Researcher "The Future of Human Rights in the Digitised Age (FRIDA)"

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The position is located at the Division of Human Rights Studies Department of History at Lund Department of History is host department for Lund Universitys Human Rights Profile Area. The position is part of the research group on digital exclusion specifically the research project The Future of Human Rights in the Digitised Age (FRIDA) funded by the Swedish Research Council. The project is a collaboration with the Department of Cultural Studies.

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The position is part of the research project The Future of Human Rights in the Digitised Age funded by the Swedish Research Council. Together with the project leader and other researchers in the project you will conduct qualitative data gathering through interviews focus groups and photo elicitation med people living in digital exclusion. The work duties also include some data analysis and compiling a methods guide. The data gathering requires local travel while other tasks are completed on site at Lund University.

The assessment will primarily be based on your research merits within the subject area of the project.

• Doctoral degree in Human Rights or other subject of relevance for the project.
• Good knowledge of human rights particularly issues relating to human rights on the local level and the role of civil society organisations in local communities.
• Good capacity for qualitative research methods in human rights research.
• Ability to take initiative be structured and work independently.
• Good ability to collaborate.
• Very good ability to express yourself in both Swedish and English both orally and in writing.

• Documented research of clear relevance for the research project.
• Experience of working in interdisciplinary settings and to collaborate with researchers from different disciplines.
• Experience of collaboration with people and organisations in civil society and local communities.
  
  

The appointment is temporary and limited to two months at 50% starting 21 October 2026 or according to agreement. Applicants must submit a copy of their doctoral degree certificate or equivalent documentation confirming the successful completion of their PhD defense.

You submit your application via the Universitys recruitment portal. Since proficiency in Swedish is a requirement the application is to be written in Swedish. Your application must include a personal letter with your motivation for applying to this position and how it aligns with your merits. Your application must also include your CV degree certificate or the equivalent (e.g. transcripts confirming completed PhD-studies) contact details to two reference persons and at least one publication for assessing your relevant research qualifications.

About The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology
The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have seven departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students.

About The Department of History
The Department of History is one of the seven departments within the Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology. It is a large department consisting of three divisions: the Division of history the Division of human rights and the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Around 70 teachers and researchers work at the department. They undertake teaching within the BA programmes in history and human rights the masters programme in history and the international masters programmes in human rights and Asian studies. The department also has a large post-graduate programme with Ph.D. students in history and human rights as well as a research school in history.

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