Research Volunteer (Data Analysis) — No Experience Required

Asia-Pacific Youth Culture Foundation (APYCF) is a nonprofit youth organization supporting youth culture, education, and community programs across the Asia-Pacific region, with activities in Mainland China, South Korea, and Singapore.

Since January 2025 our programs have reached 380 children and youth and rescued/re-homed 214 stray animals.

This is an unpaid volunteer role (20+ hrs/week, 2-month minimum, rolling start).

About the role: As a Research Volunteer (Data Analysis), you will represent APYCF in producing evidence-based research on social welfare, human welfare, and animal welfare worldwide. Your work will feed directly into reports published to the community and, where suitable, submitted to relevant journals and public platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Investigate current conditions in social, human, and animal welfare around the world

- Collect, clean, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data (surveys, public datasets, field reports)

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or above (currently enrolled students welcome)

- No prior experience required

- Serious, responsible, and willing to learn

- Able to commit to the schedule and meet deadlines

What you'll gain:

- Hands-on research experience with real-world welfare data

- Opportunity to be credited as a contributing author on published community reports and journal submissions

- Volunteer certificate after 2+ months of satisfactory service

- Documentation to support CPT/OPT applications for eligible international students

To apply, please send your English resume to careers@apycfoundation.org with the position title in the subject line.