Project assistant for the research project The investment citizenship industry: exploring power and legitimacy in global governance

The Department of Political Science announces an employment as project assistant in the project The investment citizenship industry: exploring power and legitimacy in global governance. 

Project description

The research project “The investment citizenship industry: exploring power and legitimacy in global governance” focuses on the private firms that work for states and clients around ”citizenship-by-investment” (CBI). CBI refers to the practice of granting citizenship in exchange for investments which signifies improves possibilities and conditions for the global elite. The project focuses on the power that private firms have in this area, and what strategies they use for legitimizing the practice.

Duties:

The most important tasks include to search for, collect and systematise empirical material on the CBI industry in a number of countries, including Turkey, and to assist in analyzing it.

Required qualifications include:

• At least Bachelor level in political science or another relevant social science discipline
• Finished courses in migration studies
• Previous experience as research assistant
• Good knowledge of Turkinh language
• Capacity for independent, accurate and systematic empirical work 

Meritorious for the position:

• Previous knowledge of CBI in practice and in research

Terms of employment

The employment begins at the earliest on 1 February 2026. The employment is 50% and temporary, lasting for at least six months in 2026.

Application

Apply for the position through Lund University's recruitment system Varbi. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the job advertisement, and that it is submitted before the deadline.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• Cover letter
• CV degrees and other completed courses and work experience 
• Study certificate

Description of the workplace

At the Department of Political Science at Lund University, you will become part of one of Europe’s foremost research environments in political science. The department values breadth and methodological diversity and it has consistently been successful in obtaining external research funding. The Eden building, located in central Lund, offers an inspiring and dynamic work environment. We have a high demand for our courses in Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies with and Intelligence Analysis with around 600 students per term. The department has around 110 employees, including doctoral students. We highly value a good work environment and invest in this through shared activities and events.

Welcome to apply!