Research Assistant in Politics (with Polish/Romanian Language Expertise)

University College London, United Kingdom

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: London, ENGLAND
Deadline: 31 Oct 2021 ;

UCL Department / Division
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Location of position
London
Grade
6
Hours
Part Time
Hours per week (%FTE)
18.25 hours per week (50% FTE)
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)
£32,217 - £33,958 per annum
Salary pro-rata for part time vacancies
Duties and Responsibilities

The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES ) is seeking to appoint two part-time Research Assistants with Polish or Romanian language expertise to work on the project INSTAPARTY : Party Instability in Parliaments funded by the Norwegian Research Council. This is an excellent opportunity to work with an international team of three renowned experts of party politics: Raimondas Ibenskas (lead investigator, University of Bergen), Sona Golder (Penn State University, PSU) and Allan Sikk (UCL SSEES). The Research Assistants will help the team with database creation and data collection on Romania and Italy, or Poland and collaborate with the team on research. 

The post is funded for one year in the first instance.



Key Requirements
We are looking for applicants with a Master’s degree in political science or related disciplines, especially (part time) PhD students. You will need some experience with social science research, data collection or analysis, and Excel skills (R desirable). Bulk of the work can be done remotely, but you are expected to visit UCL SSEES regularly. Note that if you are coming to the UK from abroad and are fully vaccinated, you would not need to self-isolate on your arrival.  
Further Details
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. 
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the "Apply Now" button below.
For queries about the post, please contact Allan Sikk on [email protected]
For queries about the application process, please contact Shevanese Anderson on [email protected]
UCL Taking Action for Equality
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Closing Date
31 Oct 2021
Latest time for the submission of applications
23:59
Interview date
TBC
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