Engineers Without Borders Australia Renewable Energy Course Developer
Project Background:
The overall aim of the project is to improve the teaching of practical skills and to improve the capacity and competence of local staff to conduct and supervise primary research at the Department of Physics. Particular attention will be placed on renewable energy systems appropriate to Cambodia and its rural communities.
Initially, work has been undertaken at the undergraduate level to augment course content and laboratory activities. Then the focus will be directed at student thesis projects to conceptualise and conduct research that can be sustained at the department. Concurrently, the MSc program will need support to identify and resource research projects suitable for its students, e.g. identifying opportunities for renewable energy project work in rural Cambodian communities.
The EWB volunteer will be involved in all aspects of this project, ranging from the review of existing courses to the expansion of international research collaboration. Remote assistance would also be helpful for the supervision of student research.
This position is the Second EWB volunteer position at RUPP.
Role Description:
A motivated individual is sought to work with RUPP’s Physics Department teachers to strengthen the capacity for laboratory teaching and research supervision, particularly in the area of Renewable Energy.
Key Objectives will include:
Assist in the development of courses for years 3 and 4 students and the required support material that incorporates practical training, in the fields related to Renewable Energy (RE) and review year the 2 course on Renewable Energy.
Establish research and project work for undergraduate and M.Sc. students, as well as academic staff of the Department of Physics, that will lead to building research capacity in the fields related to RE.
Work with specific lecturers to further develop academic partnerships that provide collaboration on research and project work of staff and students, and partnerships with commercial organisations to provide the necessary resources for such research and project work.
This is an exciting partnership that offers a motivated volunteer the opportunity to further develop Cambodia’s local capabilities in the field of Renewable Energy. You will contribute to improving the quality and relevance of local university graduates to improve the country’s technical skill set and provide a locally trained and relevant workforce.
Timing:
The role consists of three important phases beginning October 2012, including a 12 month field placement in Cambodia commencing around 7th January 2013.
Phase 1: Pre-departure – October 2012
Pre-departure preparation (medical clearances, training, administrative)
Linking with the Australian based EWB project team if required for the project
Linking with a local EWB chapter to enhance your resources and support networks and create opportunities for sharing your experience with members
Identifying additional resources and support for the project
Communicating with the Partner Organisation to discuss and clarify the project and role requirements
Phase 2: Field operations – January 2013
Departure to host country and partner organisations
Working alongside your counterpart within the partner organisation to meet your position objectives and build organisational and technical capacity
Linking with EWB Field Officers to develop appropriate ‘Learning & Change’ materials to share with EWB members and partner organisations
Phase 3: Post field alumni – 2014
Return to Australia to collaborate with the project team, knowledge hub (if relevant) and with an EWB chapter for a minimum period of 12 months - this is on a casual volunteer basis – e.g. one evening a fortnight
Participate in various EWB events including the National Conference and intake presentation evenings
Participate in the development and dissemination of ‘Learning & Change’ materials within the EWB community
Mentor future field volunteers preparing to work with the partner organisation
To fulfill this role, the volunteer will receive an allowance for living and basic accommodation while overseas, airfares to your host country at the commencement and completion of the placement, travel and emergency evacuation insurance, technical and personal support from EWB staff and chapters.
Desired Skills & Experience
We are looking for people who want to make a difference through a challenging cross-cultural experience, who are committed to having positive impact in overseas communities through all aspects of their placement, and who are willing to share their experiences with others to create change within the engineering sector in Australia. The applicant must be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen or resident, or have a formal and ongoing connection to Australia.
It is important that our volunteers understand that they will be working to build local capacity, rather than manage and deliver a project themselves, and this should always be their key focus.
For this particular role, it is essential that the candidate has:
A degree in physics or a related engineering field.
Professional work experience as an academic and /or engineer, working on research development (Renewable Energy).
Able to effectively transfer knowledge and capabilities, and have experience with mentoring/training, preferably university students
Adaptable, flexible and self-motivated.
Tolerant of a different and under-resourced work environment.
The ideal candidate would also meet the following desirable criteria:
Have links into networks and contacts relevant to tertiary education or research and development.
Field experience in renewable energy projects.
Have a knack for languages or willingness to learn (A familiarity with Khmer language would be an advantage)
Able to spot gaps in knowledge or understanding, and opportunities for teaching and research.
Able to foresee trends in technology and market development in a developing country context.
