The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution
established in 1984. The mission of the Institute is to promote
universal respect for human rights and humanitarian law by means of
research, academic education, and institutional development. The vision
of the Institute is to be a centre of excellence meeting the highest
international standards in all its fields of operation, contributing to
the development of societies based on a human rights culture. In
addition to research and academic education programmes, RWI has since
1990 been implementing a wide range of human rights capacity
development programmes for institutions in developing countries, mainly
with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (Sida). The Department of International Programmes manages and
coordinates RWI’s human rights capacity development programmes and
projects. The Department consists of three units, whereof one deals
with thematic work and the two other have geographic areas of
responsibilities covering Asia, and Europe and the Middle East and
North Africa, respectively. RWI’s thematic unit largely focuses on
programmes and projects with National Human Rights Institutions.

Summary: RWI is currently seeking candidates immediately for a position as Programme Officer, based
in Lund, Sweden, working with the component on support to academic
institutions forming part of the Institute’s regional human rights
capacity development programme in Asia. The position is temporary for
one year covering the current programme officer’s maternity leave, and
is expected to start in mid-March.

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Intern – National Human Rights Institutions
The objective of the Internship Programme of the Department for International Programmes is to give university students and recent graduates with a special interest in human rights issues the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the practical human rights work conducted by RWI in order to complement academic studies in the field and to gain practical work experience.
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Unit: RWI is a leading actor in the field of support to NHRIs, with over a decade of experience working to establish and strengthen NHRIs around the world. RWI’s NHRIs programmes are designed to strengthen the capacities of NHRIs to fulfil their mandates to promote, monitor, and protect human rights. Continue reading →

The Faculty of Law of the University of Ghent
(Belgium) has a vacancy for a full time (100%) tenure track professor in
the department of Criminal Law and Criminology charged with academic
teaching (mostly in Dutch), scientific research and carrying out
scientific duties in the fields of criminology and sociology of law. The
appointment will be made in the rank of lecturer, starting from 1
October 2012.

This full-time position is a tenure-track
temporary appointment for a period of five years, at the end of which a
tenure decision will be taken as full-time Professor in the rank of
Senior Lecturer (hoofddocent), depending on an overall positive
evaluation of the candidate.

Applications must be sent in duplicate by
registered mail to the rector of Ghent University, Rectorate building,
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, using the specific
application form Autonomous Academic Staff (ZAP), including the
necessary attestations of competence (copies of degrees), the 31st of
January 2012 at the latest.

Further information about this vacancy and the application procedure can be found on the University of Ghent website.

PhD Position in the Leiden Institute for History (11-093)

The Institute for History

The Institute for History

PhD position in the Leiden Institute for History (30,4 or 38 hours per week)
Vacancy number: 11-093

From September 1, 2011, the Institute for History of the Faculty of
Humanities of Leiden University has available a full-time PhD position
(38 hrs) for 4 years or a 0.8 position (30.4 hrs) for 5 years in the
University’s profile area ‘Political legitimacy’. 

Political legitimacy in undemocratic regimes: The Case of Russia

The Ph.D. student is expected to conduct research leading to a Ph.D.
thesis on the issue of (democratic) political legitimacy in undemocratic
regimes, with a special reference to the Russian Federation. The
research aims to trace, explain and compare how ‘democratic’ arguments,
institutions and procedures are being employed, manipulated and
perceived by rulers and electorates in so-called hybrid or
semi-authoritarian regimes, i.e. in political settings which are
essentially authoritarian albeit not without elements of pluralism and
contestation.

Supervisors: Prof. André W.M. Gerrits (History / Russian Studies) and Prof. Ingrid C. van Biezen (Comparative Politics).

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by Mel O’Brien

The Griffith Postdoctoral and Research Fellowship Scheme has been
established as an initiative to assist the University in achieving its
objective of strengthening its research profile and capacity. Early
career researchers are invited to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships and
experienced researchers may apply for Research Fellowships under the
Scheme. The University will award up to 8 Fellowships for the 2010 Round
of the Scheme. Information for applicants can be found in the
Guidelines. Guidelines, application form & referee report available on the Griffith grants site. Continue reading →