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.
>>>
>>> Full details attached.
>>>
>>>
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