Job Listings and Openings

Overview

The Beirut Urban Lab is looking to hire a full-time Research Center Coordinator to support the operations of the Lab. The candidate will be responsible for all administrative and financial tasks of the Lab. S/he will be reporting to the four Lab co-leaders and working closely with a team of 20 researchers with interdisciplinary skills.

Detailed Tasks of the Research Center Coordinator

Administrative:

• Calls for regular meetings of directors/teams
• Takes minutes of meetings
• Follows up on institutionalization matters (e.g. retreats, supports the consultant working on endowment, etc.)
• Human resources management: Recruitment, processing and renewal of all contracts. Management of holidays/vacations schedule.
• Space management: Makes sure the Lab space remains clean and ordered, functional, and reports/follows on all repairs. Addresses challenges in spatial allocation for staff 
• Equipment management
• Placing orders: equipment (small/large), catering, etc.
• Data filing: organization and management of Lab files and digital resources (e.g., minutes, reports, images, presentations) 
• Communication: Follows-up on BUL email account, channels and follows-up on requests
• Organization of Lab events (with coordinators)

Accounting:

• Financial management of all grants: keeps track of all spending and keeps PIs updated
• Filing reimbursements, payment vouchers and processing other financial requests
• Follows up with AUB units on various administrative and financial matters

Grant management and reporting:

• Drafts grant reports with PIs and coordinators. 
• Follows-up with OGC and Comptroller’s on grant amendments and other items.

Team building:

• Organizes regular meetings, gatherings, etc. 
• Contributes to creating a pleasant and smooth working environment at the Lab.

Requirements

A bachelor university degree is required, a master is preferred, with a minimum of 2 years of experience. Good oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic are required, in addition to solid organizational skills, team building skills and basic accounting skills (good knowledge of Excel is expected). 

Compensation

The contract is for one year, including a three-month trial. Salary is commensurate with qualifications. 

Application

Interested applicants can send their CVs with a five-line description of their interest to Zeina El-Hoss [email protected] no later than January 29^th, 2022.

Overview

The Beirut Urban Lab is looking to hire a full-time field researcher over four months to support an ongoing mapping initiative of residential tenancy conditions in Beirut, Lebanon. The fieldworker's main tasks will be to collect field information within the administrative limits of Beirut about rental arrangements and conditions that will contribute to the ongoing development of the “City of Tenants" platform.

The project is a “by tenants for tenants" initiative that seeks to improve visibility of rental market trends and conditions by making rental data publicly available for city-dwellers and researchers looking to understand the conditions of shelter acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Gather data through fieldwork and household surveys;
• Coordinate with research coordinator on work plans and conditions
• Attend team meetings and discussions
  
  

Requirements

Candidates should have experience in fieldwork data collection for research, and be proficient in both Arabic and English (written and spoken). A degree in journalism, urban studies, sociology, anthropology, environmental sciences and similar fields is a plus.

Application

Interested applicants can send their CVs with a short cover letter to Ms. Abir Zaatari [email protected] by November 12^th, 2021. Applications will be reviewed as of November 15^th. Work is expected to start on December 1^st, 2021.