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Imagineer better healthcare in Tanzania
ORGANIZATION: VOICES OF AFRICA FOUNDATION
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2 people are interested
Voices of Africa Foundation is looking for engineers to join our 3D printing and emerging technologies team.
We’re looking for people to innovate with us and refine the designs for our 3D printers, medical tools, microscopes, and other emerging technologies. Engineers will directly have hands on influence on the tools and machines we are in the process of designing, expanding our data collection efforts, visiting partner sites for Usability studies, and manufacturing medical tools and prosthesis.
The ideal candidate experience in engineering (or technically equivalent) positions, and is excited by complex and open-ended engineering challenges. This position seeks team players who can question the way things have been done and be wiling to try new approaches. Innovative minds only.
We are a team that highly value question asking, getting it done, integrity, and teamwork. We appreciate a fulfilling work-life balance, prize transparency and communication, hold ourselves to high standards of performance and professionalism, strive for dynamism and innovation, and support our team members’ professional development.
Voices of Africa has a guest house with a co-working space to house interns. We have several 3D printers available in the residence and additionally have an office at the Commission of Science and Technology. This is an opportunity to get real work experience in practically designing machines and products for human development applications.
HOW TO APPLY
innovation@voicesofafrica.org
https://voicesofafrica.info/join-us/
Send us a message containing a letter of interest and your CV to the email address above or via our website.
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER OPTIONSInternational volunteers welcome
Housing available
Language/cultural support available
WE WELCOMEGroups
Families
International Volunteers
EXTRA DETAILSTraining Provided
Housing Available
Language/Cultural Support Available
Schedule Flexible
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About VOICES OF AFRICA FOUNDATION
Location:
DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA 00000, TANZANIA, TZ
Mission Statement
Voices of Africa’s mission is to empower impoverished women and youth to improve their communities sustainably through the use of innovative and cutting edge information and communications technology and fair trade income generation.
Description
Voices of Africa Foundation has three areas of focus:
- Serving children, mothers, and youth
- Emerging technology in education
- Emerging technology in healthcare
- Empowering communities to take control of their own development through information and education
- To train both urban and rural women in Sub Saharan Africa to use information technology
- To use the internet as a voice for the people
- To foster international relationships and bridge the digital divide
- To provide sustainable solutions to the Millennium Development Goals through ICT
- To work with in collaboration with women and youth to facilitate fair trade income generation
- To increase the fair trade market share for women and youth from Sub Saharan Africa
- To be a leader in the field of ICT for development from village to the government policy
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1 Duma CloseDar es SalaamDar es Salaam, Tanzania
DATE POSTED
August 29, 2017
SKILLS
- Chemical Engineering
- Robotics
- System Engineering
- Healthcare
- Mechanical Engineering
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A