Affiliation:

Maritime Asia Heritage Survey Maldives

The Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS) is a new five-year project to locate and document critically endangered heritagesites, structures, objects, and manuscripts across five countries in Maritime Southern Asia: Indonesia, Thailand, and the Maldives. Inthe Maldives, The Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS) is work in partnership with National Center for Cultural Heritage,Ministry of Art, Culture and Heritage. Our main focus is producing digital documentation using cutting-edge technologies toproduce an open-access on-line database to securely archive records of the diverse and distinctive heritage of the region, whichcurrently faces compound environmental and human threats to its preservation. The project is supported by the Arcadia Fund andbased at the Kyoto University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

The MAHS is now recruiting a Data Management Assistant. Successful candidates will be required to travel extensively with the Team to a number of different Atolls in Maldives for up to ten months each year.

Responsibilities includes:

• Act as the point-of-contact for all incoming data, manage and record of all incoming data
• Check and maintain data entry requirements by following data program procedures and protocols
• Monitoring the quality control and security of the field data.
• Input data from survey forms into the project data inventory.
• Provide administrative and logistic support for field survey. 
• Conducting other duties as are required to maintain the efficient operation of the Project. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years professional experience in entry and managing data, and administrative work.
• Knowledge of computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point as well as internet and email program proficiently.
• Proficiency in English and the ability to work with a diverse team of women and men from around the world
• Willingness to work in a demanding environment that may require work outside of normal hours.
• Treating all people fairly and consistently and with dignity and respect. 

 Starting date and term:

Feb 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026.

Probation period:

3 months

Application procedure:

Applicants are requested to send followings via email

1. A cover letter (in English)
2. CV (in English)
3. Contact information for two references

Attention to Ms. Shaiha Ahmed
E-mail: mahs.maldives@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Deadline for applications:

04 January 2025   

Evaluation procedure:

Applicants who pass the document screening will be invited by e-mail to the second round of the selection process.

Contact details:

Ms. Shaiha Ahmed
MAHS Maldives Country Coordinator
E-mail: mahs.maldives@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Others:

Submitted documents are used only for the purpose of applicant screening and hiring. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred, or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.