Research Assistant

The Climate Change and Environment in the Arab world program launched in 2008 aims to understand the climate change and environment policy process in the region, to define the most appropriate policy recommendations by linking development in applied sciences on issues related to climate change and environment to social sciences, develop an information bridge between research and policy making and to influence national and regional debates in International negotiations on climate change and sustainable development through analytical research. The program's approach is to tackle questions in a multidisciplinary approach using both social and applied sciences perspectives. Description: The research assistant will be working on a research project on additional costs in different economic sectors in Lebanon due to seasonal drought. The scope of work is based on conducting desk and literature review on drought data and drought assessment literature, assisting the research team with all the relevant research work required, and working with the field assistants to properly combine all collected data. The Research Assistant Tasks include: Conducting desktop research and literature review Assisting with the data analysis Coordinating work of field assistants and data entry organization Assisting the research team in any relevant work as deemed necessary   Eligibility and Qualifications: MSc./MA in environmental studies, social sciences, Economics, Agriculture or any related field (or) BA/BSc. with a minimum of 2 years work experience Ability to coordinate between different team members. Excellent MS Office ®skills.