Postdoctoral Researcher; Tampere Peace Research Institute TAPRI

Organisation/Company Tampere University Research Field Anthropology » Social anthropology Sociology » Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 1 Mar 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Finland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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The Unit of Social Research is the largest unit in the Faculty of Social Sciences . The key research themes are the transformation of social governance, social and societal processes and risks, and the challenges of well-being and sustainable development. The unit hosts six disciplines: social psychology, sociology, social policy, youth research, social anthropology and gender studies. The Social Research Unit also has four research centers:
The Working Life Research Center (WRC), the Tampere Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (TaSTI), the Childhood, Youth and Family Research Center (PERLA) and the Peace Research Center (TAPRI).

Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI ) is a multidisciplinary and international research center whose mission is to conduct high quality research on the causes of war, on non-violent resolution of conflicts, and on conditions for peace. The overarching focus of TAPRI’s research is peaceful change. Research themes covered at TAPRI are diverse and open to new interventions, but there are five thematic priority areas:
Feminist Peace Research and Everyday Peace Approaches;
Peace Architectures and Practices;
Environment, Climate Change and Peace;
Human Mobilities and Transnational Dimensions of Conflicts; and Imaginaries of Peace:
Visual and Narrative Perspectives. TAPRI research produces critical knowledge and is committed to peaceful change. It also bears long-term policy relevance. TAPRI’s research areas include conflict resolution and transformation including peace building and mediation processes; post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation including remembrance, post-conflict justice, ethics and recognition; human mobility; the gendered nature of peace and war; and the continuums of violence including structural, slow and epistemic violence.

TAPRI hosts international master’s degree programme in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research. The degree programme is internationally recognized, with students from all over the world and with a variety of different academic backgrounds. TAPRI has also doctorate training in the field of peace and conflict research within the Faculty of Social Sciences.

A Postdoc Researcher position is primarily research-based with 20% teaching duties. Key tasks include:

• Applying for external funding opportunities.
• Contributing to teaching and supervision within the Master’s Programme in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research coordinated by TAPRI.
• Actively participating in the activities of the research center, master’s programme, and Social Science Unit.

Requirements

Applicants for the Postdoc Researcher position must possess a relevant doctoral degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, social sciences or a related discipline, with no more than five years since completing their doctorate. The dissertation should be submitted prior to the Final date to receive applications, and the degree awarded by the start date.

Applicants should demonstrate alignment between their research profile and TAPRI’s main thematic research areas (Feminist Peace Research and Everyday Peace Approaches;
Peace Architectures and Practices;
Environment, Climate Change and Peace;
Human Mobilities and Transnational Dimensions of Conflicts; and Imaginaries of Peace: Visual and Narrative Perspectives).

Applicants are expected to have a record of research achievements, particularly peer‑reviewed academic publications such as articles, working…