Company: The University Of Lagos is in search for the following....
General Description
Vacancies exist for outstanding and ambitious researchers in the humanities and social sciences to work full - time at the University of Lagos as part of a large research team on an international Cultural Studies project. The project. 'The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880- present', will span five years. It has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC), an arm of the European Union (EU). The successful candidates will join three teams of researchers on the project - one in the UK, one in Lagos and one in Nairobi - to conduct interviews, gather data, and undertake media studies and content analyses in a variety of urban settings. The Lagos arm requires three Project Researcher (PRs) in
(1) Public Health, Urban Sociology and or the Environment
(2) Media and Communications
(3) Education to generate data and reports or four key themes - colonialism, the environment, sexuality and ethnicity - and to examine everyday urban practices in Lagos, with particular attention to the ways in which urban encounters and identities are represented and interpreted through English and local- language categories denoting dirt.
The Project Researcher that we need must have sound experience in conducting sustained research preferably at the postgraduate level in relevant disciplines. Proven skills are required in spoken and written English, spoken Nigerian Pidgin and in spoken and written Yoruba. Each Project Researcher must be able to meet strict fortnightly project deadlines. Core provision will be made for tailored research methods training for all Project Researchers in the UK for a 34 week period in March/April 2014. Essential Requirements: Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to use discipline-specific software and methodologies for the presentation and analysis of data. Experience in the completion of independent research projects. Transcription and translation skills. Specific
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Position: project researcher 3
Qualification: BSC and a Masters degree on Communications
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions: This Project Researcher will focus on cultural production in the contemporary public sphere, including urban newspapers, radio phone-ins, popular music, popular films (dvds), televisions soap operas, online blogs, local publications and other popular urban media. He/she will show a Keen interest in the identification, collection and archiving of media resources. Experience and library archival/IT will be an advantage and experience is essential in quantitative and qualitative analyses of media discourse (content analysis & discourse analysis). Develop, pilot and implement an in-depth qualitative questionnaire for media producers and audiences, for which translation and transcription skills will also be required. Identify and collect resources in consultation with line managers.
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Position: Project researcher 1 (public health and the environment
Qualification: BSC with second class (lower division) and a Masters
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions: This project researcher will be responsible for identifying resources and building relationships in the field of public health and waste management. Key areas of qualitative research will include interviews with public health. users and providers, and interviews with users of and residents on local waste management sites. Translation, transcription and report writing skills are essential to this post. Experience in the identification, collection and interpretation of resources is a core requirement, as well as an ability to work independently in challenging research contexts. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be expected to: Identify core resources and communities in the field Develop in-depth quantitative questionnaires Identify build communication with and undertake interviews with individuals in the field. identify and collect resources in consultation with line managers. Qualification A bachelor's degree with a minimum of second class (lower division) and a Masters degree in Sociology or Public Health, or Social Anthropology, or Development Studies. or Environmental Studies, or a related discipline
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Position: Project researcher 1 (public health and the environment
Qualification: BSC with second class (lower division) and a Masters
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions:The Project Researcher that we need must have sound experience in conducting sustained research preferably at the postgraduate level in relevant disciplines. Proven skills are required in spoken and written English, spoken Nigerian Pidgin and in spoken and written Yoruba. Each Project Researcher must be able to meet strict fortnightly project deadlines. Core provision will be made for tailored research methods training for all Project Researchers in the UK for a 34 week period in March/April 2014.
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