Influence Policymaking While Helping the Statistics and Data Science Professions
The ASA seeks applications for its fall of 2023 science policy fellowship. A one- to two-year position, the fellow will be based at the ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia; however, they will spend much of their time in Washington, DC, advocating for statistics and experiencing first-hand how federal science policy is formed.
Past fellows have furthered ASA efforts across all branches of government. For example, they have helped draft amicus brief arguments for the Supreme Court on issues such as immigration and diversity in the media, written research papers informing ASA advocacy, and made recommendations to the legislature on the use of statistical evidence and funding agencies to support reproducible research. They have also led ASA communication initiatives such as the “State of the US Data Infrastructure” article series.
We will start considering applications March 1 and continue until the position is filled. Questions about this opportunity and application requirements may be directed to ASA Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson.
The fellowship was created in 2016 to elevate the profile of statistics in policymaking and advocate on behalf of the profession. Since then, ASA fellows have been Amy Nussbaum, Daniel Elchert, Jonathan Auerbach, and Ed Wu.
To apply visit the science policy fellowship website.
Read about Daniel Elchert’s time as an ASA science policy fellow.
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