Assistant (A2)
myScience
Geneva
Key information
- Publication date:09 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Geneva
Assistant (A2)
Workplace Geneva - Lake Geneva region - SwitzerlandCategoryPositionPublished8 November 2025Assistant
Assistant (A2)
Organizational unit
Global Studies Institute
Function
Assistant (A2)
Function code
A2
Maximum class
8
Body
Assistant - assistant professor
Activity rate
100
Workplace
GSI, 10 rue des Vieux-Grenadiers
Application deadline
15-12-2025
Reference
6405
Attachment(s)
It is offering a 100% assistant position within the framework of the Master in European Studies (MAEE)
Field: European studies / contemporary history / global studies
Job description:
The application deadline is set for 15 December 2025.
The candidate will be hired on a two-year contract which may be renewed for two successive periods, respectively two years and one year. The maximum duration of the assistant position is five years. The first year constitutes a probationary period during which the employment relationship may be terminated with a three-month notice period for the end of a month.
The University of Geneva offers motivating employment conditions in a stimulating work environment. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to showcase your skills as well as your personality and actively contribute to the reputation of an institution founded in 1559.
From a parity perspective, the University encourages applications from the underrepresented sex.
Apply / Apply now
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Assistant (A2)
Organizational unit
Global Studies Institute
Function
Assistant (A2)
Function code
A2
Maximum class
8
Body
Assistant - assistant professor
Activity rate
100
Workplace
GSI, 10 rue des Vieux-Grenadiers
Application deadline
15-12-2025
Reference
6405
Attachment(s)
- CC_ASS MAEE.pdf
(PDF , 240.75kb)
Job description
The Global Studies Institute (GSI) is an interfaculty center of the University of Geneva combining the tradition of regional and international studies and the developments of global governance. It favors interdisciplinarity in the study of international and regional relations in order to better understand the new challenges of the contemporary world in their entirety.It is offering a 100% assistant position within the framework of the Master in European Studies (MAEE)
Field: European studies / contemporary history / global studies
Job description:
- Assist the professor responsible for the MAEE course entitled "United continent, divided continent. Europe between mobility, borders and Europeanization (1880-2020)"
- Teach a complementary study related to the course
- Supervise and correct exams as well as follow up with students
- Participate in the scientific activities of the GSI (conferences, workshops, etc.), in particular the activities of doctoral students (seminars, workshops, study days)
- Devote 50% of the time to writing the thesis
- Participate in national and international conferences
- Publish academic articles
Title and required skills
- Hold by January 2026 a Master’s degree recognized by the University of Geneva (in contemporary history or equivalent title - preferably with a specialization in global or transnational history)
- Have a very good knowledge and demonstrate a sustained research interest in social, cultural and political issues related to the history of Europe, preferably an interest in mobility and migration issues and/or gender
- Competence and interest in the targeted field as well as the willingness to write a doctoral thesis in global studies (history mention and another discipline) or in contemporary history
- Mastery of English and French (oral and written skills)
Starting date
1 February 2026 or to be agreedContact
Information about the position can be obtained from Professor Sarah Frenking.Additional information
The application file including a cover letter, a detailed CV and a copy of the university master’s degree with transcript, a description of a planned research project (approx. 3 pages) and the names of two referees must be submitted exclusively online via the button below "Apply now".The application deadline is set for 15 December 2025.
The candidate will be hired on a two-year contract which may be renewed for two successive periods, respectively two years and one year. The maximum duration of the assistant position is five years. The first year constitutes a probationary period during which the employment relationship may be terminated with a three-month notice period for the end of a month.
The University of Geneva offers motivating employment conditions in a stimulating work environment. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to showcase your skills as well as your personality and actively contribute to the reputation of an institution founded in 1559.
From a parity perspective, the University encourages applications from the underrepresented sex.
Apply / Apply now
Send / Send to a friend
In your application, please refer to myScience.ch and referenceJobID68702.
