Matthew Corritore, McGill University

Research

(1) gig economy (2) survey (3) careers (4) employment (5) labour

Latest funding

Studying Employment, Not Employers: A Pilot Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey of Gig Workers
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$55,676

All 1 grants and awards

Studying Employment, Not Employers: A Pilot Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey of Gig Workers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Corritore, Matthew

Keywords: (1) gig economy; (2) survey; (3) careers; (4) employment; (5) labour

$55,676

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) gig economy Dear Professor Corritore, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) gig economy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Studying Employment, Not Employers: A Pilot Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey of Gig Workers" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]