Personal Assistant for retired UW Professor of Anthropology
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Job No: 27014
Division/Organization: South Sudan Cultural Productions LLC
Job Type: Local Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: Private Residence Madison, WI 53711 (on bus line)
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00 to $16.00
Job Categories: Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Information Technology and Computers
Department Overview:
Help an anthropologist and UW-Madison emerita professor polish a nearly completed bi-lingual (English-Nuer) dictionary that will help preserve an endangered African language as well as support South Sudanese refugees worldwide. A solid knowledge of English grammatical principles and WORD is essential. Ten-finger typing skills are preferred. This is a short-term project, estimated at 20-25 hours for EACH of three prospective personal assistants. Remote work will be combined with periodic face-to-face collaborations with the professor at her home, located a few blocks from Union South on Bus Line O. Daily and weekly work schedules are highly flexible. Early evenings and weekend meetings with the professor are possible.
Anticipated Start Date
8/19/25
Anticipated End Date
10/31/25
Anticipated Hours Per Week
5
Schedule:
Weekly schedule will accommodate the schedules of successful applicants. Early evening and weekend scheduling for meetings with the professor is possible.
Salary/Wage Range:
Hourly $15.00 to $16.00
Number Of Positions
3
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Help an anthropologist and UW-Madison emerita professor polish a nearly completed bi-lingual (English-Nuer) dictionary that will help preserve an endangered African language as well as support South Sudanese refugees worldwide. A solid knowledge of English grammatical principles and WORD are essential. Ten-finger typing skills are preferred. This is a short-term project, estimated at 20-25 hours for EACH of three prospective personal assistants. Remote work will be combined with periodic face-to-face collaborations with the professor at her home, located a few blocks from Union South on Bus Line O. Daily and weekly work schedules are highly flexible. Early evenings and weekend meetings with the professor are possible.
Qualifications:
Seeking UW Undergraduates or Graduate Students with deep knowledge of English grammar to help complete a bi-lingual English-Nuer dictionary. Nuer is a South Sudanese African language. No knowledge of Nuer is needed. Assistants will help refine and expand English word entries. 10-finger typing preferred. Knowledge of basic WORD processing is needed.
Physical Demands
Nothing unusual
Application Instructions:
Please write a short letter outlining the basis of your knowledge of the English language and of any editing experience of potential relevance, and forward it with your CV and availability to: sehutchi@wisc.edu or southsudanculturalproductions@gmail.com
Contact:
Org: South Sudan Cultural Productions LLC Contact: Sharon Hutchinson, Director and Founder Web: https://www.nuerdilemmas.com Email: southsudanculturalproductions@gmail.com
Advertised: August 14, 2025 05:00 AM CST Central Standard Time
Applications close: September 14, 2025 05:00 AM CST Central Standard Time
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