StatLab Graduate Associate (Student Wage)

The UVA Library StatLab is seeking two Graduate Student Associates for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

The StatLab Associate will work with the Library’s full-time statisticians to provide statistical consulting and support to UVA students and faculty across disciplines, write online instructional articles, and contribute to data analysis projects (internal to the Library or in collaboration with other organizations) as they arise. 

• Consultations: Help students and faculty develop research designs, identify appropriate statistical analyses, interpret results, carry out data wrangling, and implement models in supported software environments.
• Instructional articles: Contribute to StatLab Articles, a collection of highly-viewed articles and tutorials explaining common statistical methods, statistical programming, data visualization, and more. 
• Library projects: The Library has increasing needs for data science expertise to analyze its own data, prepare new open-source materials, and collaborate on projects with other groups. StatLab contributes to these projects, and Associates will be brought in as new projects develop. 

Associates will be paid hourly wage at $24/hour for up to 10 hours a week for 15 weeks each semester, with the possibility of project-based work over the summer.

Required Qualifications: 

• Graduate student standing.
• Proficiency in R and a willingness to learn other programs and languages such as Stata, SPSS, or Python.
• Familiarity with a range of statistical methods acquired through at least a year of statistical coursework, and a willingness to learn others
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 

To apply, submit an application by April 26, 2026, including a resume and human-generated cover letter highlighting: 

• Your experience with data analysis, statistical methods, data wrangling, and data visualization in research projects and/or in classwork.
• Your experience with statistical and computational research tools (e.g., languages like R/Python and systems like GitHub.)
• Your research interests and what you hope to gain as a StatLab Associate.

For questions about this position, please contact Clay Ford: clayford@virginia.edu

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree. Registered as a graduate student.
Experience: none
Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.