Dear colleagues, We are hiring a researcher at the Oxford Internet institute to focus on questions around connectivity and flows of information in value chains in Rwanda. The job description is below. Feel free to forward this to relevant people and lists, and please get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspect of the position. Best, Mark * * *Researcher* *OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE* *Grade 7: Salary £29,541 - £36,298 p.a.* * * The Oxford Internet Institute is the world’s leading centre for research into individual, collective and institutional behaviour on the internet. We are looking for a full-time Researcher to work with Dr Mark Graham on the ESRC-DFID funded project, The Promises of Fibre-Optic Broadband: A Pipeline for Economic Development in East Africa<http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/eastafrica/>. Employing case-studies, interviews, surveys and textual analysis in Kenya and Rwanda, this project examines the expectations and stated potentials of broadband Internet and compares those expectations to on-the-ground effects that broadband connectivity is having in three economic sectors: tea production, tourism, and business process outsourcing. ** ** This is an exciting role in which the Researcher will conduct in-depth qualitative research on the topic of connectivity, value chains, information flow, and exclusion in Rwanda. The researcher will also contribute to the dissemination of this work through academic papers and project reports.**** ** ** Candidates should have experience of social science research in Development Studies, Geography, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Communications, or related disciplines and a strong record of training and practical experience in qualitative research methodology. Based primarily at the Oxford Internet Institute (with periods of fieldwork in Rwanda), this position is available from immediately for 10 months in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter, funding permitting. We will soon be starting a multi-year project focusing on knowledge economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. We would therefore also welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be part of a larger research programme in order to extend the position. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including a job description, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobsp... **** Only applications received before 12:00 midday on 27th September can be considered. Interviews for those short-listed are planned to take place on October 15th and 17th. ------------------------------------------ Dr Mark Graham Senior Research Fellow Director of Research Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford Visiting Research Associate School of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/graham> | geospace.co.uk <http://www.geospace.co.uk> | wikichains.org<http://www.wikichains.org> | @geoplace <http://twitter.com/geoplace>