JOB: part-time Research Assistant (20 hours per week) - Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC)
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 977-7500
Fax (213) 977-7595
PART-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Agency Description: The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) was established in 1983 with broad-based support and has become the leading organization in the region dedicated to providing diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities with civil rights advocacy and multilingual, culturally-sensitive services and education. APALC’s Demographic Research Project (DRP) was established to make research more accessible to the growing AAPI community and organizations that serve it. DRP seeks to inform community programs and advocacy through data collection, analysis, and mapping.
Position Summary: APALC seeks a part-time Research Assistant (20 hours per week) to support DRP staff in carrying out focus groups as part of a major study of language access to disaster preparedness information and emergency response services in Asian American communities throughout Southern California. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the study’s findings will provide policy makers with information on how to better deliver critical services to Asian American communities. The Research Assistant may also assist in other research projects as needed. This is a four-month position.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in managing focus group logistics, including the recruitment of participants;
• Transcribe focus group interviews;
• Assist in production of written reports;
• May assist in other research as needed.
Qualifications:
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Ability to work with diverse racial and ethnic groups;
• Ability to work flexible hours (some nights and weekends);
• California driver’s license, insurance and access to a car;
• Student/community organizing experience preferred;
• Research experience preferred;
• Bilingual in Cantonese, Mandarin, or Vietnamese preferred.
Compensation:
$12-$14 per hour and parking provided.
Application Procedure:
Mail, fax, or e-mail cover letter, resume, and references to Dan Ichinose, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, FAX (213) 977-7595, dichinose@apalc.org. No telephone inquiries please.
Posted August 15, 2007.
An equal employment opportunity employer, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a
nonprofit organization providing direct legal services, community education and
civil rights advocacy on behalf of the low income and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.
(213) 977-7500
Fax (213) 977-7595
PART-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Agency Description: The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) was established in 1983 with broad-based support and has become the leading organization in the region dedicated to providing diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities with civil rights advocacy and multilingual, culturally-sensitive services and education. APALC’s Demographic Research Project (DRP) was established to make research more accessible to the growing AAPI community and organizations that serve it. DRP seeks to inform community programs and advocacy through data collection, analysis, and mapping.
Position Summary: APALC seeks a part-time Research Assistant (20 hours per week) to support DRP staff in carrying out focus groups as part of a major study of language access to disaster preparedness information and emergency response services in Asian American communities throughout Southern California. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the study’s findings will provide policy makers with information on how to better deliver critical services to Asian American communities. The Research Assistant may also assist in other research projects as needed. This is a four-month position.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in managing focus group logistics, including the recruitment of participants;
• Transcribe focus group interviews;
• Assist in production of written reports;
• May assist in other research as needed.
Qualifications:
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Ability to work with diverse racial and ethnic groups;
• Ability to work flexible hours (some nights and weekends);
• California driver’s license, insurance and access to a car;
• Student/community organizing experience preferred;
• Research experience preferred;
• Bilingual in Cantonese, Mandarin, or Vietnamese preferred.
Compensation:
$12-$14 per hour and parking provided.
Application Procedure:
Mail, fax, or e-mail cover letter, resume, and references to Dan Ichinose, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, FAX (213) 977-7595, dichinose@apalc.org. No telephone inquiries please.
Posted August 15, 2007.
An equal employment opportunity employer, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a
nonprofit organization providing direct legal services, community education and
civil rights advocacy on behalf of the low income and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California.
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