Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analyst: Migration

Villanova University; Law; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to support a vital research project focused on innovative immigration legal services. This virtual position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior researchers, utilizing your skills in data cleaning and visualization. You will play a crucial role in analyzing survey data and producing insightful visual representations, contributing to a national study that aims to improve immigration services. If you are a graduate student with expertise in Stata and a passion for impactful research, this role is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking team and make a difference in the lives of migrants and refugees.

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Datenbereinigung und -visualisierung mit Stata erforderlich.
• Kenntnisse in der Verwendung von ArcGIS sind von Vorteil.

Responsibilities

• Reinigung und Rekodierung von Umfragedaten sowie Erstellung von Datenvisualisierungen.
• Zusammenarbeit mit einem Senior Researcher im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts.

Skills

Datenbereinigung mit Stata

Datenvisualisierung

Erfahrung mit ArcGIS

Education

Abschluss als Absolvent

Tools

Stata

ArcGIS

Job description

Position Information

Posting Number: 20255395V

Position Title: Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analyst: Migration

Posting Type: Graduate Assistant

Hours/week: 8-10 hours/week

Eligibility: Graduate Assistant

Semester: 2025 Spring

Location: Widger Law School Building

Number of positions: 1

Department: 241-Law School Instruction

Contact Name: Robyn Lieberman

Contact Phone/Extension: 415-730-0416

Position Summary Information

Job Description: Villanova University’s Strategic Initiative for Migrants and Refugees (“the SIG”) is working on a research project to identify and scale innovative models in immigration legal services, including building the enabling environment to expand the Department of Justice-Recognized Organization and Accredited Representatives program (“R+A”). In 2024, the SIG partnered with the Center for Migration Studies of New York to launch the first-ever national study of the R+A practitioners. We are currently looking for support from a data analyst to work with a senior researcher to clean/recode data files from two Qualtrics surveys and create data visualizations of the recoded data files.

Before accessing the data, the research assistant will take CITI training (about 3-5 hours) or have existing IRB clearances.

The position is virtual – you do not need to work from campus.

Timeline: The research team projects 8-10 hours of work per week, conducted over 6-8 weeks in February-April 2025.

Salary: The data analyst will be a Graduate Research Assistant for the Strategic Initiative for Migrants and Refugees, compensated at $18/hour.

To apply: Submit a resume/CV and sample data cleaning/recoding code in Stata to Robyn Lieberman, Principal Investigator, at [e-mail].

Requirements:

• Experience using Stata to clean and recode raw survey data, and to produce tables, figures, and other visualizations.
• Experience producing maps using ArcGIS or other statistical mapping platforms is a plus.

Wage Rate: $18/hour

Closing Date (11:59pm ET): 04/28/2025

Open Until Filled: No