RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, California; Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Number of Positions: Variable
Type of Student: PhD
Deadline: January 15, 2010
RAND’s summer program is designed to provide valuable experience for PhD students interested in applied research on important policy issues. To learn more about statistics at RAND, visit their web site here. RAND has paid summer associate positions available for graduate students working toward their doctoral degrees in statistics. Selected applicants are offered opportunities to work on projects related to their interests and experience. Preference will be given to students who have completed most of their course work and passed their initial qualifying exams. To submit an application, visit this web site.
Contact: Director, Summer Program, Summer_Director@rand.org; Susan Paddock, Head, Statistics Group, paddock@rand.org.
SAS Institute
Cary, North Carolina
Number of Positions: One
Type of Student: PhD students studying in the United States; students must have completed at least two years of graduate work by the end of spring semester 2010
Deadline: February 1, 2010
The statistical software development division at SAS is pleased to announce the SAS Summer Fellowship in Statistics. Open to doctoral candidates in statistics, biostatistics, and related graduate departments in the United States, this fellowship offers the opportunity to work closely with professional statisticians who develop software used throughout the world. The statistical fellow will contribute to research, numerical validation and testing, and documentation. The program provides the graduate student with an excellent opportunity to explore 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 of 2010 and must have demonstrated experience in statistical computing beyond the routine classroom use of statistical packages. We are particularly interested in candidates with a combination of computational and research experience in Bayesian computing, structural equations modeling, functional data analysis, statistical graphics, survey research methods, survival analysis, variable selection, cluster analysis, reliability analysis, or finite mixture models. We also are interested in candidates with experience using distributed and parallel methods for statistical computing. The program provides a salary and stipend for 12 weeks.
Contact: Maura Stokes, SAS Institute, SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513; statfellow@sas.com.
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) – UCAR
Boulder, Colorado
Number of Positions: 10
Type of Student: Undergraduate
Deadline: February 1, 2010
SOARS, an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program dedicated to increasing participation in the atmospheric and related sciences, offers summer internships for students. The program provides up to four years of paid summer research, mentoring, community support, and funding for undergraduate and graduate education. Students from many disciplines are invited to apply their expertise to understanding the Earth’s atmosphere and to use that understanding to improve life on Earth. SOARS seeks to involve more students from historically under-represented groups in the sciences, including black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, female, students with disabilities, and first-generation college students. SOARS welcomes GLBT students. Protégés work with a team of scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and partnering laboratories on a project matched to their interests and skills. They perform original research, prepare a scientific paper, and present their research at a colloquium. Protégés earn a competitive wage; housing in Boulder and transport to and from Boulder is provided. Visit their web site for more information.
Contact: SOARS Office, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80305; (303) 497-8622; (303) 497-8629 (fax); soars@ucar.edu.
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS)
Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Iowa City, Iowa; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tampa, Florida; Madison, Wisconsin; St. Louis, Missouri
Number of Positions: 20–25 at each site
Type of Student: Undergraduate and beginning graduate students majoring in mathematics, statistics, biology, or other science who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who have an interest in quantitative methods
Deadline: March 5, 2010
SIBS provides a comprehensive six- to seven-week program designed to expose undergraduate and beginning graduate students to the opportunities offered by a career in biostatistics and to encourage them to pursue graduate study in the field. Participants will enjoy instruction and lectures by recognized experts in the field; meet practicing biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and statistical geneticists; and gain real-world experience working with data from internationally recognized studies. The program covers tuition, housing, meals, and extracurricular activities, and participants will earn college credit that can be transferred back to their home institutions. Details are available at the individual program web sites (see below). Applications should be made to each program separately; there is no restriction on to how many programs a student may apply.
Contact: Boston University; Emory University; North Carolina State University/Duke Clinical Research Institute; University of Iowa; University of Pittsburgh; University of South Florida; Washington University in St. Louis; University of Wisconsin.
Travelers Insurance Research and Development Internship Program
Hartford, Connecticut; St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois
Number of Positions: Multiple
Type of Student: Graduate student pursuing master’s or PhD
Deadline: January 31, 2010
The Travelers internship programs provide qualified students an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand business experience; receive valuable on-the-job training; and work with the research and statistical modeling staff engaged in data mining, predictive modeling, and other actuarial research while applying advanced statistical tools. Interns will use SAS and other software tools to retrieve and summarize data in preparation for analysis. They also will perform statistical analyses using statistical software and be expected to interpret the results and identify significant outcomes, as well as produce reports to explain findings. We offer a challenging professional work experience in the insurance industry, business overviews and career development workshops, interaction with all levels of management, a mentor program, and a competitive hourly rate. Subsidized apartments are available for students who live beyond a commutable distance. Positions are available beginning in May or early June for 10-12 weeks. Math, statistics, actuarial science, engineering, computer science, and physics majors are preferred. Candidates should have evidence of extracurricular involvement on campus or in the community, strong communication skills, and leadership experiences/skills.
Contact: Visit their web site and submit your résumé here using Job ID 791650.
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC, metropolitan area
Number of Positions: Multiple
Type of Student: BS/BA/MS/MA/PhD
Deadline: Continuous
The U.S. Census Bureau has several summer positions for candidates interested in producing the nation’s official economic and demographic statistics. Interns may work on a variety of applications, including survey design and analysis, evaluation of nonsampling errors, and coverage and measurement error and analysis. These positions require excellent communication and interpersonal skills and knowledge in one or more of the following areas: sampling techniques, experimental design, times series analysis, regression analysis, linear models, exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, statistical analysis, statistical computing, and applied probability. U.S. citizenship is required. The U.S. Census Bureau is an equal opportunity employer. The bureau is continuously accepting applications online. Click on Jobs@Census and go to student and research opportunities, then student temporary employment program.
Contact: Angela Jones, Human Resources Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763-3371; (301) 763-4706 (fax); angela.s.jones@census.gov.
Westat
Rockville, Maryland
Number of Positions: Two
Type of Student: Graduate majoring in statistics
Deadline: March 15, 2010
Westat seeks summer interns for its statistical group. Interns will work closely with survey sampling statisticians in sample design and selection, sampling frame development, weighting, imputation, variance estimation, QC procedures, and evaluation of statistical modeling based on survey data.
Contact: Lloyd Hicks, 1600 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850-3195; (301) 610-4960; (301) 942-2034 (fax); lloydhicks@westat.com.
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