Our field volunteers are expected to demonstrate the following personal attributes:
Humility
Cross-cultural communication skills
Empathy and caring for others
Enthusiasm and passion
Creativity
Willingness to learn
Adaptability and ability to deal with ambiguity
Good understanding of capacity development and current development issues
Leadership skills and experience in a leadership role
Ruggedness and ability to live in harsh conditions
For more information contact Kim Axworthy – South East Asia Program Coordinator:
Email: k.axworthy@ewb.org.au
Ph: +618 6488 8039
Applications close Sunday 16th September
Company Description
This position is a partnership between Engineers Without Borders Australia and Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP).
Engineers Without Borders Australia
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is a member-based not-for-profit organisation with 10 years experience in creating systemic change through humanitarian engineering. We do this by:
Working in partnership to address a lack of access to basic human needs such as clean water, sanitation and hygiene, energy, basic infrastructure, waste systems, information communication technology and engineering education.
Educating and training Australian students, engineers and the wider community on issues including sustainable development, appropriate technology, poverty and the power of humanitarian engineering.
Leading a movement of like-minded people with strong values and a passion for humanitarian engineering within Australia and overseas.
Vision: Everyone has access to the engineering knowledge and resources required to lead a life of opportunity, free from poverty.
Mission: We connect, educate and empower people through humanitarian engineering*.
*Humanitarian engineering uses a people centered, strength based approach to improve community health, well being and opportunity.
Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
RUPP is Cambodia’s oldest and largest university and provides education at the Bachelor and Master levels to more than 12,000 scholarship and full-fee paying students each year. Approximately 1,000 new scholarship students arrive annually from the various provinces of Cambodia, and many of them aspire to return to teach or work in their home communities.
RUPP is unique in Cambodia for offering specialist degrees in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as vocational courses in fields such as information technology, electronics, psychology and tourism. RUPP also provides Cambodia’s foremost degree-level language programs through the Institute of Foreign Languages. Due to its many achievements, RUPP is the first university in Cambodia with full membership of the ASEAN University Network (AUN). Improvements continue to be sought in all departments.
The overall aim of the project is to improve the teaching of practical skills and to improve the capacity and competence of local staff to conduct and supervise primary research at the Department of Physics. Particular attention will be placed on renewable energy systems appropriate to Cambodia and its rural communities.
Initially, work has been undertaken at the undergraduate level to augment course content and laboratory activities. Then the focus will be directed at student thesis projects to conceptualise and conduct research that can be sustained at the department. Concurrently, the MSc program will need support to identify and resource research projects suitable for its students, e.g. identifying opportunities for renewable energy project work in rural Cambodian communities.
The EWB volunteer will be involved in all aspects of this project, ranging from the review of existing courses to the expansion of international research collaboration. Remote assistance would also be helpful for the supervision of student research.
This position is the Second EWB volunteer position at RUPP.
Role Description:
A motivated individual is sought to work with RUPP’s Physics Department teachers to strengthen the capacity for laboratory teaching and research supervision, particularly in the area of Renewable Energy.
Key Objectives will include:
Assist in the development of courses for years 3 and 4 students and the required support material that incorporates practical training, in the fields related to Renewable Energy (RE) and review year the 2 course on Renewable Energy.
Establish research and project work for undergraduate and M.Sc. students, as well as academic staff of the Department of Physics, that will lead to building research capacity in the fields related to RE.
Work with specific lecturers to further develop academic partnerships that provide collaboration on research and project work of staff and students, and partnerships with commercial organisations to provide the necessary resources for such research and project work.
This is an exciting partnership that offers a motivated volunteer the opportunity to further develop Cambodia’s local capabilities in the field of Renewable Energy. You will contribute to improving the quality and relevance of local university graduates to improve the country’s technical skill set and provide a locally trained and relevant workforce.
Timing:
The role consists of three important phases beginning October 2012, including a 12 month field placement in Cambodia commencing around 7th January 2013.
