Assistants to support research
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg
Key information
- Publication date:09 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Fribourg
Job summary
Join the Department of European Studies and Slavic Studies at the University of Fribourg! Exciting research opportunities await student assistants in a collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Conduct country-wise research on nationalist movements globally.
- Code variables measuring ideology and ethnic relations in separatist movements.
- Document coding decisions with short narratives for each movement.
Skills
- Candidates should be proficient in English with research experience.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail required.
- Ability to synthesize information from various sources essential.
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Particularité
The Department of European Studies and Slavic Studies at University of Fribourg is looking for student research assistants to support research on nationalist movements around the world, as part of the SNSF Ambizione project "Subnational tyrannies of the majority".
The starting date is January 1, 2026, or upon mutual agreement. The positions are limited until September 2026, with possible extension, depending on the state of the project and budget at this point.
Project background
The main goal of the project is to collect information on the nationalist ideology and nation-building projects of separatist movements around the world since World War II. For instance, this includes nationalist movements in Catalonia, Scotland, Aceh, Tibet, and Western Sahara, among many others. Using this data, this research project will study the causes and consequences of subnational nation-building policies in regions claimed and ruled by separatist movements around the world. The project and data collection is overseen by Dr. Andreas Juon.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:
Domaine d'activité
The tasks include the following: 1. Country-wise research: reading country-wise historical overviews, identifying additional secondary sources, and conducting brief web research on specific separatist movements and ethnic groups in their claimed territory. 2. On the basis of these sources, coding variables that measure these movements' ideology and their relations to the various ethnic groups settling in their claimed territory (e.g., patterns of recruitment and support). 3. Documenting the coding decisions by writing short narratives (usually ~2 pages) for each movement.
Exigences
Exigences linguistiques
autre: English
Date d'entrée en fonction:
- 01.01.2026
Renseignements:
Andreas Juon
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Date limite de réception des offres:
31.10.2025
Adresse d'envoi:
The application documents should be directed to Andreas Juon E-Mail schreiben
