{"id":4054,"date":"2021-09-15T11:12:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=4054"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:54","slug":"opportunity-research-assistants-rlo-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2021\/opportunity-research-assistants-rlo-east-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"[CLOSED] Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa"},"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                        [CLOSED] Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h4 id=\"please-note-this-opportunity-is-now-closed-and-no-longer-accepting-applications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity is now closed and no longer accepting applications.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking to award 12 consultancies for Research Assistants in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to support the implementation of the study \u201cEvaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in Eastern Africa.\u201d The consultancies are funded by a consortium of donors through research grants to Carleton University through <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/\">Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) <\/a>and in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsc.ox.ac.uk\/\">Refugee Studies Centre (RSC)<\/a> at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Research Assistant positions are designed for candidates who hold refugee status or are otherwise affected by displacement (e.g., as asylum seekers, IDPs, stateless persons, former refugees, etc.). The Research Assistants will work from their place of residence. There will be no travel as part of this assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"locations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Locations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Melkadida refugee camp and Pugnido refugee camp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenya: Nairobi, Kakuma Camp, Kalobeyei settlement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanzania: Nyarugusu camp, Nduta Camp and Dar es Salaam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uganda: Kampala, Nakivale Refugee Settlement and Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration of the assignment:<\/strong> 24 working days (to be determined based on the availability of the selected applicants).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> 4 October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full details, please refer to the following document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;6,&quot;showAllPosts&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_file&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;order&quot;&#x3A;&quot;ASC&quot;,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;title&quot;,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;none&quot;,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_file_type&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;228&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            file\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n    \n    \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-lg flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 \">\n    <figure class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden \">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.carleton.ca\/rds\/assets\/font-awesome\/file-pdf.svg\" alt=\"An icon of a saxophone\" class=\"cu-icon-thumb \" style=\"filter: invert(20%) sepia(50%) saturate(7177%) hue-rotate(348deg) brightness(91%) contrast(100%);\"><\/figure>\n\n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 text-left first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 text-left\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                \n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Opportunity-RAs-for-RLO-study-in-East-Africa.pdf\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                Download\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                    Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa\n                <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/footer>\n    <\/div>\n    \n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the application process, please write to <a href=\"mailto:RLOea.recruitment@gmail.com\">RLOea.recruitment@gmail.com<\/a>. You are also invited to attend an information session during which we will talk through this document and hold a Question &amp; Answer session for prospective applicants. These will take place on the following dates and can be accessed on these links \u2013 no advance registration required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> September @ 12pm (noon) EAT <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/9712622599\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/9712622599 <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday 29th September @5pm EAT <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/9712622599\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/9712622599<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All applicants will be contacted and informed of the outcome of their application. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a remote interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity is now closed and no longer accepting applications. 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