VSO is an international development organization that fights poverty through volunteers. A Researcher from Liverpool John Moores University will be working in collaboration with VSO to investigate public health in rural Cambodia.

Benefits: $250 per month

This post is a temporary full time or part time (to be discussed) for the months of October and November. The research assistant will be required to be flexible and be willing to travel to health centres and local communities with the researcher. In addition the assistant should have good personal skills, be able to communicate effectively with local communities with a friendly nature.

• To be able to speak and write in English and Khmer
• Good organizational and administration skills
• Able to work in a team
• A willingness to temporarily live and work in the relevant district
• A willingness to work flexible hours to be agreed with the researcher
• Be open, friendly and approachable
• Able to contribute to project design and implementation

• To coordinate and assist the researcher with workshops, meetings, observations etc.
• To translate reports and documents from Khmer to English
• To coordinate workshops with health workers, community members and others involved in public health
• To assist with training specifically around capturing media images such as photographs.
• To support the researcher with local knowledge and building relationships in the community   

Please contact VSO for further details on how to apply.
If you are in Phnom Penh contact or email to Tel: 095 901 906
If you are in Kratie Province contact or email to Tel: 077 969 964
Applications close: September 7th 2014

VSO Cambodia is committed to valuing difference and promoting diversity. Appointments are made solely on the basis of relevant skills and experience and not on the basis of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, HIV/AIDS status, age or religion. Applicants from underrepresented groups inc. women, people with disabilities and minority groups, are encouraged to apply.