Junior Africa Researcher in Beijing - Position Open

Junior Africa Researcher in Beijing - Position Open 

A Beijing-based social science research institution is looking for a junior Africa researcher for a part-time position with a focus on:

 

-media landscape in Africa particularly in East Africa with a priority on English, French and Swahili language print, radio, TV and online media

-civil society mapping in East Africa particularly in the area of environmental protection and sustainable development

-innovation mapping in Africa with focus on development of mobile phone applications and communication

 

The researcher will work one to two days a week with an international team of Chinese and global professionals and communicate effectively off and online with the team as well as with contacts in Africa (email, skype, WeChat).

 

Ideally the candidate should:

-come from an African nation with a preference for Swahili-speaking countries

-have previous research and/or work experience in the fields of media, communication, sustainable development or innovation

-speak English or French, - knowledge of Swahili and Chinese are strong assets

-have basic editing or writing skills (short articles or interviews)

-have own notebook computer as the work requires mobility of work space

-have her/his own visa settled

-have excellent communication skills including in multi-cultural environment and be willing to use and learn about 3.0 communication tools

 

The position offers the following advantages:

-unique global experience in the fast developing China Africa hub

-access to top experts in the field globally

-possibility to develop own projects

-small stipendium

Please contact Filip Noubel  noubel@gmail.com to submit your application. Applications will close by December 5^th, 2013. 

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招聘信息

 

机构名称：国际传播促进中心(ICCD)

 

职位名称：数据研究员

 

工作地点：中国北京

 

职位描述：

 

ICCD现公开招聘一名中国籍数据研究员，该研究员需具备在环保及食品安全领域数据挖掘和管理方面扎实的专业背景和实践经验，在我们即将开始的环境数据开发与应用项目框架下协助国内环保及食品安全领域的公益组织挖掘可用且可靠的数据来源，从而更有效地开展工作。

 

该职位每周工作时间16小时，其中包括每周安排一天前往ICCD北京办公室，与团队其他成员共同工作，工作期限从2013年12月到2014年5月底。该研究员将与公民社会领域的专业人士共同设计课程，针对国内公益组织就如何更好地解读、分析和使用数据展开培训，此外也将与IT与设计领域的专业人士协作就数据视觉呈现提出有效解决方案。

 

职位要求：

 

1. 在环保和食品安全领域数据获取与管理方面具有扎实的专业知识，在学术研究、公民社会、企业或政府机构有相关从业背景

 

2. 熟悉国内其他相关领域的数据专家和资源

 

3. 基本英语应用能力（如有需要）

 

4. 在社交媒体使用方面具备一定的知识

 

如何申请：

 

感兴趣且符合条件的申请者请将申请信与简历发至：noubeliccd (at) gmail (dot) com，请在邮件标题内注明您的姓名及“DR – CN Application)。

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Gabriel B. Walker

Program Assistant

China Environment and Health Initiative

Social Science Research Council

walker@ssrc.org