The American University of Beirut has been awarded a grant by the CIRS, Qatar to investigate the Industrial Organization of Fresh Foods Value Chains in the Middle East (see below for details). The research team seeks to recruit a research assistant for the project. This is a six months full time position based at AUB.
Description
The successful candidate will be expected to
- Manage IRB exemption (internal review board ethical approval)
- Review and critically assess relevant literature as well as write up literature summaries
- Map fresh food supply chains in Lebanon and Qatar
. Obtain data for farm gate and consumer prices
. List producers, wholesalers and retailers in Lebanon and Qatar for a selection of products (sample frame)
. Identify retailers and wholesalers for qualitative interviews
- Support the design of producer and qualitative interview questionnaires
- Support survey logistics
- Participate in informal piloting in Lebanon
- Support training of data collectors
- Participate in data collection
- Support data aggregation and cleaning
Remuneration is in accordance with the AUB pay scale: $800-$1000 / month (depending on qualification).
Candidate Specifications
Essential
- undergraduate degree
- experience in literature review and/or survey data collection
- excellent English reading and writing skills
- ability to fluently speak Arabic
Desirable
- post-graduate degree, preferably in an appropriate discipline (economics, agri-business, nutrition)
- experience in quantitative social research
- experience in data collection
- experience in budget and project management
Send a CV and Cover Letter to Karin Seyfert ks43@aub.edu.lb
