Seeking Temporary Student Worker | Disability Studies

Job opportunity for students interested in Disability and d/Deaf Allyship - apply by June 23rd

Seeking Temporary Student Worker Interested in Disability and d/Deaf Allyship

Job Category

Temporary Student Worker (hourly)

Send requested application materials or further inquiries to Heather Feldner, PT, PhD, PCS, Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Core Faculty in the Disability Studies Program, at hfeldner@uw.edu

Job Description

We are seeking a temporary, hourly student worker to assist with a School of Medicine CLIME small grant project focused on disability allyship. The purpose of this project is to engage with disabled and d/Deaf students, faculty, and staff on UW campus to understand their experiences with allyship, ableism and/or audism, and healthcare services. The project will co-create a user-centered disability allyship training curriculum for use with School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students. We aim to foreground the lived experience of our disabled and d/Deaf UW community to contribute to a more inclusive campus culture and consider disability and d/Deafness within broader contexts of equity and diversity initiatives.

Job responsibilities

Duties include (but are not limited to) (1) Formatting transcripts and preparing them for coding; (2) assistance with transcription; (3) administrative support for scheduling interviews and focus groups; (4) serving as the primary contact for study participants; (5) providing accessibility support and assisting with logistics (i.e. arranging captioning or ASL interpreters as needed); (6) scheduling meetings among research team; (7) assisting with project materials and organization. Job responsibilities may be completed remotely.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must be a current UW part-time or full-time student. Candidates should have familiarity with disability studies and/or disability justice content and will need consistent and reliable internet access. Candidates will have familiarity with computing and organizational programs (i.e. Microsoft Office 365).

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of accessibility supports, access to personal computer, completion of some Disability Studies coursework, and strong communication skills are preferred. Those with lived experience of disability and d/Deafness are strongly encouraged to apply.

Approximate beginning and end date

Early August to mid-December, 2020.

Approximate time commitment

6-10 hours per week

Hourly Rate

$16.40/hr

Apply

To apply, please send a brief cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, a copy of your unofficial transcript, and resume or CV. As part of the cover letter, we also ask that you address your positionality, describing your relationship to disability and d/Deaf culture, Disability Studies, Disability Justice or allyship. For more information on positionality, see: https://weingartenlrc.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/research-writing-whats-your-positionality/

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted through Thursday, July 23rd. Finalists will be contacted for interviews beginning the week of July 27^th.