Job Offer – Geographic Information Science – Assistant Engineer (Amman, 12-month fixed-term contract, MAGYC)

Missions

Description
As part of the MAGYC Project, the hired candidate will have the following core tasks:
Take part in the development of a documentation on Syrian refugees and Palestine Refugees from Syria in Lebanon; Collect, from Lebanese and international institutions, data on the evolution of migration policies regarding the two populations (right of entry, residence and work) since 1990; Create a timeline on the evolution of migration policies relating to population movements; Map migration patterns of these refugee populations since 2011 from secondary data which allow to understand the relations between migration policies and migration itineraries; Map the locations of settlement of refugees at different scales (country, city, quarter, house); Suggest an inventory of initiatives on migration documentation developed by stakeholders or private or public institutions.
Medium-term Development Factors
• Adapt to the evolution of georeferenced data acquisition methods and tools
• Use new data-sharing tools (distributed services, collaboration platform)
• Create potentially a database (textual, visual, sound archives, etc.)

Activities

Primary Responsibilities
• Collect map, statistical and photo data of the different types of refugee camps in Jordan since 1948
• Collect data on asylum policies and migration policies of Jordan since 1948
• Produce a map of refugee camps and refugee settlement locations in Jordan at different scales
• Produce a timeline on migration and asylum policies in Jordan
• Produce an inventory of public or private archival materials and access conditions
• Apply methods in geographic information collection, processing, analysis, representation and dissemination
• Execute predefined processing channels: data production, spatial analysis, geostatistics…
• Produce maps in compliance with the semiology rules and objects of study
• Adapt the representation of geographic information to the publication medium (paper, digital…)
• Ensure the continuity of data in GI Science of the unit (archiving and storage)

Skills

Primary Qualifications
Knowledge
• Geographic Information Science – GI Science (general knowledge)
• Cartography (semiology, generalization, creating a legend, labelling) (general knowledge)
• Culture of the field
• Legal and ethical framework (general knowledge)
• English language: good command, both written and spoken (Desired level: CECRL C1)
• Arabic language: good command, both written and spoken (Desired level: CECRL B2)
Operational Skills
• Use various measurement, positioning, data entry and installation materials
• Implement graphic semiology and typography rules (good command)
• Use digitization and digital data processing techniques (good command)
• Transfer knowledge
• Manage metadata with respect to geographical and archival data
• Use presentation techniques
• Good command of GIS and CAD tools

Main focus of the research team
The hired candidate will mainly contribute to the activities of the WP8 – External dimension of the crisis and more specifically on the “refugee crisis” of 2011 onwards that is mainly and overwhelmingly located in the Middle East. The region itself has a long history of displacement and migration, that will be explored. European migration cooperation with the Near Eastern and Middle Eastern countries has recently developed in the course of the Syrian refugee crisis. It has mostly been described in reports and in the grey literature through technocratic and depoliticised narrative, emphasising 1. the role of hospitable Arab Near Eastern States (Jordan, Lebanon notably) that welcomed hundreds of thousands of Syrians, with a long-standing tradition of refugee hosting including Palestinians and Iraqis 2. The role of NOGs and international organisations. This task aims at re-politicising the policies of asylum and labour migration in the sub-region. These analyses will vary in scales (local-regional-international) but they will all be framed around the developments linked the various regional initiatives of the EU including the Lebanon Compacts.

Work Context

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The vacancy is used to fill a position in Amman, Jordanie, with potential regional travels
Official Diploma required
• Master of Human and Social Science in Cartography, Diploma of Architecture or equivalent
• Professional experience: 1 year
Special Conditions of Practice
• The vacancy is used to fill a position in Lebanon during 12 months
• Starting date: January 2021 (or later depending on the recruitment process)
Level of Recruitment
• The hired candidate will fill the position of Assistant Engineer.
• The salary will be fixed according to the salary scale of Assistant Engineers of the CNRS with specific allowance
About Ifpo
The Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) is a French research center with branches in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. Created in 2003 by the CNRS and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the institute’s primary role is to ensure a high level of research about the region. The IFPO promotes cooperation with local academic institutions and scientists from all over the world involved in its research projects. It also supports young researchers in every discipline of the social sciences and humanities – from antiquity to the present day – and trains future researchers in Arabic. The Institute consists of three scientific departments: the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, the Department of Arabic, Medieval and Modern Studies, and the Department of Contemporary Studies, which participates in the MAGYC project.
www.ifporient.org
Referrals
• Dr. Kamel Doraï (k.dorai@ifporient.org)
• Mr. Eric Coignard (e.coignard@ifporient.org)

Constraints and risks

The vacancy is used to fill a position in Amman, Jordanie, with potential regional travels

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