Undergraduate Climate-Mobility Data & GIS Assistant

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY; Rosemont (PA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Villanova University seeks an Undergraduate Assistant - CX to support the Climate-Mobility World Model project across Villanova’s campuses. You will help collect and organize transportation data, build GIS maps, and analyze mobility patterns to study climate resilience and equitable access.

The role includes assisting with simulation model development and testing various scenarios, with training provided in relevant tools and methods.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student in engineering, computer science, data science, geography/GIS or related field.
• Interest in transportation, sustainability, simulation, or data analytics.
• Basic experience with Python, GIS or quantitative analysis is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and organize campus transportation and infrastructure data.
• Develop GIS maps and mobility data layers.
• Analyze pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, shuttle and transit activity.
• Assist with development and validation of transportation simulation models.
• Test what-if scenarios like shuttle operations, traffic management, events, and weather disruptions.
• Contribute to data visualization, dashboards, documentation and presentation of results.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Python

GIS

Job description

Villanova University seeks an Undergraduate Assistant - CX to support the Climate-Mobility World Model project across Villanova’s campuses. You will help collect and organize transportation data, build GIS maps, and analyze mobility patterns to study climate resilience and equitable access.

The role includes assisting with simulation model development and testing various scenarios, with training provided in relevant tools and methods.