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The West Coast Women and Words Society has two positions available:
€a SENIOR RESEARCHER and a PROJECT COORDINATOR for its Centennial
project, "Women's Voices: A Vancouver Mosaic".

These positions will be paid on a fee for service basis. Applicants
should have an interest in women's issues, a strong commitment to
"Women's Voices" and must be a Women and Words member if hired.

“Women's Voices" will collect and animate material which illuminates

the role and experience of women in Vancouver's history. Research
material will be canpiled fram diverse sources: journals of Vancouver
women, past and present; recollections of older women; records of
native women's lives: letters; interviews and other records of the lives
oF wonen who have inmigrated to this area during the last century.

A playwright will give the collected material dramatic form, which

Will be brought to the stage by a producer and director. "Women's
Voices" will be performed in late May and early June, 1986.

POSITION:  SENTOR RESEARCHER

PERTOD: May 1985 ~ September 1985 (flexible tune schedule, varying
from full-time to half-time as needed)
FEE: $3,600
DUTIES : Design and coordinate a research plan. Conduct research by

interviewing, Library and archival research, ‘Transeribe
tapes, catalogue and collate material. Liaise with project |
coordinater, volunteers and advisory committee. Write |
and present reports. (Duties will vary deperdding upon whether
research assistants: can be hired).

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED: Ability to conceptualize research plan, condtict
research, catalogue and collate material. Must have experience
as an interviewer, demonstrating an ability to establish a
rapport with interview subjects. Knowledge of archival
research and ethnic wanen's organizations is also essential.

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POSITION: PROJECT COORDINATOR

PERIOD: May 1985 - June 1986 (flexible time schedule, varying
from full-time to half-time as needed)

FB: $8, 800
DUT'TES: Organize and adiinister all phases of the Wanen's Voices project,

fran research bo performance stages. Liaise with senior res@archer,
volunteers, project workers, theatre production group and the
advisory committee. Establish long and short-term goals.
Responsible for budgeting and accounting of project funds.

Reeruit and coordinate volunteers.

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED: Administrative and organizing skills. Ability
to establish priorities. Knowledge of and interest in
theatre production. Ability to coordinate and direct a
multi-faceted project in consultation with senior researcher
and advisory conmittee.
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 30, 1985

Send to — Women and Words
#210 - 640 W. Broadway
Vancouver, B.C.
V5Z 1G4
(604) 872-8014

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed May 5 & 6. Positions will
start May 13, 1985.