Data Fellow (#DegreesNYC)

GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER•New York, NY

13h•$17 - $17•Hybrid

About The Position

#DegreesNYC is a data-informed collective impact movement co-led with young people and students to advance education equity in New York City and State. It conducts research on student-identified equity issues and uses findings to support advocacy for institutional and policy change. Goddard Riverside serves as its backbone organization, and #DegreesNYC drives Goddard Riverside’s educational equity agenda. Data Fellows participate in the Data Fellowship, part of the Data and Research Hub. Fellows help shape research questions and projects related to #DegreesNYC’s policy priorities, collect and analyze data, synthesize findings, write reports, and present research. The 2026–2027 cohort will build on prior reports about student readiness, take part in a subsequent research project led by the Data and Research Coordinator, and work with research partners such as the Research Alliance for NYC Schools and Columbia University. Fellows also collaborate with the Youth Council, Advocacy Fellows, the Data Co-Op, and the Learning Network. The role centers youth and student voice in research and advocacy. Fellows draw on their own experiences as high school and/or college students and help uplift others’ experiences through focus groups. They help shape research design to reflect young people’s values and concerns and communicate findings meaningfully. The schedule runs from October 2026 through June 2027, for up to 10 hours per week, at $17.00 per hour. The position is hybrid.

Requirements

Must be a current NYC high school junior or senior, a current college student, or taking a gap year.
Excellent communication skills.
Interest in youth advocacy and empowerment.
Able to commit to working 10 hours a week and join regular, recurrent meetings.
Access to Wi-Fi and a computer.

Nice To Haves

Community organizing and political activism experience.

Responsibilities

Participate in research trainings led by the Data and Research Coordinator or partner researchers.
Participate in the research process, including data collection, analysis, synthesis of findings, and report writing.
Recruit NYC students to participate in focus groups.
Lead focus groups and analyze focus group data.
Collect and create a bank and archive of student stories.
Complete work assigned by partner organizations focused on developing research skills and participating in the research process.
Present findings to partner organizations, the community, or at conferences.
Attend weekly check-in meetings with the Data and Research Coordinator.
Attend weekly meetings with other members of the Youth Council.
Attend the #DegreesNYC team meeting at least once a month.
Attend monthly #DegreesNYC Strategy Meetings in person.