GSRA Position F09-12
What They Say: Media Accounts of Labor Market Issues in the United Arab Emirates
Faculty Name: Kathryn Schellenberg
Department: Sociology and Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Campus Address: 522 French Hall
Email: kathsch@umflint.edu
Phone: 8107623343
Project Description: This project entails analyses of how the local press covers work and labor market issues in the UAE. To date, several hundred articles have been collected as electronic text data files and read into N-VIVO. Also, work has begun on qualitatively coding the information in these files.
Semesters Desired: Fall 2009; Winter 2010
GSRA Position Description: Continue coding and development of coding framework. Collaborate on authorship of scholarly papers.
Specific Day/Time Requirements: There are no specific "pre-set" times or days that the GRSA must be available. The work schedule is flexible.
Special Requirements: Good command of written English, competency with N-VIVO software, familiarity with issues related to migrant workers, workplace justice, and implications of foreign labor market dominance for UAE nationals.
Graduate Students in These Programs May Apply: Position has candidate in mind