Job Description
Research And Administrative Assistant: What's In An Abortion? Workshop, ESRC Festival Of Social Science
This is an exciting, short-term opportunity for a research and administrative assistant role to support and engage with an interactive workshop session (“What’s in an abortion?”) held on the 15th of November 2023, 1730-1930.
“What’s in an abortion?” is a two-hour interactive, hybrid workshop run by Dr Rishita Nandagiri (King’s College London) and Joe Strong (London School of Economics and Political Science) as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. This workshop aims to shift how abortion is understood and aims to challenge abortion stigma. It does so by critically examining and troubling everyday depictions of abortion in media. First exploring myths, embellishments, and sensationalist stories that surround depictions of abortion in media (news headlines, films, tv shows, books), we then contrast these depictions with current evidence and knowledge on abortion; offering a corrective to stigmatised understandings and narratives of abortion by reclaiming and reimagining ‘what’s in an abortion’. Following an initial, facilitator-led discussion (approx. 45 minutes), participants will produce a collective ‘zine responding to relevant prompts & discussion points (approx. 45 minutes). The public ‘zine will be available online and via a public archive.
The post holder will be involved in:
(1) Organising the workshop which includes support and administrative tasks (e.g., managing the mailing lists), and outreach (e.g., liaising with department/School social media and communications teams)
(2) Assisting with facilitation-related tasks during the event (e.g., support with catering) including administering evaluation forms
(3) Assisting with post-event activities (e.g., evaluations, scanning/collating ‘zines).
The post holder will also contribute to other activities such as meetings, report writing, and presentations. The postholder is expected to attend the workshop in person. This work will be performed under supervision and in close collaboration with Dr Rishita Nandagiri (KCL), and where necessary Joe Strong (LSE).
This is a part time post requiring 7 hours of work, spread out over a week (just before the event, the event day, and a few wrap-up tasks after the event) starting as soon as possible.
Key responsibilities
- Contribute to workshop administrative and logistical tasks
- Liaise with collaborators, when necessary
- Attending the workshop event in person
- Support workshop facilitation
- Contribute to building a post-workshop reading list
- Contribute to writing reports and evaluations, as needed
- Work closely with the rest of the team to complete tasks in agreed timeframes
- Work independently to ensure tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes
- Attend and contribute to team meetings
- Any other tasks relevant to the successful completion of the project.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope, timing, and grading of the post.
How to Apply
Please e-mail Dr Rishita Nandagiri (rishita.nandagiri@kcl.ac.uk) and Joe Strong (j.strong3@lse.ac.uk) with:
- Subject line: “What’s in an abortion?” assistant role.
- A (max 500 words) document that briefly sets out:
- Your understanding of abortion, and abortion stigma;
- Any relevant experience you may have for this role.
Please submit this by 10 am on the 9th of November 2023.
Enquiries may be made to Dr Rishita Nandagiri (rishita.nandagiri@kcl.ac.uk), Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine.
Qualificationsn/a
SkillsSkills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
- Studying at a Master’s level at KCL
- Demonstrable knowledge of abortion and/or reproduction
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Experience of data management using Excel
- Aptitude for working collaboratively and willingness to work as part of a team and ability to work independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain good working relationships.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of organising events at the university such as workshops
- Strong facilitation skills, some experience of creative skills (e.g., ‘zines, art)
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