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Exciting job opportunity in Sudan

Contributed by Fran Humber
Added: 25 May 2007

A short term position is available to work on cookstoves in Darfur.

We are looking for a someone to travel to Darfur, Sudan to assist in scaling up local manufacturing of fuel efficient stoves. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the Engineers Without Borders (SF Professionals Chapter) Appropriate Technology Design Team have developed a fuel-efficient cook stove for refugees in Darfur, Sudan. We have an immediate opening for an engineer in Darfur to direct the scale-up of local manufacturing of these light metal stoves. This short-term position is with CHF-International's VIP program and starts in July. It is for 2 to 3 months.

Tasks include:

  1. scaling up the existing production facility to maximize production rate
  2. developing a robust quality control system using local resources
  3. interfacing with the ongoing stove dissemination and financing programs
All travel, vaccinations, and lodging are covered, and a stipend is included.

Please send your resume and qualifications to Ken Chow at kenpchow@...

For more information on the Darfur Stove project, visit the LBNL website: http://darfurstoves.lbl.gov http://darfurstoves.lbl.gov/

For more information on the Engineers Without Borders AT Design Team: http://www.ewb-sfp.org/projects/ATDT

For more information about the CHF-International VIP program: http://www.chfinternational.org/section/vip_program


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