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As part of our four year research project on the development rights of children who are living in unrecognized states (see www.childrensrightsresearch.com), we are looking for a student assistant to assist management with organisational and practical tasks. The position requires 12hrs of work per week, for a period of 6 months. Start date: as soon as possible.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants need to be Maastricht University students!
The overall project
Although the SDGs are supposed to apply to all children equally, one group of children have remained largely invisible to the international community, namely: children living in unrecognized states. Since the goal of the UN is to provide access to justice for all, and to build effective and inclusive institutions at all levels, we propose to do research on the main question: (How) can development rights of children living in areas of ongoing political conflict be better realized?
From research in law and development, we know that for laws (including development rights) to have an impact on society, they must first be embedded in local norms. However, researchers have not yet found a way to systematically acquire and process the relation between children’s development rights and the relevant local norms. Furthermore, there is no research currently available on what it means to say that children living in areas of political conflict have development rights.
To remedy this gap, the envisaged research will apply a three-pronged approach to answer our main question by:
- Conceptualizing what development rights actually entail for children living in unrecognized states from an international law perspective
- Developing a theoretical framework and methodology to study the different norms related to the protection/violation of children’s development rights in different socio-legal contexts
- Formulating - through field research and literature study – a deeper understanding of legal and non-legal normative mechanisms that protect/violate development rights of children living in three unrecognized states: the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, Palestine.
What will you do?
As a student assistant, you will assist management of this project by supporting the project manager in organizing several tasks. While specific tasks may differ per week on an as-needed basis, these are some of the tasks that we have in mind:
- Supporting the peer-review process of the open access book publication we are currently working on: reminding authors of deadlines, contacting peer reviewers, sharing draft chapters with reviewers, reminding colleagues of deadlines, etc.
- Managing website, social media and newsletter content
- Managing the group of student volunteers involved in the West Bank case study
- Help with organizing travel arrangements (finding public transport options, housing options for visiting researcher, car rental)
Requirements
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
- Affinity with the research topic of the study
- Excellent level of English
- Strong organisational skills
- Is a student at Maastricht University
- Is able to combine a 12-hour work week with their studies
- The candidate is either a EU citizen, or has a EU residence permit + work permit.
Conditions of employment
You will be employed for 0.3 fte (12 hours per week) by Maastricht University, gross monthly salary between € 2.402,- and € 2.611,- for a full time position, depending on year of study and in conformity with CAO NU.
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