Graduate Student - Indonesia
Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population and as many as 233 unreached people groups. It is also home to a vast array of natural resources and one of the world’s fastest growing economies. REI has been working in Indonesia since 1997 with an eye towards helping the poor and developing underutilized resources.
Come help us build our REI team and make a practical contribution to holistic development in Indonesia while earning a master’s degree at one of the top universities in the country – Brawijaya University. Multiple current team members have pursued graduate degrees at this university, focusing on topics such as neglected and underutilized crops, utilization of agro-industrial waste, biogas production, biochar and entrepreneurial management. In your graduate research you will have the opportunity to partner with various local institutions, including our own Foundation for Holistic Development and Training. Live out and share your faith among students and faculty from unreached peoples across Indonesia.
You’ll be mentored in disciplemaking in a predominantly Muslim context, with a focus on holism, righteousness and justice applied in an emerging nation. Your classmates will be future leaders in your field, and your participation on campus provides opportunities for life-on-life discipleship with them. Your thesis research creates an opportunity to learn to steward your professional development for holistic kingdom impact.
This role provides opportunity for international quality academic training in your field, integrated with biblical and cross-cultural mentoring for a life of holistic, Kingdom-building service among the unreached. You’ll be guided in your personal and spiritual contribution, as well as your professional development, growing in your knowledge and character.
Degree Possibilities:
- Master of Accounting
- Master of Agriculture
- Concentrations in Agronomy, Soil and Water Management, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Sociology, Agribusiness, Plant Pathology, or Entomology
- Master of Agricultural Technology
- Concentrations in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Agricultural Product Technology, or Agro-industrial Technology
- Master of Aquaculture
- Master of Biology – Conservation Science
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Economics
- Concentrations in Development Planning; Finance, Insurance and Banking; Regional Development Planning and Finance; or Asset and Property Valuation
- Master of Environmental Management and Development
- Master of Industrial Engineering
- Concentrations in Quality Engineering and Manufacturing Systems, Industrial System Design, Human Factor and Product Innovation, or Supply Chain and Operational Research
- Master of Information Systems
- Master of Management
- Concentrations in Financial Management, Human Resource Management, or Marketing
- Master of Mechanical Engineering
- Concentrations in Energy Conservation Engineering, Material Manufacturing, or Industrial Manufacturing
- Master of Social Science
- Master of Water Resource Engineering
Ministry Responsibilities:
- Attend REI’s biennial staff conference
- Have a ministry of relational evangelism and discipleship
- Complete Apprentice On-Field Training objectives
Professional Responsibilities:
- Achieve proficiency in the national language (Bahasa Indonesia) within the first two years of the placement
- Contribute to the team by attending team meetings, trainings and fellowships and by sharing with other team members personal experiences, reflections and observations
- Pursue the goals and objectives of the REI Apprentice curriculum
- Engage in graduate study at our partner university – Brawijaya University – including attending classes, completing assignments and maintaining good standing with the university and faculty
- Identify, develop and execute a graduate thesis research project with guidance from advisors
- Develop personal professional networks
Characteristics:
- Demonstrates a desire to be a lifelong learner
- Flexibility, teachability and adaptability
- Displays a spirit of humility and meekness
- Integrity
- Ability to form relationships with others who are different from you
- Willingness to be a self-starter, think creatively and solve problems
- Ability to work on a team and independently
- A team mentality, relationship orientation and a noble-hearted calling to serve
- A strong commitment to integrated, holistic outreach as an emerging professional, as demonstrated by excellent performance in previous academic and professional endeavors
- An intention to pursue graduate study in your field
- An intention to impart knowledge of your field to others
- A willingness to invest significant effort in learning Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language)
- Ability to tell meaningful stories
- Demonstrates leadership through service
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a field related to one of the graduate degree options listed above
- Excellent performance in previous academic endeavors