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SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.
SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity.
SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.
About the Department
SOAS Development Studies offers a range of degree programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and PhD levels. Research expertise and teaching in the department is inter-disciplinary combining political economy, politics, anthropology, and history in terms of approaches to analyse processes of development in different contexts around the world.
Staff specialise in a range of thematic areas including sustainability and climate change, migration and displacement, conflict, humanitarian action, labour, political ecology, and aid and institutions. The department is ranked second in the world for Development Studies by the QS World University Rankings, 2022.
About the Role
Graduate associate student interns will contribute to specific research activities of the AHRC-funded project Border Crossings.
This will entail assisting the investigators on the project with gathering, organising, and processing material for the project’s planned research and web-based outputs.
About You
You will need to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills and have a willingness to conduct primary and secondary research for the project. You should have some experience of conducting independent research at either Undergraduate or Master’s level.
How to Apply
Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement
- Closing date: 6th January 2023
- Interviews to be held: TBC
Further Information
If you have any questions or require any assistance with regard to the application process, please contact hr-recruitment@soas.ac.uk
'Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006'. ‘Successful candidates must be based in the UK for the duration of their contract.’ based in the UK – for the duration of their contract
We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South, Black, Asian or other minority ethnic and underrepresented groups. All appointment decisions will be made on merit, following a fair and competitive process.
