Women’s Groups and Post-Conflict Development in Southeast Asia

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Radboud University

  • Career category: Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: PhD
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Research
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: €4,227 EUR / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 05/02/2025
  • Location: Netherlands
Peace and Security

The Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM), part of the Department of Political Science at Radboud University, is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the ’Women’s Groups and Post-Conflict Development’ project led by Dr Shelli Israelsen, the project's principal investigator (PI).

The project investigates how women's groups navigate the challenges of conflict/post-conflict environments to promote women's political and economic development. The project seeks to: (1) identify the conditions under which women's groups form in the post-conflict period; (2) determine the factors that make some women's groups more effective than others in advocating for women's issues; (3) analyse how women's groups' membership profiles (e.g. former female combatants vs. civilian women), organisational structure, and goals affect group efficacy and; (4) ascertain how differences in wartime vs. peacetime dynamics affect relations among different women's groups and hinder/promote their ability to represent women's interests.

You will conduct research on the impact of women’s groups in promoting women’s participation in post-conflict society using qualitative methods to analyse data you will help collect while doing field research in any of the conflict/post-conflict countries in Southeast Asia (Myanmar/Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc.) and/or Sri Lanka.

You will conduct this research both independently and in collaboration with the project team, which includes Dr Shelli Israelsen as project lead/principal investigator and a PhD candidate who will start in late 2025. You will write and co-author academic publications, help organise workshops and participate in academic conferences with other project team members.

You will help with knowledge sharing and outreach in the project and help train the PhD candidate in appropriate theory and methods. You will also help create and facilitate opportunities for Master's degree research (e.g. postgraduate theses) within the project, and contribute to departmental teaching/supervision within the range of your expertise.

Ultimately, the project aims to identify best practices for women’s groups in their goal to help create politically active and economically independent women in post-conflict societies.

This postdoctoral researcher position involves 20% teaching duties (including thesis supervision).
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Requirements:
  • You have a PhD in Political Science, International Relations or Conflict Studies (or a related discipline).
  • Your research interests include women and conflict, women-led peacebuilding, women and post-conflict development and/or women and political participation, as evidenced by articles published in peer-reviewed journals and/or conference presentations.
  • You have a strong command of qualitative research methods, including interviews, focus groups and discourse/content analysis.
  • You have experience collecting data and conducting research in post-conflict societies in Southeast Asia (Myanmar/Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc.) and/or Sri Lanka.
  • You are fluent in English (excellent oral and written communication skills).
  • You can work both independently and in a team.
  • You are able to teach classes related to gender and conflict, the politics of Southeast Asia, and/or political science methods (broadly defined).

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