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 at yahoo.com> wrote:> Hi Amy, > > one key question: can this position work remotely? > Thank you, > Mark LoPresti > From: "Heyman, Amy (ESS)" <Amy.Heyman at fao.org> > To: "r-sig-jobs at r-project.org" <r-sig-jobs at 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 at fao.org. > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-jobs mailing list > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-jobs mailing list > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs >-- Dr. M?rti?? Liberts +371 26 411 543 (mobile) +371 67 366 833 (office) http://home.lu.lv/~pm90015/ [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Dear Amy, Same question here: do you accept remote applicants? Best Regards, Samuel On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:43 AM, M?rti?? Liberts <martins.liberts at 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 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hi Amy, > > > > one key question: can this position work remotely? > > Thank you, > > Mark LoPresti > > From: "Heyman, Amy (ESS)" <Amy.Heyman at fao.org> > > To: "r-sig-jobs at r-project.org" <r-sig-jobs at 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 at fao.org. > > _______________________________________________ > > R-sig-jobs mailing list > > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs > > > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > R-sig-jobs mailing list > > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs > > > > > > -- > Dr. M?rti?? Liberts > +371 26 411 543 (mobile) > +371 67 366 833 (office) > http://home.lu.lv/~pm90015/ > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-jobs mailing list > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Dear Mr. L?, Thank you for your email. We are looking for somebody to work in situ. Many thanks, Amy From: Samuel L? [mailto:samuel.le at gmail.com] Sent: 12 January 2015 09:44 To: M?rti?? Liberts Cc: Mark LoPresti; r-sig-jobs at r-project.org; Heyman, Amy (ESS) Subject: Re: [R-jobs] FAO Statistical Yearbook consultant Dear Amy, Same question here: do you accept remote applicants? Best Regards, Samuel On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:43 AM, M?rti?? Liberts <martins.liberts at gmail.com<mailto:martins.liberts at 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 at yahoo.com<mailto:marklopresti at yahoo.com>> wrote:> Hi Amy, > > one key question: can this position work remotely? > Thank you, > Mark LoPresti > From: "Heyman, Amy (ESS)" <Amy.Heyman at fao.org<mailto:Amy.Heyman at fao.org>> > To: "r-sig-jobs at r-project.org<mailto:r-sig-jobs at r-project.org>" <r-sig-jobs at r-project.org<mailto:r-sig-jobs at 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<http://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/<http://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 at fao.org<mailto:amy.heyman at fao.org>. > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-jobs mailing list > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org<mailto:R-sig-jobs at r-project.org> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-jobs mailing list > R-sig-jobs at r-project.org<mailto:R-sig-jobs at r-project.org> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs >-- Dr. M?rti?? Liberts +371 26 411 543<tel:%2B371%2026%20411%20543> (mobile) +371 67 366 833<tel:%2B371%2067%20366%20833> (office) http://home.lu.lv/~pm90015/ [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-jobs mailing list R-sig-jobs at r-project.org<mailto:R-sig-jobs at r-project.org> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-jobs [[alternative HTML version deleted]]