**WORK-STUDY STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY**
The University of New Mexico’s Center for Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) maintains New Mexico's traffic crash database for the New Mexico Department of Transportation and serves as the New Mexico State Demographer’s Office. We assist New Mexico government agencies, lawmakers and the public in making data-driven decisions by providing impartial data and objective analysis. GPS provides UNM students with real-life job skills that will give them a strong, competitive advantage over their peers after graduation.
We are seeking detail oriented, self-motivated students from any degree program to contribute their expertise in the areas of data entry, verification, geocoding, and publishing of traffic crash data. GPS is looking to hire an entry level Student Data Analyst and train them in data collection, GIS and data analysis work using traffic crash data. Skills that are available for training include SAS, SQL, and VBA programming languages, statistical data analysis, data processing and integration, trend analysis, data entry and cleaning, GIS services, web mapping, and geospatial analysis.
This position requires an organized individual with a strong initiative to learn, attention to detail, and excellent time management skills. In addition to building a marketable resume other jobs perks include flexible work hours and regular pay increases with marked progress.