01 May 2012
Could you volunteer your engineering expertise to help others?
The international development charity VSO has launched its first recruitment drive for engineering professors to enter a volunteering programme in Ethiopia.
Brian Rockliffe OBE, director of VSO UK and a former educationalist, said: “With cut backs and job losses affecting the UK’s higher education workforce, we’re urging professionals in this sector to seriously consider taking an exciting, career enhancing and possibly life-changing break."
Valuable experience and knowledge is needed to help train Ethiopian counterparts in universities and institutes of technology. The aim is to help equip Ethipian engineers with the knowledge required to service the industrial needs of their country and ultimately help reduce poverty.
Dr James Wheeler, a software engineer from Derbyshire volunteered as an electrical-mechanical engineer with VSO in Ethiopia’s Jimma University setting up a maintenance centre. He added: “Volunteering broadens your horizons and professional outlook. It also made my CV stand out from the competition when I returned to the UK to find a new post.”
Engineering professors from all disciplines are needed – biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering.
Successful applicants could see themselves departing in September this year or February 2013 with most posts being for two years, although some are available on a more short term basis.
Individuals are not charged for volunteering – full training, flights, insurance, accommodation and a daily allowance to cover basic costs is alo included.
For more information visit: www.vso.org.uk/events
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