Project Description: Investigate firm dynamics of entry, exit, and growth, and firms’ organizational choices over time in Istanbul between 1923 and 1950.
RA Tasks: Use OCR data extraction tools such as Amazon Textract or Google Cloud AI to extract data from scanned historical sources, convert them into a clean spreadsheet.
Prerequisites: RAs must be comfortable using data extraction tools and must have attention to detail to identify and clean the mistakes that these tools make. Proficiency with Python is not required but encouraged. Proficiency with Turkish is not required but that means the RAs must be extra careful in identifying discrepancies between the source material and the extracted data.
Duration: Fall 2024.
Requirements
Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.
Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.
Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.
Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.
All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.
