[Disability-vn] Research Assistant Position

[Nguyen Thi Lan Anh]

Job Description: Research Assistant Position



*Monitoring Educational Rights for Girls with Disabilities (MRGD)* is a
research project funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC) in support of Vietnamese with disabilities to
realize the rights of girls with disabilities in education . The project is
piloted in Tu Liem district in Hanoi in two years 2013-2015.



MRGD is a collaborative project by a multi-national research team from the
major universities in Canada and Portugal, including York University,
McGill University, and the University of Lisbon. We aim to develop and
implement innovative research methodologies to support the rights to
education of girls with disabilities in Vietnamese schools. The
participation of girls and women with disabilities is a central element of
this project. We also work in collaboration with the Action to Community
Development Center (ACDC) and UNICEF Vietnam in the development and
implementation of this project.



We are hiring one Vietnamese research assistant to assist the research team
in the major phases of the research process. The research assistant (RA)
will have an opportunity to work with the multi-national research team
under the supervision of the principle investigator. S/he will be
responsible for coordinating and facilitating the research process in
fieldwork, data collection, translation, and data analysis. The RA will
have an opportunity to be trained in conducting monitoring methodologies
and participatory visual research as the innovative research methods in
monitoring educational rights. The specific responsibilities of the
Vietnamese research assistant are described below:



   1. Performing a literature search and bibliographical compilation
   2. Planning and co-ordinating with the team in workshops, fieldwork,
   writing report on the issues being discussed at the workshops and training
   3. Supporting the team in data collection, data analysis, and data
   management
   4. Assisting in translation



Qualifications:



   1. The applicant is a female student with disabilities in higher
   education or a female student who is commited to disability issues.
   2. Experience in disability and educational issues in the Vietnamese
   context.
   3. Excellent in communicative and organizational skills.
   4. Good at communicating in English.
   5. Having basic research skills and is capable of working independently
   and fulfilling assigned tasks on time.



*Salary: *

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*The total number of hours* is 10 hours/week, within 32 weeks/year, in two
years. The RA can arrange her time appropriately. She will work at the
Action to Community Development Center (ACDC) in the implementation of the
project. Please note that this is a service provision from the successful
candidate. We cannot cover the cost of the successful candidate’s moving
and/or relocation expenses.



*Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The screening
process will start on July 6, 2012.*

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Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and their résumé in
English to the email address xtnguyen at yorku.ca.  Please state “APPLICATION
– MONITORING EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS” in the subject line of the email.





Please also send a copy of your application to Ms. Viet Ha – Deputy
director and personel manager of the Action to Community Development Center
in Hanoi at vietha at acdc.org.vn



For further information about this posting, please contact:



Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thuy

School of Health, Policy and Management

Critical Disability Studies

York University
email: xtnguyen at yorku.ca



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Director
Action to the community development center (ACDC)
11 D2-2, Ngõ 95 Chùa  Bộc, Đống  Đa, Hà Nội.
Tel: 04 3564 3053
Fax: 04 3564 3052
Email: lananh at acdc.org.vn
Web: http://acdc.org.vn

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