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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Media in
Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) is a German media development organisation
with an emphasis on supporting media in crisis regions and transition
countries. MiCT is based in Berlin, with regional offices in Tunisia and Iraq.
For more information see <a href="http://www.mict-international.org">www.mict-international.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">MiCT seeks
to fill the following position as soon as possible:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%" lang="EN-GB">Research position social sciences (m|f)</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">(part-time or
freelance position)</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The
position entails theory-based planning, implementation, and supervision of
research processes and compiling study results for academic journals and MiCT’s
own publications. The research will accompany MiCT’s capacity building
activities and will focus on media development in the Arab world.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Tasks</span></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Design and implement qualitative/quantitative
studies in the above-mentioned regions</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Develop conceptual and methodological
frameworks for qualitative/quantitative studies</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Manage data gathering and analysis </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Train and manage local research partners </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">-<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Compile research reports </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><br></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Requirements</span></u></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Advanced degree in social sciences or similar
field (minimum master’s degree or equivalent, postdoctoral candidates
preferred)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Sound knowledge of qualitative and
quantitative research methodology </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Sound knowledge of statistical software (e.g.
SPSS, STATA or similar) </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Willingness to travel to target countries </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Previous publications in academic journals
are an asset</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Experience in the implementation of
qualitative and quantitative studies (preferably Middle East) is an asset </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">-<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Academic writing skills in English are
mandatory, fluency in Arabic and / or German is an asset </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Please send
your application including motivation letter (max. 1 page) and CV (max. 2
pages) as well as salary expectations and earliest availability via E-Mail (one
pfd file not exceeding 1 MB) to Petra Schoenenberg
-<a href="mailto:schoenenberg@mict-international.org">schoenenberg@mict-international.org</a></span></p>

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