Student Research Assistant (Master) (m/f/d)
The project “Radical Reconfigurations of State-Citizen Relations: The case of Ukraine” is funded by the SNSF and located at the Department of East European Studies at the SHSS. Led by Dr. Oleksandra Tarkhanova, the project revolves around citizenship relations, forced displacement, military occupation, and socio-political changes in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The Department of East European Studies at the University of St. Gallen analyses current phenomena in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. Departments at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at the University of St.Gallen research and teach topics relevant to today's living and working environments.
Student Research Assistant (Master) (m/f/d)
Your tasks
- Support the project leader in research activities
- Develop and run the project website
- Conduct literature search and review
- Collect and analyze relevant legal and policy documents
We offer
- Involvement in an innovative research project on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the displacement crisis, and occupation influence the state's interaction with citizens and their access to rights and obligations
- Shared workplace at the Department for East European Studies at the University of St. Gallen
- Opportunity to learn new skills and get involved in various aspects of the project
Your profile
- Master Student with an interest in East European politics, state politics, and social justice issues
- Independent thinker with exceptional analytical skills
- Systematic approach to processing and collecting information
- Responsible, self-reliant, and self-motivated, willing to learn new skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ukrainian and Russian language skills are a definite advantage
- Confident command of MS Office Programs
- Basic web design experience is an advantage
"A place where knowledge is created" - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.
About the company
CH-9000 St. Gallen / St. Gallen / St.Gallen / Zürich
