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Research Assistants
at Ecologically Sensible East Africa in Nairobi
We specialize in environmental research, and you will be working with, and researching, today's most significant sustainable technologies in the position of Research Assistant. Excellent science, technical and communication skill are required. Especially helpful are the fields of engineering, architecture and environmental sciences, as are more general liberal arts studies, such as physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology. Although, initially these are intern positions, mature, hard working and intelligent individuals can expect to advance.
We ask that you submit your application via email. In the SUBJECT LINE of your email you must state the position for which you are applying, the date you saw this classified ad and the name of the newspaper or website where you found the advertisement. Use dashes in between each; for example, “Research Assistant – 7/5/10 – The Standard”. Do not include any attachments in your email. We will not open any attachments. You may bring items, such as a school certificate, to your interview if you are fortunate enough to be interviewed.
Write your cover letter into the body of the email. Do not include it as an attachment. Your cover letter should convince us you are qualified for this specific position. In your cover letter, use at least one example that demonstrates the quality of your skill, experience or education. Make your example, or examples, simple. short and succinct.
Regarding your curriculum vitae, cut and paste your CV below your cover letter, also into the body of your email. Do not include your CV as an attachment. Attachments will not be opened. Your experience or education should be chronologically listed with your most current experience on top of your older experience.
Below your CV, create a headline that says “Computer Skills”, even if such information is already included in your CV. Describe all the software programs that you are familiar with and your level of expertise. Use a single line for each software program, listing them alphabetically. Use school-like grades to describe your expertise level using your best guess to self-describe your own grade -- not your actual school grades, but rather, how confident you would grade yourself in using the software professionally. For your software list, use the formatting example exactly as below.
CardScan -- C+
DreamWeaver -- A
Microsoft Word -- B-
Lastly, the top candidates should be excellent communicators, quick thinkers and comfortable solving problems. He or she will work well within a team and be enthusiastic about growth and development even if such development requires additional time and effort beyond the normal working day. These are intern positions with allowance payments, geared toward becoming fulltime, staff salary careers. Therefore, interns are expected to take extra time outside of office hours to understand their responsibilities and various aspects of the company in order to advance into the staff positions very quickly. For the right candidate, these available positions offers an exciting and secure future in some of the world’s most important environmental technologies.
We ask that you submit your application via email. In the SUBJECT LINE of your email you must state the position for which you are applying, the date you saw this classified ad and the name of the newspaper or website where you found the advertisement. Use dashes in between each; for example, “Research Assistant – 7/5/10 – The Standard”. Do not include any attachments in your email. We will not open any attachments. You may bring items, such as a school certificate, to your interview if you are fortunate enough to be interviewed.
Write your cover letter into the body of the email. Do not include it as an attachment. Your cover letter should convince us you are qualified for this specific position. In your cover letter, use at least one example that demonstrates the quality of your skill, experience or education. Make your example, or examples, simple. short and succinct.
Regarding your curriculum vitae, cut and paste your CV below your cover letter, also into the body of your email. Do not include your CV as an attachment. Attachments will not be opened. Your experience or education should be chronologically listed with your most current experience on top of your older experience.
Below your CV, create a headline that says “Computer Skills”, even if such information is already included in your CV. Describe all the software programs that you are familiar with and your level of expertise. Use a single line for each software program, listing them alphabetically. Use school-like grades to describe your expertise level using your best guess to self-describe your own grade -- not your actual school grades, but rather, how confident you would grade yourself in using the software professionally. For your software list, use the formatting example exactly as below.
CardScan -- C+
DreamWeaver -- A
Microsoft Word -- B-
Lastly, the top candidates should be excellent communicators, quick thinkers and comfortable solving problems. He or she will work well within a team and be enthusiastic about growth and development even if such development requires additional time and effort beyond the normal working day. These are intern positions with allowance payments, geared toward becoming fulltime, staff salary careers. Therefore, interns are expected to take extra time outside of office hours to understand their responsibilities and various aspects of the company in order to advance into the staff positions very quickly. For the right candidate, these available positions offers an exciting and secure future in some of the world’s most important environmental technologies.
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