Senior researcher at FBA

Posted January 11, 2022. Application deadline 16 January 2022.

About the role

Be involved and contribute to international peace, security and development at Folke Bernadotte Academy.

Responsibilities

• Play a central role in the FBA’s mission to promote and conduct research aimed at the effective implementation of international peace efforts.
• Work with two areas of activity: own basic research (50 percent of working hours) and activities that aim to promote research and research application (50 percent of working hours).
• Serve as the scientific engine of the research, development and evidence program.
• Conduct empirical, context-based basic research of direct relevance to FBA’s areas of expertise, preferably based on fieldwork in conflict or post-conflict countries.
• Publish research results in internationally reviewed journals and book series.
• Through research, contribute to the FBA’s thematic development.
• Research is funded as a basic principle by FBA’s administrative grants; FBA can also act as a fund manager for externally funded research projects, provided the research is judged to be of direct relevance to FBA’s areas of expertise.
• Engage in knowledge transfer and promote dialogue between researchers, decision‑makers and practitioners in the field of peace, security and development.
• Have a leading role in this work, including national and international seminar activities and other activities that make research results visible and available.
• Fulfil an advisory function within FBA in promoting an evidence‑based approach.
• Assess research applications, work with FBA’s own publications, and represent the program for research, development and evidence internally and externally.
• Establish and develop national and international research networks as a skilled relationship builder.
• Collaborate closely and unpretentiously with colleagues on the research, development and evidence program.
• Under the direction of the head of research, work independently in all areas of activity and guide administrative colleagues in the research‑promoting work.
• Many tasks have an international dimension, involving daily international contacts.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Swedish is required.