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I am working on a senior thesis and have conducted several interviews during a recent trip to India. I am looking for help transcribing the interviews. This would involve listening to the audio recordings and typing what is said. Although the interviews are conducted in English, most of the interviewees have a thick accent so someone who is experienced with transcriptions or confident understanding accents would be preferred. I would be available for any questions and or clarifications throughout the process.
Research Assistant
For a sociological project on the pharmaceutical sector in the Global South, I seek a Brown Student Research Assistant to work with government data from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The data includes information on registered drugs in the three countries as well as additional information, such as exported/imported drugs. The work will mostly include cleaning the data and then help me analyzing it. Online applications only.
Grader needed for APMA 2640 Theory of Probability II
Must grade homework sets for APMA 2640.
Grader for APMA 2120 Hilbert Spaces and Their Applications
Grading homework sets for APMA 2120.
Vault Program Associate
The Vault, Brown’s student-run thrift store and upcycling initiative, is hiring two Program Associates for Spring 2013! Responsibilities include setting up and running our mobile sale days (located in JWW, or on the Main Green weather permitting) and helping to plan and promote workshops on upcycling. We are ideally looking for someone who is creative and enthusiastic, interested in working for the Vault long-term, eventually in a leadership position. Experience in retail is not required! We are looking for someone who is excited about and interested in the Vault as a whole, and wants to explore upcycling, workshop strategies, and structures of social business as well as running the thrift store.
Tutoring SSAT, TOEFL
Looking for a female to tutor a 9th grader girl at Barrington SSAT, TOEFL.
Intramural Indoor Soccer Official
Officiate Intramural Indoor Soccer games and enforce all league rules & policies. Assist with league set up & break down. Report all injuries, vandalism, equipment needs or any problems. Develop a good rapport and strong communication between yourself and intramural participants.
Research Assistant 2
The Aga Khan Distinguished Visiting Professor of Islamic Humanities seeks a Brown Student Research Assistant for the Spring 2013 semester.
Online Applications only.
Student Staffer
The Swearer Center for Public service is hiring a student staffer to support the work of the Social Innovation Initiative. The Social Innovation Initiative promotes an open culture of community impact and innovation at Brown through learning opportunities, venture support, advising, and a close, connected network of students, alumni, and practitioners. Our mission is to nurture the next generation of leaders bent on bettering communities through transformative innovation and respectful risk-taking.
The staffer will take on a variety of projects to support our work. Examples of projects include:
• Internship match project: There are many departments on campus that require students to intern or work in some other capacity with community organizations in Providence. The staffer will conduct interviews with relevant Brown departments to identify the needs, and then create a system in which community organizations can match up with students who are seeking these opportunities.
• Gap Year research project: The student staffer will conduct research on the prevalence and effectiveness of Gap Year programs. The staffer will interview organizations that run these programs as well as participants in them to better understand these programs’ operations and impact.
• Outcome report research: The Social Innovation Initiative has supported dozens of social ventures over the course of the last 5 years. The student staffer will gather data about these ventures about their successes and other metrics to aggregate into a report.
• Other mission critical projects to support our work
Piano Accompanist
Piano accompanists needed to accompany in the Applied Music voice program. Must be available to play for Applied Music Program student recitals and at voice juries.
East Asian Collection- Chinese
1.*Transliterates Chinese titles by using Pinyin Romanization scheme; 2.*Performs bibliographic searching by using Chinese files, computer databases, and Internet resources; 3.*Process order records and prepare purchase order forms; 4.*Make copy-cataloging on Chinese materials; 5.*Unpack daily mails; 6.*Sort, shelve, and deliver materials in the library as necessary; 7.*Performs other tasks in processing Chinese materials as required; 8.*Answers phones; 9.*Performs miscellaneous tasks as needed.
Teaching Assistant/Politics and Public Education
Teaching assistant for EDUC 1060: Politics and Public Education. The teaching assistant will help facilitate student discussions, hold office hours, consult with individual students about their work, and support other class activities.
Paper Grader
Grade homework papers for instructor(s) in one or more of the following course(s):MA 200, MA 1410 and MA 1620.
