IREX Representative in Tashkent (fwd)
Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu
Thu Feb 22 10:10:24 UTC 1996
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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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