IREX Representative in Tashkent (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 96 00:33:53 EST
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Subject: IREX Representative in Tashkent

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          On-Site Representative - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
         International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
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The  International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) seeks  a  US
citizen to serve as Program Officer in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. IREX
Program Officers are responsible for promoting ongoing  research,
policy, and professional training programs as well as  monitoring
opportunities for new cooperative activities in the region.

Administrative  duties include managing all aspects of  the  IREX
office as well as overseeing and training local staff.  Principle
IREX field office objectives include:

* administering   fellowship  programs  for  Uzbek  scholars   to
  study/conduct research in the United States;
* organizing  the on-site elements of professional training  pro-
  grams  for critical political, governmental, nonprofit,  media,
  and entrepreneurial cadres in Uzbekistan;
* providing field access for American specialists to professional
  networks and research resources in the region;
* structuring alumni activities;
* expanding telecommunication access and competency within acade-
  mic and nonprofit communities; and
* implementing other IREX initiatives in Central Asia.

IREX  field staff work closely with local higher education,  gov-
ernment,  media and policy establishments and with  officials  of
the US Embassy as well as other nongovernmental organizations and
corporations operating in the area.

QUALIFICATIONS:   Applicants  for this position  should  have  at
minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and  possess
advanced  Russian-language competency.  Excellent  organizational
skills and 3-5 years management or administrative experience  are
essential.  Applicants should be adept with computers and  relev-
ant software (word processing, dbase, spreadsheets) and electron-
ic mail communication.

Preference will be given to candidates with professional  experi-
ence  in  Central  Asia and who have fluency in  Uzbek  or  other
languages of the Central Asian region.

The  International Research & Exchanges Board is a private,  non-
profit  organization  promoting American collaboration  with  the
academic, policy and professional communities of the NIS, Central
and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia.

IREX currently has ten representations in Eurasia: Moscow,  Alma-
ty,  Bishkek,  Erevan, Irkutsk,  Kyiv,  Rostov-on-Don,  Tashkent,
Tbilisi, and Vladivostok.

Send cover letter/resume to:

                            IREX/KGK
                       1616 H Street, N.W.
                      Washington, DC 20006
                       Fax: (202) 628-8189
                    E-mail: kkiesel at irex.org

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue  until
the position is filled. An Affirmative Action, Equal  Opportunity
Employer
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