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The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established in 1971 to conduct peace research and offer courses in peace and conflict studies. Currently approx. 80 persons are employed at the Department and at present some 300-400 students are enrolled every academic year. Courses offered include undergraduate and post-graduate courses as well as a Ph. D. programme. For more information visit .

Uppsala Conflict Data Program
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University is the worlds leading provider of data on organized violence and the program is a unique source of information about conflicts worldwide and has been at the Department since the 1980s.

The Department is looking for a teaching assistant working 10 % for 4.5 months starting in September.

Duties
The focus will be on collecting and coding information on organized violence in Sudan and Myanmar. The focus will be on going through the sources Sudan Tribune and Ayin Network for Sudan and AAPP for Myanmar.

Requirements
For employment as a teaching assistant it is a requirement that you are admitted as a student at undergraduate or advanced level. The following are also requirements;

• Bachelors degree in peace and conflict studies
• Very good knowledge of UCDP and its definitions
• Documented experience of working with conflict data (coding/data management)
• Documented ability to work independently
• Good knowledge of the conflicts in Sudan
• Good knowledge of the conflicts in Myanmar
• Good cooperation skills.

Additional qualifications

Earlier experience of collecting conflict data relating to Sudan and Myanmar.

About the employment
The employment is a: temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 12. Scope of employment: 10 %. Starting date: 14 September or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position please contact: Lotta Themnér

Please submit your application by 10 September 2026 UFV-PA 2026/2608.

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