[Air-L] New job opening: Researcher position at the Oxford Internet Institute

[Mark Graham]

Dear colleagues,


We are hiring a researcher at the Oxford Internet institute to focus on
questions around connectivity and flows of information in value chains in
Rwanda. The job description is below. Feel free to forward this to relevant
people and lists, and please get in touch if you would like to discuss any
aspect of the position.


Best,

Mark

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*Researcher*

*OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE*

*Grade 7: Salary £29,541 - £36,298 p.a.*

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The Oxford Internet Institute is the world’s leading centre for research
into individual, collective and institutional behaviour on the internet. We
are looking for a full-time Researcher to work with Dr Mark Graham on the
ESRC-DFID funded project, The Promises of Fibre-Optic Broadband: A Pipeline
for Economic Development in East
Africa<http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/eastafrica/>.
Employing case-studies, interviews, surveys and textual analysis in Kenya
and Rwanda, this project examines the expectations and stated potentials of
broadband Internet and compares those expectations to on-the-ground effects
that broadband connectivity is having in three economic sectors: tea
production, tourism, and business process outsourcing.

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This is an exciting role in which the Researcher will conduct in-depth
qualitative research on the topic of connectivity, value chains,
information flow, and exclusion in Rwanda. The researcher will also
contribute to the dissemination of this work through academic papers and
project reports.****

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Candidates should have experience of social science research in Development
Studies, Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Communications, or
related disciplines and a strong record of training and practical
experience in qualitative research methodology.


Based primarily at the Oxford Internet Institute (with periods of fieldwork
in Rwanda), this position is available from immediately for 10 months in
the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter, funding
permitting. We will soon be starting a multi-year project focusing on
knowledge economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. We would therefore also welcome
applications from candidates who are keen to be part of a larger research
programme in order to extend the position.


Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role
and for further details, including a job description, please click on the
link below:


https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=109757
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Only applications received before 12:00 midday on 27th September can be
considered. Interviews for those short-listed are planned to take place on
October 15th and 17th.

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Dr Mark Graham

Senior Research Fellow
Director of Research
Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford

Visiting Research Associate
School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford

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