ILR Worker Institute Research Fellowship Program

At its heart, the Worker Institute views its work as a contribution to reversing the growing inequality, now at historic levels, which undermines the economic and social sustainability of a vibrant democratic society.  The Institute provides the nation’s most comprehensive education, training, research, and organizational support for union leaders and worker advocates.  Worker Institute research fellows, sometimes in small teams, will have the opportunity to work directly with Ithaca-based faculty and ILR labor extension faculty based in NYC.

The fellowship program’s goal is to provide ILR students with a unique opportunity to contribute to important projects concerning workers and unions, expand their research skills, learn about potential career paths and interact with faculty, labor leaders and other fellows.

The main selection criteria include a strong academic record and a demonstrated interest in one of the Worker Institute’s research areas. 

African Futures Project

This is a project support position for the African Futures Project, a multi-year longitudinal interview project that assesses the educational, labor, and migration outcomes of a cohort of high school students in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. The undergraduate research assistant will be responsible for assisting with fielding a brief follow-up phone survey for Ghana and Kenya participants and will report directly to the Principal Investigator, Tristan Ivory (Assistant Professor of Global Labor and Work at Cornell University). In addition, the undergraduate RA will maintain regular contact with other project associates via email and group meetings. Regular job responsibilities will include: imputing and archiving interview data on a secure cloud storage service, attending bi-monthly research meetings with the project team, maintaining a record of work tasks and progress made on long-term projects, and providing quarterly progress summaries on the project. - with Tristan Ivory