Research Assistant (RA) Position

The Engendering Disability Inclusive Development (EDID) Partnership Project invites applications for a Research Assistant (RA) position at 杏吧原创 University in Canada. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2020-27), EDID brings together researchers, decision-makers and civil society organizations from Canada, Haiti, South Africa, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uganda, Australia, and Malta.

Objectives: EDID aims to implement rights and ensure justice for diverse girls and women with disabilities by:

• uncovering, creating, and sharing knowledge about their struggles for and progress toward disability-inclusive development, including asking how women and girls with disabilities are included and represented in discussions of rights and justice; and
• engendering or creating and putting into practice disability-inclusive development policies that are essential to removing barriers and cultivating the conditions for inclusion and participation.

We enthusiastically invite applications from Master鈥檚 students at a Vietnamese university to assist the Vietnam country team in all phases of the research process. As an RA, you will have the opportunity to work with an international team with an interdisciplinary focus. You will work directly with the country lead researcher, Professor Xuan Thuy Nguyen, and with other Research Assistants on EDID and related projects. You will be provided with essential training to successfully conduct your research and coordinating tasks. There may also be opportunities to engage in research, data analysis, and planning with team members from other projects to promote networking and partnership development.

Responsibilities: The RA will be responsible for assisting Dr. Nguyen and our Vietnam local partner, Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities (DP Hanoi), in all phases of the research process. Reporting directly to Dr. Nguyen, major responsibilities include: coordination with the project鈥檚 Vietnamese partners; conducting literature reviews, fieldwork, data collection, analysis, and management; and contributing to manuscripts for publications, where applicable.

Specific responsibilities of the research assistant will be:

1. Assisting the lead researcher of the Vietnam country team and our partner, DP Hanoi, in co-organizing research fieldwork.
2. Assisting the lead researcher in conducting data collection, data analysis, and data management.
3. Collaborating with other Research Assistants on EDID and related research projects to facilitate mutual learning and networking.
4. Assisting the team in administrative, financial, and academic tasks, such as reporting, where required.
5. Assisting the team in preparing manuscripts for publications, where applicable.
6. Networking and coordinating activities with EDID鈥檚 global and local partners.

Qualifications:

1. Knowledge on the socio-cultural and historical dimensions of disability, gender, law and/or social policy in Vietnam.
2. Good qualitative research skills. Experience using Nvivo software would be an asset.
3. Interest in and/or experience organizing research activities in coordination with an international team.
4. Ability to communicate well in written and spoken English; excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
5. Ability to work independently to fulfill assigned tasks on time.
6. Experience working with women and girls with disabilities from a critical approach to disability rights is an asset.

Salary:

The total number of hours is approximately 10 hours/week, within 40 weeks (or 10 months), starting on August 1^st, 2021 and ends on August 31^st, 2023, with a possibility of renewal. Probationary period is applied for the first two months. Salary will be paid in accordance with your experience and degree. Students who identify as disabled, women, LGBTQ+ community, and ethnic minority students are strongly encouraged to apply.

This job will be primarily online. However, you will be expected to work on site with the research team during our fieldwork. You may also be required to meet with the project鈥檚 partners for networking and planning purposes. The successful candidate can arrange his/her time appropriately.

Applications will be accepted until听August 15, 2021.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and their r茅sum茅 in English to Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, 杏吧原创 University, at xuanthuy.nguyen@carleton.ca. An interview will be scheduled if the applicant is short-listed. Please state 鈥淎PPLICATION 鈥� EDID VIETNAM_RA POSITION鈥� in the subject line of the email.

A detailed job description can also be found:

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Ti岷縩 s末 Nguy峄卬 Xu芒n Th峄, Nghi锚n c峄﹗ vi锚n Ch铆nh
XuanThuyNguyen@cunet.carleton.ca

膼峄� Th峄� H峄搉g Thu岷璶 Tr峄� l媒 Nghi锚n c峄﹗ (H脿 N峄檌 v脿 Th峄玜 Thi锚n Hu岷�)
ThuanDo3@cunet.carleton.ca

L锚 Ph瓢啤ng Th岷, Tr峄� l媒 Nghi锚n c峄﹗ (C岷 Th啤)
LeThao@cunet.carleton.ca

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L瓢u 媒:

Vui l貌ng nh岷 v脿o 膽芒y 膽峄� t岷 b岷 sao pdf.

Recruiting participants for the project 鈥淭ransforming knowledge and activism for inclusion through engaging women and girls with disabilities in Vietnam in participatory research鈥澨�

Dear friends,

“Transforming knowledge and activism for inclusion through engaging women and girls with disabilities in Vietnam in participatory research” is a research project conducted by a group of leading researchers from Canadian and South African universities in partnership with Vietnamese disabled people organizations. The project is sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We aim to examine how the educational rights of girls with disabilities have been respected and realized in Vietnamese contexts. Our study also aims to use research as a way of advocating for the educational rights and social inclusion of girls with disabilities in developing countries.

We wish to recruit 10 women and 20 girls with disabilities in Tu Liem District in Hanoi, A Luoi District in Thua Thien Hue, and Binh Thuy District in Can Tho. If you are:

• A woman with disabilities (aged 20 to 35) who is interested in and committed to becoming a trained researcher and facilitator, has completed secondary education or higher, and is able to facilitate conversations of girls with disabilities and advocate for their rights; or
• A girl with disabilities (aged 10 to 18) who has experienced any form of discrimination in and by the educational system and faced challenges caused by your gender, class, disability, or ethnicity;

You are cordially invited to cooperate and share with us your personal experiences in workshops and/or individual interviews.

For more information about the project and how to participate, please contact one of us:

Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Principal Investigator
XuanThuyNguyen@cunet.carleton.ca

Thuan Do, Research Assistant (Hanoi and Thua Thien Hue)
ThuanDo3@cunet.carleton.ca

Thao Le, Research Assistant (Can Tho)
LeThao@cunet.carleton.ca

Warm thanks in advance for your kind cooperation.

Note: Please click here for a PDF copy of the recruitment poster