Research
Vacancy: Students wanted for research project Governing Delivery Platform Companies
For a research project Governing Delivery Platform Companies, we are looking for 5-6 BA (third year) students and MA students who are willing to help us to conduct interviews. The profile of the interviewer we are looking for is:
- Someone who had finished some social science courses (e.g. sociology, political economy, international political economy, anthropology, etc.)
- Preferably with part-time or intern experience in delivery platform companies (including Uber Eats, Gorillas, Getir, Ochama, Thuisbezorgd, etc)
- Who can conduct interviews in Dutch, English, or Chinese
- Understand migrant communities or preferably with contacts in migrant communities in the Netherlands (could be friends and family)
We ask from every participant to conduct 5-6 interviews among delivers working for platform companies in Amsterdam, Leiden, and the Hague. These respondents are to be identified by the interviewer within their own social environment. Every interview will be processed into a neat interview report (with a transcription of 40-60 minutes interview). The monthly payment is based on the salary of 0.2 Fte (40 hours/month) of the fulltime researcher at Leiden University.
The first-round interviews will be conducted in May. Prior to the interviews, it is mandatory for the participants to physically join a 3-hour training spread out over 2 sessions at the beginning of May (dates would be selected due to participants’ agenda).
Those who are interested can apply by sending their resume in an email to Dr. Yujing Tan (y.tan.5@hum.leidenuniv.nl). The title of the email should include “Governing Delivery Platform Companies + your own name”. Please make sure you include in your email or resume information on your language skills and whether you have any prior experience as a delivery worker, interviewer or interpreter. We will make a selection among the applicants as soon as we receive your CV.
The deadline for applications is 1 May. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Yujing Tan: y.tan.5@hum.leidenuniv.nl