflict studies.
• You have a very good command of written and spoken English and German;
• You are used to working in a team and independently;
• You are highly precise, systematic and reliable;
• You are familiar with common software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• You are social media-savvy and have experience in using social media for public relations work
• You have knowledge and interest in a) the topics of the project (land reform, customary authorities e.g. chiefs, and/or dynamics in post-conflict societies) or b) the main topics of the Peace Academy;
• You are willing to come to Landau for individual appointments or, ideally, on a regular basis.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at a German university. Unfortunately, students who already hold a Master's degree cannot be considered.

Date of appointment: 01.09.2022

Contract duration: initially three months, an extension of up to 24 months (project duration) is sought
Working hours: 10 hours per week
Application deadline: 15.07.2022

You can expect a varied job in a collegial team and in a friendly atmosphere.

The Peace Academy RLP pursues the goal of promoting the diversity of its members and takes into account the skills they bring with them, e.g. due to their age or origin. Applications from suitable severely disabled persons and persons of equal status within the meaning of § 2 Para. 3 SGB IX are expressly welcome.

Please send applications in electronic form only to Dr. Charlotte Dany(friedensakademie-rlp[at]uni-landau.de). In addition to an informative cover letter and an indication of which of the positions you are primarily interested in, your application should include the following documents and papers: CV, final thesis or selected term paper, high school diploma, university degree certificate, internship and language certificates. Please summarize your documents in one file.

We guarantee that your documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations once the process has been completed. We do not send a confirmation of receipt, only information about the result of the recruitment process.

You can download the job advertisement here.

Job advertisement

for

Two student assistants at the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
as of September 1, 2022

The Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate at the University of Koblenz-Landau is looking for two student assistants with a Bachelor's degree at the Landau campus to work on a third-party funded project and the main areas of work of the Peace Academy.

The main areas of work are environmental and resource conflicts, crisis prevention and civil conflict management, civil society participation and involvement as well as peace education. In addition to research on these topics, the aim of the Peace Academy RLP is to support peace research activities in the state and at the University of Koblenz-Landau. Further information on the work of the Peace Academy RLP can be found at www.friedensakademie-rlp.de

Your main tasks:

a) Student assistant in the research project (10h/week)

Support with the

• content-related and organizational implementation of a research project ("Tug of War - Customary and State Actors in Land Reform and their Impact on Human Security in Post-Conflict Societies")
• Literature research and preparation of publications (research work, proofreading, bibliography and formatting tasks)
• Supervision of social media channels, preferably the blog
• Data management (transcription)

b) Student assistant for general support of the Peace Academy RLP (10h/week)

Support with the

• Public relations and networking work of the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
• Co-supervision of the social media channels(Twitter, Facebook, blog, podcast)
• Planning, preparation and implementation of public events
• Preparation of research projects and publications of the team (research work, proofreading, bibliography and formatting tasks)

Your profile:

• You have a good or even very good Bachelor's degree, preferably in political science, peace and conflict studies, sociology, ethnology, geography or a related social science, economics or humanities degree program with a recognizable focus on peace and conflict studies.
• You have a very good command of written and spoken English and German;
• You are used to working in a team and independently;
• You are highly precise, systematic and reliable;
• You are familiar with common software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• You are social media-savvy and have experience in using social media for public relations work
• You have knowledge and interest in a) the topics of the project (land reform, customary authorities e.g. chiefs, and/or dynamics in post-conflict societies) or b) the main topics of the Peace Academy;
• You are willing to come to Landau for individual appointments or, ideally, on a regular basis.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at a German university. Unfortunately, students who already hold a Master's degree cannot be considered.

Date of appointment: 01.09.2022

Contract duration: initially three months, an extension of up to 24 months (project duration) is sought
Working hours: 10 hours per week
Application deadline: 15.07.2022

You can expect a varied job in a collegial team and in a friendly atmosphere.

The Peace Academy RLP pursues the goal of promoting the diversity of its members and takes into account the skills they bring with them, e.g. due to their age or origin. Applications from suitable severely disabled persons and persons of equal status within the meaning of § 2 Para. 3 SGB IX are expressly welcome.

Please send applications in electronic form only to Dr. Charlotte Dany(friedensakademie-rlp[at]uni-landau.de). In addition to an informative cover letter and an indication of which of the positions you are primarily interested in, your application should include the following documents and papers: CV, final thesis or selected term paper, high school diploma, university degree certificate, internship and language certificates. Please summarize your documents in one file.

We guarantee that your documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations once the process has been completed. We do not send a confirmation of receipt, only information about the result of the recruitment process.

You can download the job advertisement here.