This spring’s respondents to the ASA survey of 2020 bachelor’s graduates reported a challenging, stressful, and prolonged job search, although the results also show an unemployment rate roughly the same as the rate for the 2016 and 2017 respondents, higher median salaries, and hiring by a variety of companies.
Internship
Annual Internship Listing
Every year, a list of internship opportunities for students is published in Amstat News. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to hone your skills in a variety of areas. There is something for everyone, from positions at pharmaceutical companies to a summer spent with some of the top companies in the tech industry. Improve your programming skills, make connections, learn how statistics are used in daily life. Interested students will send a letter of inquiry and résumé directly to the contact and locations listed.
The Summer Internship Partnership of ASA and Novartis Oncology: A Multi-Win Endeavor
The American Statistical Association and Novartis Oncology summer internship partnership is a win-win relationship. William Mietlowski, a biometrical fellow who has coordinated the internship program for Novartis Oncology, discusses the selection process, as well as internship projects and activities.
Trainees Wanted for SIBS II Program
In response to a national shortage of trained biostatisticians, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded three annual summer internship programs at various biostatistics/statistics departments throughout the country. The success of these prompted more programs to be funded, and those programs need participants.
2011 Internships
More than 30 companies are looking for interns for 2011. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to hone your skills in a variety of areas. There is something for everyone, from positions at pharmaceutical companies to a summer spent with top mass media sites nationwide. Improve your programming skills, make connections, learn how statistics are used in daily life.
Biostatistics Internship Opportunities Available
A 2001 ad hoc meeting of biostatistics leaders from academia, industry, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) addressed a national shortage of trained biostatisticians. In response to the recommendation that summer internships “be supported for undergraduate students to expose them to biostatistics and bioinformatics,” the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) funded three annual summer internship programs, called the Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS).
Three Interns Share Insights from NISS-NASS Projects
Last summer, three graduate students traveled to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to team up with postdoctoral fellows, researchers from the National Agricultural Statistics Services, and university professors. Here, each student tells of his or her internship experience.