applied research on important policy issues. To learn
Significant Opportunities in
more about statistics at RAND, visit
www.rand.org/
Atmospheric Research and Science
statistics. RAND has paid summer associate positions
(SOARS) - UCAR
available for graduate students working toward their
doctoral degrees in statistics. Selected applicants are
Boulder, Colorado
offered opportunities to work on projects related
Number of Positions: 10
to their interests and experience. Preference will
Type of Student: undergraduate
be given to students who have completed most of
Deadline: February 1, 2010
their course work and passed their initial qualifying
exams. To submit an application, visit www.rand.
SOARS, an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge pro-
org/about/edu_op/fellowships/gsap.
gram dedicated to increasing participation in the
atmospheric and related sciences, offers summer
Contact: Director, Summer Program, Summer_
internships for students. The program provides up
Director@rand.org; Susan Paddock, Head, Statistics
to four years of paid summer research, mentoring,
Group,
paddock@rand.org
community support, and funding for undergradu-
ate and graduate education. Students from many
SAS Institute
disciplines are invited to apply their expertise
to understanding the Earth’s atmosphere and to
Cary, North Carolina use that understanding to improve life on Earth.
Number of Positions: One
SOARS seeks to involve more students from his-
Type of Student: PhD students studying in the
torically under-represented groups in the sciences,
united states; students must have completed at
including black or African American, American
least two years of graduate work by the end of
Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino,
spring semester 2010
female, students with disabilities, and first-gener-
ation college students. SOARS welcomes GLBT
Deadline: February 1, 2010
students. Protégés work with a team of scientists
The statistical software development division at SAS at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
is pleased to announce the SAS Summer Fellowship and partnering laboratories on a project matched
in Statistics. Open to doctoral candidates in sta- to their interests and skills. They perform original
tistics, biostatistics, and related graduate depart- research, prepare a scientific paper, and present
ments in the United States, this fellowship offers their research at a colloquium. Protégés earn a com-
the opportunity to work closely with professional petitive wage; housing in Boulder and transport to
statisticians who develop software used through- and from Boulder is provided. Visit www.soars.ucar.
out the world. The statistical fellow will contribute edu for more information.
to research, numerical validation and testing, and
Contact: SOARS Office, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder,
documentation. The program provides the gradu-
CO 80305; (303) 497-8622; (303) 497-8629 (fax);
ate student with an excellent opportunity to explore
soars@ucar.edu
software development as a career choice. Eligible
candidates must have completed at least two years
of graduate work by the end of the spring semester
Summer Institute for Training in
of 2010 and must have demonstrated experience in Biostatistics (SIBS)
statistical computing beyond the routine classroom
Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Iowa
use of statistical packages. We are particularly inter-
City, Iowa; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina;
ested in candidates with a combination of compu-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; tampa, Florida;
tational and research experience in Bayesian com-
madison, wisconsin; st. Louis, missouri
puting, structural equations modeling, functional
data analysis, statistical graphics, survey research
Number of Positions: 20–25 at each site
methods, survival analysis, variable selection, clus-
Type of Student: undergraduate and beginning
ter analysis, reliability analysis, or finite mixture
graduate students majoring in mathematics, sta-
models. We also are interested in candidates with
tistics, biology, or other science who are u.s. citi-
experience using distributed and parallel methods
zens or permanent residents and who have an
for statistical computing. The program provides a
interest in quantitative methods
salary and stipend for 12 weeks.
Deadline: march 5, 2010
Contact: Maura Stokes, SAS Institute, SAS Campus
SIBS provides a comprehensive six- to seven-week
Drive, Cary, NC 27513;
statfellow@sas.com
program designed to expose undergraduate and begin-
ning graduate students to the opportunities offered by
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