Department
York Law School
Salary
£44,263 - £54,395 per year
Grade
Grade 7
Contract status
Fixed term
Hours of work
Full-time
Based at
University of York campus
Interview date
To be confirmed
Posted Date
27/03/2024
Apply by
17/04/2024
Job Reference
13229
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The York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) at the University of York are looking for a Research Fellow with exceptional quantitative research skills to work on the Beyond Compliance Consortium Research Programme on Building Evidence for Promoting Restraint by Armed Actors.
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Beyond Compliance Consortium (BCC) Research Programme is a three-years applied research and knowledge exchange initiative that will contribute to the effective prevention and reduction of humanitarian need and civilian harm and facilitate a broader protective environment in armed conflict. 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, and Fight for Humanity.
The BCC Research Fellow will conceive and empirically implement a historical database on violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) by armed actors and civilian harm and humanitarian need.
The post will be based at CAHR and will work closely with the BCC Research Programme's PI, Professor Ioana Cismas, and the CoIs. This is a full-time position (37 hours per week) and the salary range is £44,263 - £54,395. The position is available from 1 May 2024 (or soon after, upon agreement).
RoleThe BCC Research Fellow will:
The following are role-specific essential requirements:
The following are desirable criteria:
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: Please contact Professor Ioana Cismas at [email protected]
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