Phase 1: Pre-departure – October 2012
Pre-departure preparation (medical clearances, training, administrative)
Linking with the Australian based EWB project team if required for the project
Linking with a local EWB chapter to enhance your resources and support networks and create opportunities for sharing your experience with members
Identifying additional resources and support for the project
Communicating with the Partner Organisation to discuss and clarify the project and role requirements
Phase 2: Field operations – January 2013
Departure to host country and partner organisations
Working alongside your counterpart within the partner organisation to meet your position objectives and build organisational and technical capacity
Linking with EWB Field Officers to develop appropriate ‘Learning & Change’ materials to share with EWB members and partner organisations
Phase 3: Post field alumni – 2014
Return to Australia to collaborate with the project team, knowledge hub (if relevant) and with an EWB chapter for a minimum period of 12 months - this is on a casual volunteer basis – e.g. one evening a fortnight
Participate in various EWB events including the National Conference and intake presentation evenings
Participate in the development and dissemination of ‘Learning & Change’ materials within the EWB community
Mentor future field volunteers preparing to work with the partner organisation
To fulfill this role, the volunteer will receive an allowance for living and basic accommodation while overseas, airfares to your host country at the commencement and completion of the placement, travel and emergency evacuation insurance, technical and personal support from EWB staff and chapters.
Desired Skills & Experience
We are looking for people who want to make a difference through a challenging cross-cultural experience, who are committed to having positive impact in overseas communities through all aspects of their placement, and who are willing to share their experiences with others to create change within the engineering sector in Australia. The applicant must be either an Australian or New Zealand citizen or resident, or have a formal and ongoing connection to Australia.
It is important that our volunteers understand that they will be working to build local capacity, rather than manage and deliver a project themselves, and this should always be their key focus.
For this particular role, it is essential that the candidate has:
A degree in physics or a related engineering field.
Professional work experience as an academic and /or engineer, working on research development (Renewable Energy).
Able to effectively transfer knowledge and capabilities, and have experience with mentoring/training, preferably university students
Adaptable, flexible and self-motivated.
Tolerant of a different and under-resourced work environment.
The ideal candidate would also meet the following desirable criteria:
Have links into networks and contacts relevant to tertiary education or research and development.
Field experience in renewable energy projects.
Have a knack for languages or willingness to learn (A familiarity with Khmer language would be an advantage)
Able to spot gaps in knowledge or understanding, and opportunities for teaching and research.
Able to foresee trends in technology and market development in a developing country context.
Our field volunteers are expected to demonstrate the following personal attributes:
Humility
Cross-cultural communication skills
Empathy and caring for others
Enthusiasm and passion
Creativity
Willingness to learn
Adaptability and ability to deal with ambiguity
Good understanding of capacity development and current development issues
Leadership skills and experience in a leadership role
Ruggedness and ability to live in harsh conditions
For more information contact Kim Axworthy – South East Asia Program Coordinator:
Email: k.axworthy@ewb.org.au
Ph: +618 6488 8039
Applications close Sunday 16th September
Company Description
This position is a partnership between Engineers Without Borders Australia and Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP).
Engineers Without Borders Australia
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is a member-based not-for-profit organisation with 10 years experience in creating systemic change through humanitarian engineering. We do this by:
Working in partnership to address a lack of access to basic human needs such as clean water, sanitation and hygiene, energy, basic infrastructure, waste systems, information communication technology and engineering education.
Educating and training Australian students, engineers and the wider community on issues including sustainable development, appropriate technology, poverty and the power of humanitarian engineering.
Leading a movement of like-minded people with strong values and a passion for humanitarian engineering within Australia and overseas.
Vision: Everyone has access to the engineering knowledge and resources required to lead a life of opportunity, free from poverty.
Mission: We connect, educate and empower people through humanitarian engineering*.
*Humanitarian engineering uses a people centered, strength based approach to improve community health, well being and opportunity.
Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
RUPP is Cambodia’s oldest and largest university and provides education at the Bachelor and Master levels to more than 12,000 scholarship and full-fee paying students each year. Approximately 1,000 new scholarship students arrive annually from the various provinces of Cambodia, and many of them aspire to return to teach or work in their home communities.
RUPP is unique in Cambodia for offering specialist degrees in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as vocational courses in fields such as information technology, electronics, psychology and tourism. RUPP also provides Cambodia’s foremost degree-level language programs through the Institute of Foreign Languages. Due to its many achievements, RUPP is the first university in Cambodia with full membership of the ASEAN University Network (AUN). Improvements continue to be sought in all departments.
How to apply:
Please complete the volunteer application form (download fromhttp://www.ewb.org.au/resources/download/2748P2012-08-14_17:36:47) and include a detailed statement addressing how you meet the essential and desirable selection criteria. We cannot assess applications that do not address the selection criteria.
Please complete and return applications to k.axworthy@ewb.org.au with “RUPP - RE” as the subject title.
Please DO NOT attach CVs, references or any other documentation.
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