Researcher

Required core skills

-Demonstrated skills in defining research problems and design ad hoc questions.

-Strong experience in data collection for applied research in human sciences.

-Proven-track ability in analyzing data (qualitative and quantitave, primary and secondary) and contextualizing them in a wider geopolitical, historical, socio-economic and cultural framework.

-Demonstrated skills in produce written and oral outputs to different audiences and in various registers, and tailoring communication according to the required context.

-Strong mediation and negotiation capacities in regularly interacting with the COSV research team, as well as with other research figures of consortium’s other organizations.

-Readiness to widen the scope of development-driven research on nowadays Middle East throughout a continuous learning process guided and supported by COSV senior colleagues.

-Experience in developing targeted surveys in line with the research objectives.

-Flexibility to adapt the research agenda and research methodologies to the various local contexts and contingencies imposed by the program and the current events on the ground.

-Deep knowledge of the Middle Eastern socio-political and civil society framework and its regional and international implications.

-Proven-track ability in analyzing different Middle Eastern local contexts in relation to the wider geopolitical and socio-economic framework. 

-Good knowledge of the various Middle Eastern sub-national and national governance issues.

Additional requirements and skills

-Master university degree preferably in Social Sciences or a related field from an accredited academic institution.

-Full proficiency in Arabic and English is a must.

-Work experience of result-based approaches and counterfactual analysis will be considered as a relevant asset.

-At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position.

-Strategic capacity to analyze complex environments, assessing risks and needs from a variety of sources.

-Good working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet programs, particularly MS Word and MS Excel.

Please include in the resume a detailed list of publications. Also, please enclose two research writing samples in English and/or Arabic.