Research Assistant

This post is part time (14 hours per week) and fixed term for up to 2 years from start date.

The Beyond Compliance Consortium (BCC) - Building Evidence on Promoting Restraint by Armed Actors is a three year research programme funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The Consortium is built of nine academic-practitioner partner organisations: the University of York (Principal Investigator - PI), the University of Glasgow (Co-Investigator - CoI), Utrecht University (CoI), Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (CoI), War Child UK, Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre, Center for Civilians in Conflict, Centre on Armed Groups, Fight for Humanity.

The BCC Research Programme will contribute to the effective prevention and reduction of humanitarian need and civilian harm and facilitate a broader protective environment in armed conflict. This will be achieved by improving the strategic understanding and operational and policy know-how of key stakeholders, including the FCDO, on what interventions are most effective in generating compliance and promoting restraint by a range of armed actors. The programme draws on qualitative fieldwork conducted in nine conflict-affected countries, on quantitative methods, and integrates an FCDO Research Line providing ongoing advice to the FCDO on the topic of the research.

The Research Assistant will be based at the University of Glasgow School of Law/Advanced Research Centre and line managed/supervised by Dr. Rebecca Sutton, Co-Investigator of the Beyond Compliance Consortium. Work may be completed remotely for the most part, with periodic in-person meetings as well as in-person attendance at key Consortium events and workshops – most of which will take place in Glasgow or York/London. The RA will also be connected to the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security (GCILS), a hub for research, scholarship, and policy-driven work relating to themes of international law and security. The main responsibility of the RA will be to conduct substantive research on International Humanitarian Law, International Humanitarian Rights Law, and non-legal approaches to securing better humanitarian and protection outcomes for war-affected populations. This may include conducting literature reviews and other forms of desk-based research, as well as supporting the empirical data gathering and fieldwork conducted by partner organizations in the conflict-affected case-study countries. Additional tasks may be assigned to the RA in accordance with the evolving needs of the Consortium project (e.g. assistance in preparation of reports, working papers; dissemination activities; event planning and organization for Consortium meetings). The successful candidate should also be willing to travel for Consortium meetings.

The selected RA can manage their time on the project as they deem fit, for example combining it with ongoing doctoral research and writing for a PhD. On average, this work should amount to 40% of their time, or 2 days a week. The exact working arrangement can be negotiated with Dr. Sutton.

Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed, and should be addressed to Dr Rebecca Sutton, Rebecca.Sutton@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information and to apply online: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=161051

The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401.   

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