Teaching assistant/Amanuens

2026-09-03

1 Teaching assistant

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established in 1971 to conduct peace research and offer courses in peace and conflict studies. Currently approx. 80 persons are employed at the Department and at present some 300-400 students are enrolled every academic year. Courses offered include undergraduate and post-graduate courses, as well as a Ph. D. programme. For more information, visit www.pcr.uu.se.

Uppsala Conflict Data Program

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University is the world's leading provider of data on organized violence, and the program is a unique source of information about conflicts worldwide and has been at the Department since the 1980s.

The Department is looking for a teaching assistant, working 10 % for 4.5 months, starting in September.

Duties

The focus will be on collecting and coding information on organized violence in Sudan and Myanmar. The focus will be on going through the sources Sudan Tribune and Ayin Network for Sudan, and AAPP for Myanmar.

Requirements

For employment as a teaching assistant, it is a requirement that you are admitted as a student at undergraduate or advanced level. The following are also requirements;

Bachelor’s degree in peace and conflict studies
Very good knowledge of UCDP and its definitions
Documented experience of working with conflict data (coding/data management)
Documented ability to work independently
Good knowledge of the conflicts in Sudan
Good knowledge of the conflicts in Myanmar
Good cooperation skills.

Additional qualifications

Earlier experience of collecting conflict data relating to Sudan and Myanmar.

About the employment

The employment is a: temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12. Scope of employment: 10 %. Starting date: 14 September, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Lotta Themnér, 0704-250533, lotta.themner@pcr.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 10 September 2026, UFV-PA 2026/2608.

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Placement:

Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Scope:

Part-time

Working hours:

10%

Type of employment:

Temporary position

Pay:

individuell

Number of positions:

1

Town:

Uppsala

Union representative:

Number of reference:

UFV-PA 2026/2608

Last application date:

10 September 2026

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