Open Vacancy: Researcher

Open Vacancy: Researcher

The Knowledge Workshop is looking to hire a researcher to contribute to its upcoming publication on Feminism during the 1990s in Lebanon. 

The Knowledge Workshop (KW) is a feminist organization founded in 2015, an ongoing workshop for (re)searching women’s stories and histories, and for creating and making accessible feminist resources in Lebanon.

KW will hire researchers who will be conducting interviews and literature reviews around the feminist and women’s movement in the 1990s: its main issues, actors and milestones. The researcher is also expected to draft an essay based on the research. 

Expected timeframe for this position: November 2020-January 2021. 

The researcher will be working closely with the editorial team during the research process.

Qualifications:

Researchers must have: 

• MA in Humanities or Social Sciences (or equivalent experience)
• No less than two years of experience in conducting research
• Familiarity with, and interest in, feminist research and writings in Lebanon, and general knowledge of feminist methodologies. 
• Knowledge of oral history is a plus
• Residency in Lebanon is important for this position, although a Lebanese nationality is not required. 
• Fluency in Arabic is also required for this position.