Careers in Peace and Conflict

Are you interested in a career dedicated to peace and conflict resolution?

The Peace and Conflict research cluster in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool warmly invites you to our joint careers event in partnership with John Moore’s University and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Our panel brings together leading experts in the field of peace and conflict to provide students an insight into their work and careers. Our panellist have decades of experience working as researchers, in NGOs, as humanitarian workers, activists and within international organisations including the European Union and United Nations.

The panel will cover topics including how to gain relevant experience, getting your first job and the realities of working in a challenging field. There will be a Q&A section as well as the opportunity to network with our speakers.

We welcome all students from UoL, LJMU and LTSM from undergraduate and Masters level to join us. Refreshments provided.

Meet our panellists:

Hannah Larn, The Rose Castle Foundation

Hannah is the Head of Programmes at the Rose Castle Foundation where she oversees programmes and worshops that enable deep encounters across religious and political divides. Hannah has over a decade experience working in peace and reconciliation, community facilitation, empowering groups to take action towards peace. Her journey has led her to the United Nations headquarters in New York, as well as Israel-Palestine, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, the US, and across the UK. Hannah is an alumna of UoL Politics and LTSM’s MSc in Humanitarian Studies.

Dr Johanna Amaya-Panche, Liverpool John Moore’s University

Dr Amaya- Panche is a senior lecturer in International Relations at Liverpool John Moore's University. Dr Amaya-Panche is an expert on the impact of international actors on civil society during conflict in Latin America, Colombia and the Global South. Dr Amaya-Panche also has extensive experience as a researcher and policy analyst for international organisations including European Union, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Global Survivors Fund, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Fund.

Dr Chelsea Johnson, University of Liverpool

Dr Johnson is a lecturer in International Relations and leads the MA in International Relations and Security at the University of Liverpool. Dr Johnson's research focuses on processes of bargaining for peace between governments and rebel groups, with a focus on power-sharing solutions, rebel coalitions, and post-conflict elections. She has compiled original data on negotiated settlements, disaggregating the provisional content of power-sharing formulas among government-and-rebel dyads, and conducted field research based on elite interviews in Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire, and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Imri Schattner-Ornan, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Imri leads the LSTM's MSc in Humanitarian Studies. Imri has worked as Project Coordinator and Project Manager with leading international relief NGOs such as Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Rescue Committee. His humanitarian work led him to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Liberia, Nigeria, Ethiopia and other countries. Imri's work included providing health care to refugees, in managing local hospitals in post-conflict contexts and participated in the West-Africa Ebola response.

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