This Is a Paid, Full-Time Fellowship Beginning Monday, June 4, 2018

The Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) serves as an intellectual gathering place, bridging the gap between academics and the working world through research initiatives, educational programs and forums—with a focus on issues affecting the workplace and an emphasis on the Future of Work. The Institute features a monthly gathering on the Future of Work, supports companies and NGOs in thinking about the Future of Work, and conducts original research.

IWSis providingaresearch fellowship for summer 2018. This is a paid, full-time fellowshiplastingapproximately 8 weeks,fromearly June through theend of July.The work expected may be done remotely, and it is not required that the fellow be located in NYC.

This is a paid, full-time fellowship beginning Monday, June 4, 2018.

Research Assistant on the Gig Economy

The Institute for Workplace Studies is launching a new data portal on the gig economy, in collaboration with the Aspen Institute ( The Summer Fellow will help in collecting data sets, analyzing them, coding them, and posting them on the website. Curiosity and competence are both prerequisites for this position. The fellow will need to take ownership of his or her work stream and operate without close supervision.

Gig work in the U.S. is growing, but estimates of its size range from less than 1 percent to more than 40 percent, depending on the definitions used. The varying estimates are based on the use of a wide range of data sources. The goal of the Gig Economy Data Hub is to serve as a centralized repository of information to address key questions about the size and composition of the gig economy. A better understanding of the data sources and their strengths and weaknesses will help researchers and policymakers identify effective policy solutions for gig economy workers. The IWS summer fellow will have the opportunity to gain a great deal of knowledge about this growing and evolving part of the world of work.

Qualifications:

•Interest in research about the gig economy

•Ability to work independently

•Ability to understand basic statistics and familiarity with social science formatted papers

•Good writing skills

•Comfort with website editing (Drupal)

Submission:

•Students need to send application, resume, and writing sample to Sara Edwards() by Friday, March 30, 2018.

•If you have any questions, please contact Sara Edwards ().

•Students are responsible for their housing accommodations in New York City.

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APPLICATION

ILR Undergraduate Summer 2018 Research Fellows Program

INSTITUTE FOR WORKPLACE STUDIES

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Professor who will supervise you: Louis Hyman

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Application is for: Summer 2018

Applications should be submitted to Sara Edwards at y Friday, March 30, 2018.