Dear colleagues, Please circulate. The firm is launching a new project in Japan within 2-4 weeks. If you are inte rested and qualify, please apply asap. Thank you. Mito Akiyoshi
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Senior Anthropologist Research Consultant --in-country ethnographer in Japan
Social Solutions is a professional services firm that facilitates company innovation through improved customer insights with a strong business anthropology capability.
We are building a team of experienced senior anthropologists in several countries around the world. Projects will include interview, observational, photographic and videographic work; participation in distributed and on-site teams as a member and/or in a leadership position of the research team. We work with our clients to provide research and analysis of data about the everyday lives of customers and in the context of workplaces.
We are seeking qualified senior anthropologists/ethnographers with sound consulting experience to be part of our senior collaborative team on a variety of s hort and longer-term projects.
We are currently seeking in-country candidates in Japan.
And in the following specialties: automotive consumer electronics and goods technology health care financial services
Qualifications 7-10 years of professional (applied) research experience Masters degree in anthropology, sociology, or equivalent; PhD degree a definit e plus Bi-lingual, fluent in English Strong knowledge of, and extensive experience using ethnographic research met h odologies Experience using digital photography and videography during fieldwork Work independently with minimal supervision Possess excellent analytical skills Experience in working within cross-functional teams and various levels of man a gement Demonstrated track record of project management Thrives in a collaborative team environment;. Ability to translate raw research data into actionable information Excellent written and oral communication skills Detail-oriented and the ability to multi-task End-to-end project work (participatory action research)
If you qualify and are interested, we invite you to send a cover letter, resume, and the names of three references to jobs@social-solutions.com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mito Akiyoshi, Ph.D. sgz01570@nifty.ne.jp Department of Humanities Senshu University ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^