Qualitative Researcher

Background

Led by a team of academics, researchers and experts, the Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS) aims to provide a snapshot of the contemporary Armenian Diaspora. The project fills a critical gap in the knowledge of the Diaspora and provides evidence-based understanding of the multilayered and diverse aspects of diasporic life. The project is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, and administered by the Armenian Institute, London.

The pilot round was conducted in 2018 in four communities: Boston, Cairo, Marseille and Pasadena and in 2019 in 17 communities in four countries: Argentina, Canada (Montreal), Lebanon and Romania. ADS conducts research in selected cities through a survey, depth interviews and observations. A team of researchers record the views and concerns of people who identify themselves as Armenians. This includes those who actively take part in community affairs, but also those who are not active for a variety of reasons.

Qualifications

Essential

•  Degree in social science or related disciplines,
• experience of conducting qualitative fieldwork or similar research, in particular semi-structured interviews,
• minimum of five years experience of working in research, proficiency in English and Armenian,
  • for Rostov-on-Don researcher: proficiency in Russian.
    • for Paris researcher: proficiency in French.
• basic computer literacy, comfortable usage of MS Office package.

Responsibilities

The role involves organising and conducting 25 to 30 in-depth interviews with Armenian community members in each location. The researcher is expected to complete interview summary templates for each individual interview (3-4 pages long). Following the completion of interviews, the researcher is expected to write a brief summary report (10-20 pages long). All deliverables will be in English.

The Qualitative Researcher will report to the ADS Director and Survey Method Advisor at the headquarters in London.

Other duties include

        ⚫ organising appointments and in-depth interviews with key community members,
        ⚫ recording and taking detailed notes of the interviews,
        ⚫ completing summary interview templates for each individual interview (in English),
        ⚫ basic analysis of the collected information,
        ⚫ liaise regularly with the Project Director and advisory team,
        ⚫ help with localising the in-depth guide,
        ⚫ working with the local advisory team to contact and make appointments with the respondents.
 

The Qualitative Researcher will take part in regular debriefings with the ADS management and other local teams, to report on the ongoing progress and potential pitfalls in the progress of the survey.

Level of Effort and Remuneration

The engagement is to complete the defined scope of work. The remuneration will gross for the completion of all tasks described in the role. The candidate will be responsible for paying local and/or national taxes from that amount. The payment will be done in two equal installments, the first payment immediately after the start of the fieldwork, and the second one following the acceptance of all deliverables.

Remuneration will be discussed with short listed applicants, who will be interviewed (online) by ADS personnel for a final selection.

Additionally, a small amount will be foreseen for local expenses related to the implementation of the interviews, such travel. Such expenses would need to be pre-approved by ADS and documented.

To Apply

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In your cover letter (no more than one page), please briefly note your qualifications (professional or academic training), why you are interested in this project, and how you can contribute to the success of the survey.