City of Detroit Census Undercount Appeal Project - Seeking Geospatial Data Analysts

We are seeking several individuals with experience working with geospatial data, SQL and/or Python to support the University of Michigan’s collaboration with the City of Detroit to appeal the City’s 2020 Census undercount by the US Census Bureau. This is critical work to attempt to increase the population estimate for Detroit and impact Federal funding allocations for the City of Detroit (which entails a conservative funding estimate of $5,000 per Detroiter, per year for 10 years).


Please see this document for detailed description of the job opportunity and summary descriptions of the projects.

Grad/Undergrad*
Years of experience with geospatial data in a professional or research setting:*

What kind of work did you do, duration of the work, volume of data, etc.

Years of experience with SQL and/or Python in a professional or research setting:*

What kind of work did you do, duration of the work, volume of data, etc.

How many hours per week can you work now through Sep 2?*