hey
here is a link to a blog briefly outlining the COMPAS offer and Mariya's
response if you want to circulate it.
http://3lww.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/23/
paddy
On 13 November 2014 09:46, Catherine Baker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Likewise, I agree with Mariya. I'm shocked to see an organisation that
> ought to know *much* better advertising research contracts on this basis -
> and the research councils are also at fault in allowing projects costed on
> this basis to be funded.
>
> One point of contact might be UCU's Anti-Casualisation campaign (UCU is the
> academic trade union in the UK) - I and others could contact them through
> Twitter if there was a URL containing more information that the tweet could
> link to. (This might mean posting a response on a blog somewhere first)
>
> Best wishes
>
> Catherine Baker
> University of Hull
>
> On 13 November 2014 09:16, Cesari, Chiara de <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I also fully agree with Mariya's words - thanks for raising people's
> > attention on this! -and would like to support the initiatives that come
> out
> > of this.
> >
> > What I find also terribly worrying is that such calls are passed as
> > 'normal' and that this has also to do with the kind of research and its
> > political economy promoted by these big grant schemes with their emphasis
> > on feasibility.
> >
> >
> > Chiara de Cesari
> > University of Amsterdam
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On 13 nov. 2014, at 05:33, Miia Halme-Tuomisaari <
> [log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Paddy, ELa, Mariya and others
> > >
> > > We could not agree more with your important views - this is indeed a
> > worrying precedent, a new low, and it screams for a collective response!
> > Allegralaboratory.net would be honoured to assume an active role in the
> > planning of such a letter and do what we could to contribute to it’s
> > visibility - we actually already agreed with Mariya that she would write
> a
> > post on this issue for the website.
> > >
> > > Looking forward for more brainstorming & ACTION!
> > >
> > > Miia Halme-Tuomisaari, Director of Things, Allegra Lab
> > > things(at)allegralaboratory.net
> > >
> > >> On 12 Nov 2014, at 23:24, Patrick Bresnihan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> yes, thanks mariya for writing that important response and setting off
> > this
> > >> thread. infuriating *and* worrying is what I am left feeling. while
> > >> conditions here in ireland, and the UK, have been worsening for some
> > time
> > >> in terms of the casualization of work for third level researchers and
> > >> teachers the term 'casual researcher' (and the terms being offered)
> must
> > >> break new ground. if this is setting a new precedent then we need to
> > speak
> > >> out against it - otherwise in no time 'casual researcher' will be a
> > term we
> > >> will all be familiar with.
> > >> following up on the idea of a letter could we (to begin with) write
> > >> something that identifies the disgraceful way in which COMPAS (and
> > Oxford?)
> > >> are proposing to exploit researchers (along the lines of what you
> wrote
> > >> Mariya) and call on them to remove the term 'casual researcher', offer
> > it
> > >> as a postgraduate or postdoctoral position and review the
> > pay/conditions.
> > >> we could get signatures from academics in the UK (including permanent
> > >> staff) and submit it to the Guardian or other newspapers? i am a
> little
> > at
> > >> a loss because i'm not based in the UK (is anyone on this list and
> > aware of
> > >> groups who might take up this issue?) but I could certainly help word
> > the
> > >> letter (perhaps with Mariya), collect signatures and submit it to the
> > >> newspaper.
> > >>
> > >> paddy
> > >>
> > >>> On 12 November 2014 21:39, Ela Drazkiewicz <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Just did some math, based on the advert:
> > >>> 60 interviews with migrants +24 with employers = 84 to be done in 12
> > weeks
> > >>> 84 * 18h = 1512h (COMPAS estimates that one interview = 18h work)
> > >>> 1512 h /12 weeks = 126h work-week!!
> > >>> 1512* 12.32=18627GBP for a 12 weeks of crazy work with no credential
> > which
> > >>> they could simply pay for some post-doc/PhD decent year of work which
> > would
> > >>> be more beneficial to both "casual researcher" and the research
> itself.
> > >>>
> > >>> Best wishes,
> > >>> ELa
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 12 November 2014 14:29, Gil Middleton <
> > [log in to unmask]>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> COMPAS is looking to recruit a minimum of five casual researchers to
> > >>> carry
> > >>>> out in-depth interviews with irregular migrants from various ethnic
> > >>>> backgrounds (Australian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Ukrainian, and
> > Turkish) as
> > >>>> well as with relevant employers in three different locations in
> > England
> > >>>> (London, probably Hertfordshire, and another city, exact locations
> to
> > be
> > >>>> confirmed). These interviews are to be conducted as part of a
> > three-year
> > >>>> ESRC-funded project called 'Does Immigration Enforcement Matter
> > (DIEM)?'
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The overarching theme of the study is to examine the impact of
> > >>>> increasingly rigid legislation and robust enforcement measures on
> > >>> irregular
> > >>>> migration. It aims to find out if and how irregular immigrants
> > navigate
> > >>>> controls; to investigate the interaction between irregular
> immigrants'
> > >>>> strategies, employer practices and enforcement measures; to show how
> > >>>> enforcement measures are perceived by immigrant communities; to
> > explore
> > >>> the
> > >>>> impact of enforcement on irregular migrants' access to fundamental
> > >>> rights;
> > >>>> and to understand the political, practical and ethical limits to law
> > >>>> enforcement in order to highlight its impact and effectiveness.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Candidates should have excellent communication and interviewing
> skills
> > >>> and
> > >>>> an ability to work independently to deliver results.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Deadline for applications will be the 19th November 2014 at 12 noon
> UK
> > >>>> time.
> > >>>>
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