CIFOR Student Search

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) advances human well-being, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to help shape policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, with offices in Asia, Africa and South America.

CIFOR is looking for Intern – Global Comparative Study on REDD+
Overview
In 2008, CIFOR initiated the Global Comparative Study on REDD (GCS-REDD) to understand national REDD+ policy processes, learn from sub-national REDD+ projects, and develop solutions to technical constraints in measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions reductions, the synergy of REDD+ and adaptation, and the management at the landscape scale to facilitate adoption of low carbon emission policies and measures. The goal is to provide REDD+ policy-makers and practitioner communities with the information, analysis and tools they need to ensure effective and cost efficient reduction of carbon emissions with equitable impacts and co-benefits: the ‘3E’ criteria.
We are looking for three enthusiastic, proactive and talented interns to join our policy research team in CIFOR’s GCS REDD+ Module 1 for a media based discourse analysis related to REDD+ issues at the sub-national level. The goal is to examine how the media portrays policy processes and the different frames that actors use to define and influence REDD+ policy debates. The selected interns are expected to conduct research in three provinces (Aceh, Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan) for three months (September – November 2013).
The interns will be provided:
• Research budget. The amount of the budget will be adjusted based on the research needs.
• Living, transportation and communication allowances.
• Health insurance.
• Airfare ticket and transportation to and from CIFOR office in Bogor to participate in Media Analysis training and presentation of results’ study.
• Inputs for research report.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Collect newspaper articles, in accordance with specified keywords, and handles coding for the articles.
• Co-write a research work plan with a CIFOR researcher, before conducting research.
• Conduct research based on the work plan.
• Provide weekly, financial and activities reports during the data collection.
• Present the results at CIFOR Headquarters, in Bogor, at a maximum of six months after data collection.

Requirements
• Recent graduate or student majoring in environment, forestry, communication, political/social science or other related discipline. The student needs to have met the pre-requirement to start his/her thesis research.
• Students with working/living experience in the study areas (Aceh, Central Kalimantan and East Kalimantan) are preferred.
• Motivated to conduct research in chosen province at the specified time (September or October 2013).
• Driven by a strong interest in doing high quality research related to forestry, media-based discourse analysis, REDD+ issues and climate change.
• The student must be capable of producing an outstanding, high quality thesis in the given time frame.
• Fluent in English; excellent both oral and written.
• Demonstrated experience with Ms. Office particularly Ms. Excel.
Desired skills:
• Good understanding about REDD+ issues and the dynamic of forestry issues.
• Experience with Ms. Access.
• Experience in research; can work independently and think critically.
Terms and Conditions:
• The application deadline is 20 August 2013.
• The appointment will be for 6 months.

Application process
• Interested student can send their application along with other documents as follow:
o CV;
o Cover letter expressing their interest in, and their talent and abilities in research;
o Summary about their motivation to do research in this issue, 1-2 pages.
• We will acknowledge all applications, but we will contact only short-listed candidates
Please send your application to:
Human Resources Department, CIFOR
cifor-hr-jobs@cgiar.org
Please indicate CIFOR student search in the subject line.

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