Join Our Team

We are currently seeking:

• Volunteers – Support the lab through transcription, translation, event assistance, and general research tasks while gaining exposure to migration research.
• Research Interns – Work closely with qualitative and quantitative data, transcribing, translating, analyzing interviews, and contributing to blog posts, reports, and working papers. Ideal for students interested in research, writing, and data analysis.
• Digital Communications & Marketing Interns – Manage social media, create promotional content, and assist with outreach efforts to expand the lab’s visibility and engagement.
• Audio/Video Production Interns – Edit audio and video footage into polished content,  operate recording equipment (cameras, microphones),  and format content for platforms like social media, websites, or presentations.
• Event Coordination Interns – Plan and execute events such as panels, workshops, and talks, including logistics, coordination, and day-of support.
• Fundraising Interns – Assist in planning and executing fundraising initiatives, events, and campaigns, and research potential donors, sponsors, and funding opportunities.
• Front Desk Receptionist – Provide administrative and organizational support, assist with communications, and help ensure the day-to-day operations of the lab run smoothly. This is a hybrid positon. AU federal work study students preferred.

Volunteers: required to work 5-10 hrs/week and will receive training to conduct specific tasks such as translating/transcribing, event planning, etc.

Interns: required to work 10-20 hrs/week to receive proper training, develop research and data analysis skills, and effectively represent the lab in professional settings.

Interns and volunteers have the option to work in a remote or hybrid format.

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Current Research Project

The lab’s primary project is Immigration to the DMV and NYC, which looks at the experiences of migrants coming to the DMV and NYC region from various countries in Latin America, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Russia, and more. We have collected almost 500 interviews since Fall 2022. Currently, members are focusing on transcribing, translating, and analyzing the anonymized interviews according to their research interests. We also have sub-interview projects focusing on specific countries/themes set up by existing members.

Most interviews are done in English, Spanish, French, and Wolof. The lab needs help transcribing interviews and extracting interesting information from the data to turn into blog posts, articles, working papers, etc. Folks are encouraged to analyze interviews based on their research interests or to point out surprising information found in the data. We will provide the training to do so, and thus you will gain hands-on experience on the social science research process around immigration patterns and immigration policy analysis in the U.S. and beyond.