[R-jobs] FAO Statistical Yearbook consultant

[Samuel Lê]

Dear Amy,

Same question here: do you accept remote applicants?

Best Regards,
Samuel

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Mārtiņš Liberts <martins.liberts using gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Amy,
>
> I have the same question as Mark. Is it possible to work from abroad -
> remotely?
>
>
> Best regards,
> Martins
>
>
> On 6 January 2015 at 19:32, Mark LoPresti <marklopresti using yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Amy,
> >
> > one key question: can this position work remotely?
> > Thank you,
> > Mark LoPresti
> >       From: "Heyman, Amy (ESS)" <Amy.Heyman using fao.org>
> >  To: "r-sig-jobs using r-project.org" <r-sig-jobs using r-project.org>
> >  Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 10:49 AM
> >  Subject: [R-jobs] FAO Statistical Yearbook consultant
> >
> > FAO Statistical Yearbook consultant
> >
> > The Food and Agriculture Organization (www.fao.org) is a United Nations
> > agency that leads international efforts to reduce hunger in the world.
> This
> > is achieved through three main goals: the eradication of hunger, food
> > insecurity and malnutrition; the elimination of poverty and the driving
> > forward of economic and social progress for all; and, the sustainable
> > management and utilization of natural resources, including land, water,
> > air, climate and genetic resources for the benefit of present and future
> > generations.
> >
> > The Statistical Yearbook is a corporate publication that is data driven.
> > It presents a visual synthesis of the major trends and factors shaping
> food
> > and agriculture, and the social and economic dimensions that drive them.
> In
> > doing so, it strives to serve as a unique reference point on the state of
> > world food and agriculture for policy-makers, donor agencies, researchers
> > and analysts as well as the general public. The suite of products
> includes
> > yearbooks and pocketbooks at both the global and regional levels (
> > www.fao.org/economic/ess/ess-publications/ess-yearbook/en/).
> >
> > The publication is generated with the statistical software R in
> > combination with the typesetting program LaTeX. R downloads and imports
> the
> > data, constructs new variables, computes aggregations, and produces the
> > visualizations (charts, tables, maps, etc.), while LaTeX typesets the
> > product. The two programs therefore work together to provide a seamless
> > process in generating data publications and therefore more efficient
> > dissemination tools.  We have a current opportunity for someone to lead
> > this work.
> >
> > Responsibilities include:
> >
> > - Downloading the publication-specific indicators (data & metadata).
> > - Conduct some data analysis and provide key messages associated with the
> > visualizations.
> > - Produce charts, maps, tables using a combination of R and LaTeX
> scripts.
> > - Guarantee the consistency among data, visualizations, and text.
> > - Make any changes to definitions, bibliography and other metadata in the
> > book.
> > - Any other ad hoc activities that may be required in the production
> > process.
> >
> > The incumbent will need an intermediate level of R and a
> > beginner/intermediate level of LaTeX.
> >
> > The length of the consultancy is initially six months but could be
> > extended with satisfactory performance.
> >
> > Please send CV, some sample code, and a description of prior use of R and
> > LaTeX to Amy Heyman, Dissemination Team Leader amy.heyman using fao.org.
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