Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analyst: Migration

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY; Villanova (Delaware County); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A university is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analyst to support a project on innovative models in immigration legal services. The role involves cleaning and visualizing data from surveys and requires experience with Stata. This virtual position offers $18/hour for 10-30 hours a week over 3-6 weeks in July and August 2025. Interested applicants must be Villanova students.

Qualifications

• Must be a Villanova student.
• Experience with data visualization tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Clean and recode data files from Qualtrics surveys.
• Create data visualizations of recoded data.

Skills

Experience using Stata for data cleaning

Experience producing visualizations

Experience with ArcGIS

Job description

Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analyst: Migration

The Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration 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”).

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 10-30 hours of week over 3-6 weeks in July and August 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 with your application. Must be a Villanova student.

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.

Additional Information: Wage Rate: $18/hour