a career in biostatistics and to encourage them to pur- engineering, computer science, and physics majors
sue graduate study in the field. Participants will enjoy are preferred. Candidates should have evidence of
instruction and lectures by recognized experts in the extracurricular involvement on campus or in the
field; meet practicing biostatisticians, epidemiologists, community, strong communication skills, and lead-
and statistical geneticists; and gain real-world experi- ership experiences/skills.
ence working with data from internationally recog-
Contact: Submit your résumé to
www.travelers.com
nized studies. The program covers tuition, housing,
using Job ID 791650.
meals, and extracurricular activities, and participants
will earn college credit that can be transferred back
to their home institutions. Details are available at the
U.S. Census Bureau
individual program web sites (see below). Applications
washington, DC, metropolitan area
should be made to each program separately; there is
Number of Positions: multiple
no restriction on to how many programs a student
may apply.
Type of Student: Bs/BA/Ms/MA/PhD
Deadline: Continuous
Contact: Boston University,
http://sph.bu.edu/sibs;
Emory University,
www.sph.emory.edu/bios/SIBS;
The U.S. Census Bureau has several summer posi-
North Carolina State University/Duke Clinical
tions for candidates interested in producing the
Research Institute,
www.stat.ncsu.edu/sibs; University
nation’s official economic and demographic statis-
of Iowa,
www.public-health.uiowa.edu/biostat/
tics. Interns may work on a variety of applications,
current_students/bsi; University of Pittsburgh, www.
including survey design and analysis, evaluation of
biostat.pitt.edu/sibs; University of South Florida,
nonsampling errors, and coverage and measurement
http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/epb/sibs/index.htm;
error and analysis. These positions require excellent
Washington University in St. Louis, www.biostat.
communication and interpersonal skills and knowl-
wustl.edu; University of Wisconsin, www.biostat.
edge in one or more of the following areas: sampling
wisc.edu/Educational_Resources/SIBS
techniques, experimental design, times series analy-
sis, regression analysis, linear models, exploratory
data analysis, statistical inference, statistical analysis,
Travelers Insurance Research and
statistical computing, and applied probability. U.S.
Development Internship Program
citizenship is required. The U.S. Census Bureau is
Hartford, Connecticut; st. Paul, minnesota;
an equal opportunity employer. The bureau is con-
Chicago, Illinois
tinuously accepting applications online at www.
Number of Positions: multiple
census.gov. Click on Jobs@Census and go to student
and research opportunities, then student temporary
Type of Student: Graduate student pursuing mas-
employment program.
ter’s or PhD
Deadline: January 31, 2010
Contact: Angela Jones, Human Resources
Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
The Travelers internship programs provide qualified
20233; (301) 763-3371; (301) 763-4706 (fax);
students an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand
angela.s.jones@census.gov
business experience; receive valuable on-the-job
training; and work with the research and statistical
modeling staff engaged in data mining, predictive
Westat
modeling, and other actuarial research while apply-
ing advanced statistical tools. Interns will use SAS
Rockville, maryland
and other software tools to retrieve and summarize
Number of Positions: two
data in preparation for analysis. They also will per-
Type of Student: Graduate majoring in statistics
form statistical analyses using statistical software
Deadline: march 15, 2010
and be expected to interpret the results and iden-
tify significant outcomes, as well as produce reports
Westat seeks summer interns for its statistical group.
to explain findings. We offer a challenging profes-
Interns will work closely with survey sampling stat-
sional work experience in the insurance industry,
isticians in sample design and selection, sampling
business overviews and career development work-
frame development, weighting, imputation, vari-
shops, interaction with all levels of management,
ance estimation, QC procedures, and evaluation of
a mentor program, and a competitive hourly rate.
statistical modeling based on survey data.
Subsidized apartments are available for students
Contact: Lloyd Hicks, 1600 Research Boulevard,
who live beyond a commutable distance. Positions
Rockville, MD 20850-3195; (301) 610-4960;
are available beginning in May or early June for
(301) 942-2034 (fax);
lloydhicks@westat.com n
10-12 weeks. Math, statistics, actuarial science,
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