Job Description

• Support the project leader in other research activities, based on interests and skills (e.g., coding qualitative data, conducting interviews, etc.)

Your profile

• Currently enrolled in a Master's program at the University of St. Gallen or at another Swiss university, ideally in International Relations, Law, Sociology, Political Science, or a related field
• Interest in Eastern European politics, state politics, migration issues, 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

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

The project "Radical Reconfigurations of State-Citizen Relations: The case of Ukraine" is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (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.
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For job-related questions
Dr. Oleksandra Tarkhanova
Research Associate
Dr. Oleksandra Tarkhanova, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of East European Studies at the SHSS, with an SNSF Ambizione Grant
Dr. Alexander Meienberger
Executive Director GCE-HSG
I would be very pleased to welcome you at the University of St.Gallen very soon. I will gladly answer any questions you may have.
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