{"646820":{"#nid":"646820","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hiring Undergraduate Student Research Assistant ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Todd Michney is looking to employ an undergraduate research assistant this summer.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The work project is to transcribe the names, locations, and employment of all known Tuskegee Institute alumni as of 1926, converting this information from a 100-page oversized ledger to an Excel spreadsheet (I have a PDF made from snapshots I took in the Tuskegee Archives).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Founded in 1881, Tuskegee is the best-known HBCU (Historically Black College or University), and was led from the late 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;to the early 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;century by the country\u0026rsquo;s most prominent African American leader at the time, Booker T. Washington.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving access to a large computer monitor or dual screens is highly recommended; once the transcribing is finished, the work will shift to checking the ProQuest Historic African American Newspapers database for any mentions of the individuals named.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;All HSOC majors are welcome to apply; please write an email indicating interest (include resum\u0026eacute;) to:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:todd.michney@hsoc.gatech.edu\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk222267\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etodd.michney@hsoc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAppointment dates: 5\/16\/21 - 6\/26\/21 (six weeks, appointment can start sooner based on availability)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECompensation: $12 to $14 per hour (based on experience)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUp to 10 hours per week (\u003Cstrong\u003EOPTIONAL\u003C\/strong\u003E: possibility for more hours, dependent on progress of research work)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Prof. Todd Michney is looking to employ an undergraduate research assistant this summer."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2021-04-23 15:03:49","changed_gmt":"2021-04-23 15:03:49","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"598264":{"id":"598264","type":"image","title":"Now Hiring","body":null,"created":"1509632291","gmt_created":"2017-11-02 14:18:11","changed":"1509632291","gmt_changed":"2017-11-02 14:18:11","alt":"","file":{"fid":"228064","name":"now-hiring.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/now-hiring.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/now-hiring.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":171189,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/now-hiring.jpg?itok=iy1n71uJ"}}},"media_ids":["598264"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"180262","name":"undergrad research"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}