[ 29.5.2008, Dr. Elaine Weiner Rovné příležitosti > Rovné příležitosti ]

Looking for Summer Employment? Fluent in English?

Seeking university - undergraduate or graduate - student (ideally pursuing either gender studies or sociology training) to assist a sociology professor (from McGill University in Montreal, Canada) on a study on equal opportunity legislation in the Czech Republic. Project entails interviewing Czech men and women. Research will be conducted in two locales - Prague and North Bohemia. 

Position: RESEARCH ASSISTANT (from late June through early August 2008)

Must be available throughout this time period and willing to spend 2-3 weeks (in July) in Most.  All travel, accommodation and food expenses during this research stay in Most will be covered.

Hours: 20+/week

Wages: 200 Kc/hour (for interview and translation assistance)
            140 Kc/hour (for interview transcription and background research)

Responsibilities:

• translation of documents from English to Czech (e.g., e-mails, interview guides, consent forms)
• scheduling of interviews and observation sessions
• assistance (to professor) during interviews
• background research on internet and libraries regarding equal opportunity legislation, court cases, etc...
• transcription of interviews, etc...

Requires an assertive and good-natured individual who is hard-working, flexible and eager to learn.  Must be willing to to perform more mundane clerical tasks as well as very challenging research.   

Contact: Dr. Elaine Weiner elaine.weiner@mcgill.ca

If interested, please send a curriculum vitae.

Elaine Weiner
Assistant Professor, Sociology
McGill University
Phone: (514) 398-6843
Fax: (514) 398-3403
E-mail: elaine.weiner@mcgill.ca
Skype: lainieweiner