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<table style="height: 1206px"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 72px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 72px"> <p>Department Overview:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 72px">Part of the law school, the State Democracy Research Initiative seeks to advance research and dialogue on state-level democracy, government institutions, and public law across the nation. By focusing on the states, which traditionally receive less attention than the federal government in legal circles, the Initiative serves as a much-needed resource for academics, courts, policymakers, advocates, and the public.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 64px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 64px"> <p>Anticipated Start Date:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 64px">As soon as possible</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 82px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 82px"> <p>Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 82px">May 2027</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 78px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 78px"> <p>Remote Work Eligibility Detail:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 78px"> <p>All Remote</p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 64px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 64px"> <p>Anticipated Hours Per Week:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 64px">Minimum: 10 Maximum: 20</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 46px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 46px"> <p>Schedule:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 46px">10-20 hours per week; flexible hours</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 64px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 64px"> <p>Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 64px">Minimum: $15.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 64px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 64px"> <p>Number of Positions:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 64px">2</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 46px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 46px"> <p>Qualifications:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 46px">Excellent typing skills; attention to detail; strong communication skills; ability to work independently.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 64px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 64px"> <p><strong>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities</strong>:</p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 64px"> <p>Same as qualifications.</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 118px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 118px"> <p><strong> Position Summary/Job Duties:</strong></p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 118px"> <p>The State Democracy Research Initiative is seeking a detail-oriented student to assist with collecting data for the 50 Constitutions project (https://50constitutions.org/). The student will be tasked with transcribing the text of historical documents, data entry, collecting relevant statutory and other primary source supporting documents, confirming the accuracy of text converted from images, and documenting the source of election data. This position will require significant amounts of typing and applicants should be comfortable working independently.</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 46px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 46px"> <p><strong> Physical Demands:</strong></p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 46px"> <p>None</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 398px"> <th style="width: 148.391px; height: 398px"> <p><strong>Institutional Statements:</strong></p> </th> <td style="width: 806px; height: 398px"> <p><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p>UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.</p> <p><strong>Institutional Statement on Diversity:</strong></p> <p>Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.</p> <p>The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.</p> <p>For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: <a href="https://diversity.wisc.edu/">diversity.wisc.edu</a></p> <p><strong>Accommodation Statement: </strong></p> <p>If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:<a href="https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/">https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="ephox-sloth-bin ephox-sloth-bin_93819865911597672896168" style="left: -100000px; top: 0; width: 100px; height: 100px; overflow: hidden; position: fixed; opacity: 0" contenteditable="true"> </div> <div class="ephox-sloth-bin ephox-sloth-bin_62882400011637605977561" style="left: -100000px; top: 0; width: 100px; height: 100px; overflow: hidden; position: fixed; opacity: 0" contenteditable="true"> </div>

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