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Who We Are

Program Directors and Lead Researchers

Team of Researcher and Field Coordinators

Team of Assistant Coordinators

Become Part of the Team

We have ongoing evaluation studies in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Mexico and on the Philippines. For each measurement wave, a team of two research assistants collects data on-site over a period of 10 to 12 weeks.

The Tasks Involve:

  • recruiting students for participating in the training group and control group
  • managing the data collection process
  • following-up via telephone and personal communication on former STEP students and students of the control group
  • collecting data through questionnaires and interviews
  • documentation and data entry of the collected data
  • documenting through case studies the success of STEP students

To Join the Team, You Need to:

  • be fluent in English (for African countries) or Spanish (for Latin American countries)
  • have cultural sensitivity awareness
  • be competent and confident in foreign environments
  • show very high personal initiative in executing the tasks
  • be comfortable with situations that require a very high degree of flexibility
  • be creative in generating alternative options and plan B’s
  • have a very high sense of responsibility
  • have very high skills in managing and organizing
  • be highly persistent

Open Positions

Write your Master’s Thesis with STEP Sustainability in South Africa!
Your thesis would include the active support of the training in a 4 month-long stay in South Africa starting from around the end of July.
For more information please contact Carina Bohlayer or send a short letter of motivation, your transcript of records and your CV to bohlayer@leuphana.de by the 10th of June.

Any Questions?

Have a look the FAQ
or feel free to contact us in case of questions or queries.

We are looking forward to your application.

Our Partners

STEP is funded by:

We are Partnering with the Following Organizations to Implement STEP: