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Volunteer Data Analyst

Category: Research and Policy Analysis
Volunteer Data Analyst (Policy)

Overview
Turn raw transportation/economic data into advocacy‑ready insights for campaigns, media,
and testimony.

Key Responsibilities
- Clean/merge datasets; build repeatable analyses (ridership, access, impacts).
- Create charts/dashboards; document methods; support reports and testimony.
- QA numbers used in blogs, briefings, and media.

Qualifications
- Excel/Sheets required; R/Python/GIS a plus.
- Clear, accurate communicator with attention to detail.

Time Commitment
Project‑based, ~5–8 hours/week.

Benefits
- Co‑credit on analyses/reports and portfolio‑ready visuals.
- Professional references.

Should be a Rail Passengers member or prepared to join Rail Passengers to participate. To
apply, send a resume, clips/links and a cover letter by email to [email protected].

"Saving the Pennsylvanian (New York-Pittsburgh train) was a local effort but it was tremendously useful to have a national organization [NARP] to call upon for information and support. It was the combination of the local and national groups that made this happen."

Michael Alexander, NARP Council Member
April 6, 2013, at the Harrisburg PA membership meeting of NARP