This survey was organised and conducted by the Executive Board of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) and the PrecAnthro union of precarious anthropologists. The survey aims to provide an overview of the employment situation among EASA members, so as to enable EASA to represent members and bring up policy recommendations relating to working conditions in academia and beyond. This are some preliminary findings, presented at the EASA AGM at the conference in Stockholm in August 2018. Deeper analysis and publications of findings is to follow in the next months. For updates follow @PrecAnthro & @EASAinfo

1. EASA Precarity Liaison
& PrecAnthro
Georgeta Stoica (EASA)
Sabine Strasser (EASA)
Martin Fotta (PrecAnthro)

2. EASA Precarity Liaison
• PrecAnthro I, Milano 2016
• Stockholm 2017: Establishment of Liaison Officers
• Bern AGM 2017: Politics and Precarity Seminar (Scholars at Risk)
• Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale: Special issue
(Research Articles, Forum, Debate)
• EASA conference: Plenary C 2018: Early Career Scholars
• EASA Survey 2018 initiated and developed by PrecAnthro
Collective
• Further steps developed in collaboration with: M. Fotta, J. Widmer
and many other young and senior EASA members

3. EASA Survey 2018
The goals of this survey are to learn about EASA members’:
 employment status and work security
 experiences with labour conditions
 current employment situation within academia, and future
career aspirations

4. Respondents
• Out of 2300 more than 1000 people responded
• 809 members of EASA
• 57 nationalities
Age:
Gender:
• Male 32.34 %
• Female 62.94 %
• Other self-description 0.62 %
• Undisclosed 4.10 %
<30 years 31-35 years 36-45 years above 46
7.58 % 18.06 % 41.16 % 33.21 %
Average 42.1 years

5. Employment: first results
Employment contract in academia:
• 286 permanent contracts: (35.35%)
Different contracts:
• Full time: 73%
• Part time: 22.35%
• Causal/seasonal: 13.41%
• Agency: 0.66%
• Zero-hours: 2.43%
Employment outside academia:
• 82 individuals
• 20 (2.47%) full-time

6. Would you like a permanent contract in academia and how likely
do you think is it that you will achieve it within 5 years?

7. Permanent contract likelihood:
among 45+

8. In the last 5 years, how many times have you had to move
between countries for work or for your education
(excluding fieldwork)?

9. Working Hours
Weekly working hours according to contract(s):
Average: 33.4 hours (full & part time!)
Uncompensated overtime per week:
Average: 10.4 hours
Time spent applying for jobs (last 12 months):
more than 8 weeks: 44.42%

10. I am completely satisfied with my current employment and/or
education situation.

11. When you think about the next five years, how important are the
following aspects for your future working life?

12. Next steps
Finalize the analysis, initiate further detailed analysis and
qualitative research
Policy Statement: for lobbying at different levels (from
departments, institutes up to EU institutions)
Precarity Observatory

13. EASA Lobbying Liaison
• Precarity Policy Statement
• Exchanges with Lobbying Associations (EASSH, ISE)
• Register as experts at the EU level
• Data management