Research Assistant for the FORTE project

Malmo

Reference number P 2025/1056

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We are looking for
A research assistant to support the research project “Migrant women in the Swedish labour market: What can we learn from the experiences of Ukrainians and Syrians?” funded by FORTE, and placed at the Faculty of Culture and Society, the Department of Global Political Studies.

Work duties
The primary work task of the research assistant will be to interview women from Syria who live in Sweden. Transcription and analyzing interview material may also be part of the position.

Other work tasks may be added based on the needs of the project.

Qualifications
Specific requirements for this position:

• Native speaker of Arabic or highly fluent in this language (verbal and written), preferably the Syrian dialect.
• Previous documented experience in conducting qualitative interviews with Syrian women.

The following would be of benefit for the position:

• University degree in Social Sciences.
• Good language skills in English and Swedish, writing, reading and speaking.
• Previous experience working with research projects.

In addition to formal competence, University employees must possess the personal capacities necessary to perform the duties of the position well and to represent the University in the best possible way. For this position, you will need to have excellent communication skills, good ability to work independently as well as collaborative skills.

Faculty, Department and Research environment
Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society is a multidisciplinary faculty that includes the School of Arts and Communication, the Department of Global Political Studies and the Department of Urban Studies. The Faculty conducts postgraduate studies in the following subjects: Global Politics, Interaction Design, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Media and Communication Studies and Urban Studies.

Read more about the Faculty of Culture and Society here.

The Department of Global Political Studies
The Department of Global Political Studies is a multidisciplinary research and educational environment with Bachelor programs in European Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Diversity Studies, International Relations, Human Rights, and Political Science. There are two Masters programs in IMER and Global Politics as well as two Ph.D. programmes in the same subjects. The Department’s educational programmes and research focus on global processes of change and their impact on societies and individuals. Our research environment also includes MIM (Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare) and the research group RUCARR (Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Regional Research).

Read more about the Department of Global Political Studies here

Further information
For questions about the project, please contact Nahikari Irastorza, Nahikari.irastorza@mau.se.

Inge Dahlstedt, inge.dahlstedt@mau.se

For practical questions regarding the employment and recruitment process, please contact HR-specialist Victoria Kockum, Victoria.kockum@mau.se.

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You can read more about the benefits of working in Sweden here: https://sweden.se/collection/working-in-sweden/

Application
You apply for this position via Malmö University's recruitment system by clicking on the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is completed in accordance with the job advertisement, and that it is submitted to the University no later than 2025-05-20. In this recruitment, we wish that you write your application in English. As an applicant, you are responsible for the application and its appendices being translated.

The application must include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Copies of relevant degrees and certificates
• A brief account on a maximum of one page, where you describe your experience, background and competence related to the applied position that makes you the most suitable candidate

Miscellaneous
This is a temporary part-time (40%) position for three months.

Malmö University is a workplace and higher education institution that is characterised by an open and inclusive approach, where gender equality and equal terms add value to our activities.

Malmö University applies individual salary setting.

Start date
1 September 2025 or by agreement

Union representatives
SACO-S Rebecka Johansson, Rebecka.johansson@mau.se

OFR/ST Martin Reissner, martin.reissner@mau.se

We are looking forward to receiving your application!
You apply no later than 20/05/2025 by clicking the apply button.