Research Dude

I have a new part-time gig. It happened quite suddenly. We know someone over at UVa's Miller Center for Public Affairs (http://millercenter.org/) and I got an email about a job opening last Thursday. The job is research assistant for the Edward Kennedy Oral History Project. The Miller Center tried to find grad students but nothing fit, so they decided to go for a non-student. We exchanged emails and I got an interview on Monday. I got the job at the end of the interview!

So, my job is in doing research to support the interviewers as they go in and interview the subject related to Ted Kennedy. Only one person actually interviews the Senator, but I might get a chance to sit in on some of the other interviews. Also, I would do some work for the Bill Clinton oral project when they need it. The Miller Center (in its mission to study the Presidency) mostly handles Presidential Oral Histories, but Ted Kennedy shopped around since he wanted to do a oral history and picked the Miller Center. The project has another 3 years to go. I'm excited since I wanted to work with this Center ever since I got back into town.

It is 20 hours a week, and with the 16 hours with the TJ Wiki, I am close to full-time. I recently read in the Wall Street Journal that people who have multi-hour jobs to create full-time has doubled. Well, I'm close to it. --Bryan