Support for Grant Writing on Climate Change, Forest Restoration and Blue Carbon
Support in writing manuscripts on climate change, forest restoration, and blue carbon.
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Overview
Support in writing manuscripts on climate change, forest restoration, and blue carbon.
You have:
- Experience in grant/report/article writing is essential.
- Strong research and analytical skills are essential.
- Background knowledge in natural resource management/forestry is desirable.
- A degree in a related field is considered an asset.
Contract
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Morobe Development Foundation Inc. is a not-for-profit organization based in Papua New Guinea and was established to promote sustainable community development initiatives and thereby address several exigent issues – ranging from environmental conservation to women's rights – that are hindering the progress of the country. A few of our ongoing projects focus on applications of various state-of-the-art technologies (such as remote sensing and machine learning) for monitoring forest biomass, tracking land use, and land change patterns, evaluating climate change impacts, and conserving sea turtle habitats.
To continue our efforts, we are currently looking for four Online Volunteers with experience in grant/report/article writing to support us with manuscript writing related to the topic of “Climate Change, Forest Restoration, and Blue Carbon”.
Collaborating with Online Volunteers through this assignment will support MDF in acquiring grants to implement projects in areas of environmental conservation and sustainability (where MDF has undertaken several projects in the past couple of years) and the takeaways from these globally focused endeavors would be streamlined to serve the needs of PNG communities.
Some of our recent publications can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=p-SeWuYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works
We are looking for Online Volunteers who have experience in research with excellent writing skills. The task will include the following responsibilities:
- Review of literature for three projects related to climate change, forest restoration, and blue carbon (will be assigned based on interest and previous experience), and manuscript writing.
The Online Volunteers are expected to dedicate approximately 11-15 hours per week to carry out this assignment. Specifically, each Online Volunteers will support us through the following tasks: - Conduct a literature review of the projects - Conduct remote sensing - Conduct the analysis of the projects - Write and edit a 4-page communication paper on the same topic
The candidates should have: - Strong research and analytical skills. - Background knowledge and working experience in natural resource management/forestry are desirable. - A degree in a related field is considered an asset.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with grant writing and give an example? | The interviewer wants to assess your specific writing skills and relevant experience. | Provide a concise example of your past grant writing experiences, including the outcomes. |
| What research methodologies are you familiar with in studying climate change? | The interviewer seeks to understand your research-related competencies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects simultaneously? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your understanding of blue carbon and its significance? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you had to edit or critique a colleague's work. How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What tools or software do you use for literature reviews and data analysis? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay updated with the latest research and developments in environmental conservation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why do you think your background in natural resource management would benefit this project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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