Social Science/Humanities Research Professional
The University of Texas at AustinAbout the role
Job Posting Title:
Social Science/Humanities Research Professional----
Hiring Department:
Department of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies----
Position Open To:
All Applicants----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
20----
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt----
Earliest Start Date:
Dec 16, 2024----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Jun 15, 2025----
Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS----
Job Details:
Purpose
The Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a temporary researcher to perform work involving planning, directing, supervising, and participating in research in a field of social science or humanities for 6 months.
Responsibilities
- Collect, annotate, and organize Arabic language print news reports and for other relevant language sources as determined, and for mediated sources including videos and photographs.
- Attend Biweekly meetings with principal investigator (PI) to discuss progress
- Determine popular media outlets to write short pieces on findings as they relate to contemporary and historical events.
- Co-author short written or other mediated pieces with the PI.
- Help to craft a popular curriculum related to source materials and consultant’s existing expertise.
- Determine with PI community partners to provide popular education to local community groups.
- Monthly conversation with ‘48 based consultant to brainstorm project ideas and collaborations.
- Other tasks as determined jointly by PI and Associate.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in history, library sciences, or related field
- Experience researching in libraries in archives
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
Salary Range
$25/hour
Working Conditions
Standard office environment
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
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Employment Eligibility:
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