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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].
"The support from the Rail Passengers Association, and from all of you individually, has been incredibly important to Amtrak throughout our history and especially so during the last trying year."
Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO
April 19, 2021, speaking to attendees at the Rail Passengers Virtual Spring Advocacy Conference