{"id":866,"date":"2020-01-27T18:39:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T23:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?page_id=866"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:00","slug":"refugee-research-opportunity-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/refugee-research-opportunity-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugee Research Opportunity in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Refugee Research Opportunity in Kenya\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>In partnership with Moi University and our NGO partners, including CARE, we are now recruiting for a research placement in Kenya, focusing on \u201cLocalization of Humanitarian Action\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-240x320.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-240x320.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-160x213.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-400x533.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-360x480.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT-200x267.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Kenya-RPP-2020-Poster-FINAL-DRAFT.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-graduate students from Carleton University, McGill University, University of Ottawa or York University are eligible to apply. LERRN is looking for applicants with experience working in comparable contexts to Kenya and prior research experience in refugee and forced migration studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applications are due by 9am EST, 24 February 2020 (reference: \u2018RPP: Kenya \u2013 Localization\u2019).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful candidate will be required to participate in a mandatory training organized by LERRN in May 2020, and be available to undertake a 4-week research placement in Kenya in the period of July-August 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/LERRN-Kenya-RPP-Localization-2020-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more information and how to apply please click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LERRN will cover the following costs for the successful candidate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Economy round-trip airfare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Necessary domestic travel for the purposes of the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modest accommodation and a stipend for meals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cost of visa, research permit and vaccinations necessary for travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LERRN will also provide:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Field and Safety Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reception and orientation in the host country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervision and mentorship during the fieldwork portion of the sub-project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrative and logistical support for the in-country process of securing research permits and making necessary travel and logistical arrangements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with Moi University and our NGO partners, including CARE, we are now recruiting for a research placement in Kenya, focusing on \u201cLocalization of Humanitarian Action\u201d. 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