Researcher at The University of Oxford

Grade 7: £29,541 – £36,298 p.a.

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'. 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.

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.

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.

We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be part of a larger research programme looking at Sub-Saharan Africa, in order to extend the position. 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.

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.

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 27 September 2013 can be considered. Interviews for those shortlisted are planned to take place on 15 and 17 October 2013.

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Closing Date: 27-SEP-13