Call for Research Partnerships

Call for Research Partnerships – JOURI for Research and Consulting are looking for Partners in Ukraine

Jouri for Research and Consulting (www.jouri-rc.org) is an independent research and evaluation consultancy, legally registered in both Geneva and Turkey. We have worked extensively in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) over the last 6 years, maintaining a strong presence in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan, providing Evaluation, Monitoring and Research services which promote inclusive and community-ownership of research. Our modality is based on collaborations between local researchers and international staff members.

As we begin our work inside Ukraine, JOURI is looking to build strong partnerships with Ukrainian researchers, both teams and individuals, across Ukraine. We strongly believe that ethical and quality data collection in conflict contexts cannot be done well unless our teams of enumerators reside in or come from the centre of those communities where research is undertaken. They should also feel encouraged to become active participants in the process; rather being simply being hired to carry out interviews or questionnaires, their contextual knowledge and insights are invaluable, and should inform the process from fieldwork preparation to the final product.

Our most pressing needs are for researchers who are available to conduct surveys in both Kharkiv and Dnipro Oblasts, but we also welcome broader applications from all over the region.

• BA level Education, preferably in social sciences, data science, international relations
• Experience in collecting data for mixed-methods research assignments
• Experience with qualitative data and quantitative data analysis and relevant data analysis tools (NVivo, R, Stata, SPSS)
• Comfortable interviewing stakeholders from multilevel society
• Strong analytical skills and outstanding attention to detail
• Fluency in both Russian and Ukrainian is essential; professional working knowledge of English is desirable but not essential.

If you do not meet all the above requirements but have a passion for becoming more involved in meaningful community-centred research, please feel free to apply and we will assess your application on the merits of your motivation and interest in working with us.