Job Opportunity at Stockholm Environment Institute

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Background of the Project:

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Center is currently conducting a study entitled “Environmental Change, COVID-19 and (im)mobility: a Comparative Study of Myanmar Migrant Workers in Samut Sakhon and Phuket, Thailand”. The project seeks to understand how disasters triggered by environmental hazards or the ongoing pandemic, as well as the disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures taken in this context, impact the mobility patterns of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. More  information about the project can be found here: https://www.sei.org/projects-and tools/projects/environmental-change-covid-19-and-immobility/.  

Position Available:

Thai Research Assistant

The research team is seeking the support of a Thai-speaking research assistant for the tasks and related deliverables* listed in the table below. All tasks will be conducted online. 

	Tasks	Deliverables	Due by	Effort
1	Map and review local disaster risk  reduction policies and COVID-19  measures (in Samut Sakhon and  Phuket provinces)	Policy review in English (approx. 5 pages)	20 December	3 days
2	Identify critical key informants in  national and local DRR sectors,  including government agencies  and civil society	Stakeholder mapping, including organizations, names of potential key informants and contact  information	13 December	2 days
3	Conduct online interviews with 5- 10 Thai-speaking key informants	Recording of interviews conducted	31 December	7 days
4	Translate interview data from  Thai to English	English transcript of the  interviews conducted

*Tasks and deliverables can potentially be split between two people. 

Skills and experience:

• Required fluency in Thai and English language (speaking and writing) 
• Previous research experience, including policy review and conducting interviews – Previous experience researching migration and/or disaster risk reduction themes are preferred

Contract modalities: 

• Starting date: as soon as possible 
• End of contract: 31 December 2021, with possibility of short-term extension in 2022 – Remuneration: 25,000 THB
• Location: online