Research Assistant (War Studies)

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria - MA degree in war studies, conflict studies, international security or related field.

• Experience conducting research on at least one of the following: war studies, military history, strategic thought, political theory, just war theory, slavery studies
  
• Working knowledge of major datasets and classifications of war and armed conflict
  
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of conceptual/descriptive research methods in social science
  
• Experience conducting literature reviews, database research, and case studies
  
• Experience designing and/or supporting expert workshops and/or professional events
  
• Experience creating informative and/or visually compelling materials for workshops or other activities
  
• Excellent writing, research and organisational skills. Desirable criteria - Experience using reference management software
  
• Experience as active contributor to a research group
  
• Experience conducting research on more than one of the following: war studies, military history, strategic thought, political theory, just war theory
  
• Demonstrated interest in the conceptual analysis of war and/or slavery
  
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the role of slavery and/or war in global economic history. Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. ## Further information: We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.