06.05.2026 | Biete Job Student assistant wanted / Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht

We are looking for a student assistant (m/f/d) to support administration and research in the project Confronting the Rise of Right-wing Authoritarianism: The Role of Trade Unions in Building Counter-strategies and Counter-movements, which is part of the section Global Political Economy of Labour under Consideration of Gender Relations.

Starting date: 01.06.2026

Duration: 12 months with possible extension

Working hours: approximately 40 hours per month

Place of work: Kleine Rosenstraße 1-3, Kassel, or remote

The project seeks to provide labour and other social movements with analytical and strategic tools to build long-term counter-strategies & counter-movements to confront authoritarianism on the basis of a comparative analysis of trade union responses to authoritarianism in eight countries. Your tasks as a student assistant will be (among others, depending on the course of the project):

· Assisting the financial administration of the project

· Providing support with travel planning and booking for an international conference

· Supporting the research of the project

· Providing support with the development of an online course

· Assistance with project publications

Requirements:

· Being enrolled as an MA student at the University of Kassel

· Good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills

· Very good English and good German language skills

· Being interested in the topics related to the project

· Having interest in project management and administrative work

· Previous administrative work experience is not required, but a plus.

We offer:

· Work experience in an international team and in a very interesting project

· Remuneration according to the usual hourly rate for student assistants

If you are interested in applying for the position, please send your application consisting of a short letter of motivation (1 page), confirmation of enrolment at the University of Kassel, a CV, and relevant references in English or German by 19.05.2026 via e-mail to:

Franziska Rozicki, project administrator

E-mail: confronting-authoritarianism@uni-kassel.de