Status of Women and ICT in Asia, Central Asia and the Pacific - A Review Position Title: ICT Researcher Region of contract: Pacific Summary of the Project: This is a research Project on the Status of Women's Organizations in their use of Information and Technology in Asia, the Pacific and the Central Asian Regions. It seeks to assess the situation of women's organised groups and their level of ICT use, how ICT is used in their work and what their training and networking needs are. The Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Isis International Manila are conducting the research. The Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) is managing the research in the Pacific. To read more about the research go to www.jca.apc.org/aworc/research/proposal.html Accountability Objective: The researcher will be hired on an output basis to coordinate the research project in the Pacific. The person will be responsible for (1) assisting to finalize the survey form to be disseminated (2) will engage in review of literature on the subject (3) will gather all the forms and be responsible to compile the data, analyze the information and write a regional report demonstrating the results of the research project. Tasks and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
The research will commence in September and a final report is expected to be submitted by the end of November. The researcher's salary will be US$2,000. Send your application letter, resume and two references via email to:
Deadline of application: August 31, 2000. |