Forced Migration Online: Blog

The film ‘Yemen: Refugees crossing the Gulf of Aden‘ is now available to view online. The film reports how thousands of people risk their lives every year to cross the Gulf of Aden to escape from conflict, violence, drought and poverty.

During 2007, almost 30,000 took the dangerous voyage to seek relative safety in Yemen. Due to the escalation of the conflict in Somalia and the food crisis in parts of the Horn of Africa, more and more people are joining the already large refugee and migrant population in Yemen. During the first five months of 2008 over 20,000 arrived, more than double the number of arrivals in the same period last year.

• Yemen: Refugees crossing the Gulf of Aden
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Selected content from Forced Migration Online’s video and podcast collections is now available via The University of Oxford’s new pages on Apple’s iTunes U.

In Michaelmas term 2008, the University of Oxford will become part of Apple’s iTunes U initiative, whereby universities around the world are making free podcasts available to be downloaded from Apple’s portal. Here you will find public lectures, teaching material, interviews, and other content provided by Oxford academics, Oxford research projects, and visitors to the University. There will be a wide range of content covering all disciplines, which will be added to regularly.

• The University of Oxford on iTunes U

The Forced Migration Online team is seeking to recruit an Information Manager, in a diverse and challenging role. FMO hosts a large and expanding collection of resources - including documents, journals, videos, podcasts, photos - related to forced migration issues worldwide. It is hosted by the Refugee Studies Centre (Oxford Department of International Development), which is a world-leading centre for research, teaching and dissemination. The position is 50% time for 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

The Information Manager will play a key role in gathering and managing content for the website, as well as commissioning and editing original material. The position will also involve managing copyright and cataloguing issues and contributing towards fund raising activities.

Ideally, applicants should have a degree or equivalent in a social science discipline, excellent writing and editing skills in English, an understanding of key forced migration issues, and some knowledge and/or experience of academic research and publications.

Further particulars are available in the attached Job Description (PDF file), or from the Administrator, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB (tel: +44 (0)1865 281805, email: recruitment@qeh.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications should be made, quoting reference no.VG-08-018 and enclosing a letter addressing the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees. There is no application form. The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 31 October 2008.