Undergraduate Research Asst International Migration

Middlebury Snowbowl; Middlebury, Northern (VT, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Middlebury Snowbowl invites applications for an Undergraduate Research Assistant to support international migration studies. The role focuses on cross-national policy analysis and building a global dataset on visas for nomads, entrepreneurs, and retirees.

The ideal candidate is pursuing a Political Science or International Political Economy major with experience in both quantitative and qualitative research and prior research assistant work. Junior status or above is acceptable.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a major in political science or IPE.
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research.
• Previous research assistant experience.
• Interest in international migration studies.

Responsibilities

• Research different countries’ migration policies.
• Code and enter data into a cross-national dataset.
• Merge collected data with pre-existing migration statistics.
• Conduct basic quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Data coding

Research experience

Education

Political science or IPE major

Job description

The Undergraduate Research Assistant will conduct cross-national research on migration policy and compile a global dataset on countries that offer visas for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and retirees.

• Research different countries’ migration policies
• Code and enter data into a cross-national dataset
• Merge collected data with pre-existing migration statistics
• Conduct basic quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Political science or IPE major
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research
• Previous RA experience
• Interest and/or background in studying international migration
• Junior status or above