Social Scientist

• Major: Social Anthropology

Ethnographic research conducted in an informal settlement over a period of 12 months.

Theoretically informed by anthropology, urban ethnography, development studies, and science and technology studies.

Research Themes: urban transitions, renewable energy, infrastructure, service delivery and techno-politics.

• Major: Psychology
• Major: Social Anthropology
• Minor: Philosophy

Manage and assist with research activities.

Research administration.

Interview transcription.

Report writing.

Assistance with data gathering at desktop and field sites.

Assist two American exchange student groups in the managing of their respective projects elated to urban rights and housing .

Specifically the social, political, and cultural nuances of conducting social research with vulnerable groups in South Africa.

Acted as consultant to students who need particular insights into complex local problems encountered during the research period.

Design research strategies in adherence to the needs of particular project scope and context.

Conduct empirical field research, design methodologies and implemented data collection strategies.

Survey and questionnaire design, delivery and analysis services.

Design and conducting of interviews.

Make us of qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis as applicable to project(s).

Report writing.

Presentation of data captured and reports produced.

Responsible for course design involving two modules ( anthropology and social change and design thinking and development).

Teaching in a classroom setting and guiding student thinking and reflective processes during numerous field-site visits.

Facilitation of design thinking workshops.

Leading debrief and synthesis session with the team.

Grading of all assignments and class exercises.

Education administrative tasks (distributing grades, preparation of slides and other learning materials, staff meetings, report writing.

Workshop and seminars in anthropological theory, ethnography, methodologies, qualitative and quantitative data analysis.

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