Systems Programmer, Operator, Consultant
Learn system administration and systems programming in a LINUX/Windows facility. SPOCs get real-world experience in the casual, friendly and supportive atmosphere of the CS Department's technical staff. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the department. The technical staff seeks applicants who are available part-time during the 13/14 academic year and full-time during the summer. Provide off-hour support for the department's systems, design and implement application programs and scripts, provide advice and support to users, and install, document and support new and existing software.
Summer Paid Internship
We are looking for paid full-time and part-time Undergraduate and Graduate interns for Summer 2013 in Washington, DC. If you are interested in joining the team, please submit a resume and cover letter explaining why you would like to work at Personal and what excites you about our product, with the subject line “Summer Partner Team Internship” to Maureen@Personal.com.
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Research Assistant
Tim Herbert's paleoclimatology lab is looking for a junior undergraduate with solid geology background to work on a project reconstructing sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Cadiz (Mediterranean) in the Pliocene - Miocene. The project involves extracting organic compounds from geological samples and reconstructing temperatures with the alkenone paleotemperature proxy. Equipment used includes: ASE, GC-FID, freeze-dryer. This is a long-term project that will involve independent research and the ideal candidate should be able to devote at least a few hours a week during the semester to lab work as well as be able to continue the project over the summer and in the upcoming 2013-2014 school year.
Campus Services Manager
Brown Student Agencies is Brown's largest student run business. We provide a variety of services to the Brown community including E-Commerce, laundry service, marketing services, Microfridges, and more
All of BSA's business decisions are made by the Management Team. The responsibility given to the Management team is significantly more than any other job that students have access to. It is an excellent way to gain real-world experience in learning how to manage a business. It is an excellent item to include in resumes and will provide many talking points in interviews. Furthermore, BSA alumni work in a variety of industries including investment banking, social media, software, and more providing BSA staff an expansive network for recruiting.
Currently, we have 1 opening for the Campus Services Manager. We prefer Freshman and Sophomore candidates but will gladly review the application of anyone who applies.
The successful candidate will work with our current Director of Campus Services and team to learn the job and the specifics of BSA
The Campus Services Manager is responsible for:
• creating service schedules with BSA’s vendors • handling logistics and day-to-day operations of assigned programs • responding to customer service inquiries • evaluating existing programs and implementing ideas for improvement • collaborating openly with other BSA staff members Please review our website at brownbsa.com for more information about what we do.
• creating service schedules with BSA’s vendors • handling logistics and day-to-day operations of assigned programs • responding to customer service inquiries • evaluating existing programs and implementing ideas for improvement • collaborating openly with other BSA staff members Please review our website at brownbsa.com for more information about what we do.
Third World Center Webmaster
This staffer is responsible for: (1) maintaining the TWC website to provide information and graphics on TWC and campus wide programming related to racial/ethnic/ and cultural diversity, including separate web pages for each cultural series weekly;
(2) developing an email bulletin to the Brown community highlighting events and announcements;
(3) assisting the administration with the online online applications used for TWTP registration and various student staff positions.
(4) Ideally, s/he will develop strategies for implementing new media, social media, and web tools to facilitate TWC initiatives.
TWC Videographer
The Third World Center Videographer is primarily responsible for shooting and developing a visual record of the events of the Third World Community at Brown. During each heritage series, this Staffer is expected to work closely with the Programmers to develop a prioritized shooting schedule that will offer a representative and insightful record of events. This Staffer is expected to use their own equipment, with all expenses incurred met by the Third World Center. The TWC Videographer is expected to act as an archivist of his/her materials. All work is under the supervision of the Assistant Director or Program Associate.
Third World Center Photographer
The Third World Center Photographer is primarily responsible for shooting and developing a visual record of the events of the Third World Community at Brown. During each history month or special week, this Staffer is expected to work closely with the Programmers to develop a prioritized shooting schedule that will offer a representative and insightful record of events. This Staffer is expected to use their own equipment, with all expenses incurred met by the Third World Center. The TWC Photographer is expected to act as an archivist of his/her materials. All work is under the supervision of the TWC Director/Dean, Assistant Director and/or Program Associate.

