Job advertisement

Student or research assistant position at the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate

The Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate at the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is looking for a student or research assistant (m/f/d), with or without a degree, to work on the Peace Academy's research focus "Conflict Transformation and Peace Perspectives" at the Landau campus.

Your main tasks:
Support in the preparation and evaluation of research projects (e.g. transcription of interviews) and publications (research work, proofreading, bibliography and formatting tasks) on topics of conflict transformation, with a regional focus on West and East Africa and on topics of knowledge production and cooperation with a focus on power imbalance and critical perspectives.

Your profile:
- You are studying in a social science degree program, preferably with a focus on political science, sociology, geography or anthropology;
- You have a recognizable interest in topics of critical peace and conflict research;
- You have a very good command of written and spoken German as well as English;
- You are used to working in a team-oriented and independent manner;
- You are highly precise, systematic and reliable;
- You are familiar with common software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
- Ideally, you have experience in contributing to publications;
- Student assistant: Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at a German university.

Date of appointment: 15.07.2026

Contract duration: 15.07.2026-31.12.2026
Working hours: 5 hours per week
Application deadline: 23.06.2026

You can expect a varied task with scope for action and creativity in a very diverse working environment and in a dynamic and collegial team.

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 to Dr. Samantha Ruppel(samantha.ruppel[at]rptu.de). In addition to an informative cover letter
, your application should include the following documents and papers: CV, high school diploma, university degree certificate if applicable, internship and language certificates. Please combine 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.