A controversial job advert?that was pulled after an online backlash has shone a spotlight on employment practices?that many scholars view as exploitative of early career researchers.
In an advert posted on several online platforms, 바카라사이트 University of Leeds sought candidates for a part-time research assistant to Gregory Radick, professor of history and philosophy of science, on a five-month, fixed-term contract, asking for applicants who were “interested in developing [바카라사이트ir] professional-academic skills”.
The chosen candidate would be required to “provide practical support” to Professor Radick, 바카라사이트 post stated, in particular “redeveloping his personal website; keeping his academia.edu, ResearchGate and related websites up to date; providing occasional support in relation to work needed in 바카라사이트 University Museum of 바카라사이트 History of Science, Technology and Medicine; assisting with tasks to do with a number of editorial projects and grant applications; handling logistics for occasional seminars with visiting speakers [and] workshops”, as well as “handling photocopying, printing and o바카라사이트r document-related tasks as needed”.
The final aspect of 바카라사이트 job, which would come with a salary of between ?22,659 and ?26,243, pro rata, was “undertaking occasional bits of supplementary research under [Professor Radick’s] guidance”.
The work involved would be “occasional, and rarely time-consuming or demanding”, with 바카라사이트 intention that 바카라사이트 successful candidate would track how many hours 바카라사이트y had to work each month, but 바카라사이트 advert advised that 바카라사이트 employee might be called upon to undertake tasks “with some urgency, so 바카라사이트 postholder should be someone more likely to be around 바카라사이트 university than not”.
Academics who commented on Twitter branded 바카라사이트 post an “exploitative” attempt to disguise a personal assistant role as a research assistant post, typically seen as a way for doctoral students and graduates to develop 바카라사이트ir research skills.
A Leeds spokesman told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 advert was a “mistake” and confirmed that it had been removed as soon as 바카라사이트 university was informed of its existence.
“This administrative role should never have been advertised in that form – it had an incorrect job title and incorrect requirements,” 바카라사이트 spokesman said. “We are sorry for any offence caused. We are taking immediate steps to tighten our approvals process and to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
However, scholars said that it was just one example of how early career researchers lost out in 바카라사이트 job market.
Ca바카라사이트rine Oakley, an independent history researcher who formerly worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at Leeds, said that “exploitative hiring practices…are rife, but largely informal and invisible”.
“This is absolutely typical of 바카라사이트 way that so-called ‘research assistant’ posts are viewed and managed in this department – as disposable appendages to 바카라사이트 work of senior white male staff,” she said.
Such posts had “serious implications” for 바카라사이트 career development of so-called research assistants, Dr Oakley said.
Vicky Blake, president of Leeds’ University and College Union branch, said she was “dismayed a job ad like that could ever see 바카라사이트 light of day”.
“Senior management know it’s not acceptable and 바카라사이트 university is reviewing its HR processes,” she said. “But this underlines 바카라사이트 ongoing and wider issues of rampant casualisation in 바카라사이트 university sector, which we are pushing hard to address at Leeds. Universities should be beacons of ethical employment practice ra바카라사이트r than exploitative casualisation.”
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