If you are not graduating this year and are also considering graduate school in the future, you might be interested in this summer opportunity at the University of Chicago. It's a fully-funded summer opportunity intended to help prepare undergraduate students for graduate school in the mathematical sciences. The program will take place at the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI), which is located at the University of Chicago.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator Opportunity
Friday, December 9, 2022
Information Session: M.A. in Statistics Program at Columbia University
Please see the following information regarding information sessions for students who want to learn more about the M.A. in Statistics program at Columbia University:
Students are invited to
join one of the upcoming virtual info sessions. The information session
will be valuable for students who want to learn more about the M.A. in
Statistics program at Columbia University.
The event will feature an overview of the curriculum, admission requirements, student support and community, as well as generous scholarship packages. During the virtual info session, students also have the opportunity to connect with the M.A. Statistics Program Director and student support team.
Click on
one of the dates below to register:
- December 16,
2022 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
- January 20,
2023 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
- February 10,
2023 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
- March 10,
2023 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Americorps Fellow Positions Open for Feb-July for Students Graduating this December
Cal Poly now has 4-6 openings for
6-month Fellowships from Feb 2023 to July 2023. (This often opens the door for
the potential to continue for a full year term.)
Fellows in these positions build
volunteer capacity at nonprofits and government entities, and receive $2000
monthly living stipend. Current partner sites include SLCUSD, Bike SLO County,
and Ecologistics, and may also include Cal Poly Food Pantry and Cal Poly College
Corps Team (these last two are tentative).
Further
details are available at https://bit.ly/VIP-CalPoly-SLO_HT,
along with information on how to apply.
Deadline to apply is January 13th
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
2023 CSU Research Competition is Now Open!
The 2023 CSU Research Competition is now open!
The CSU Student Research Competition is held each spring to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments across the 23 CSU campuses.
The competition is open to all disciplines and to current undergraduate and graduate students and 2022 alums. Cash prizes are awarded.
Submissions are due F 1/20/23 at 11:59pm CA time.
Learn more:
- W 1/11/23, 1:10-2pm – Hybrid CSU Research Competition Info Session. Building 38, Room 114 and Zoom Meeting ID 883 6250 1116
- Office of Student Research Website
Stay up to date! Follow the Office of Student Research on Instagram @calpolystudentresearch.
Monday, October 24, 2022
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Electronic Undergraduate Research Conference (eUSR)
eUSR 2022
- Watch undergraduate statistics project competition award winners present their work.
- Attend an info session on graduate school and panel on careers in statistics and data science.
- Be inspired by the keynote address by Susan Paddock, Chief Statistician and Executive Vice President of NORC
Register for the FREE conference.
Friday, October 14, 2022
UC Davis Graduate School Info Session
The Statistics Department at UC Davis is holding an information session about our MS and PhD programs on Tuesday, Oct 25th, 2022, 4:30-5:30pm.
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Student Data Analyst (Cal Poly Computer Engineering Department)
Cal Poly Women's Basketball Student Manager
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team is seeking 1-2 additional volunteer managers for the upcoming season to assist the team for the 2022-23 season!
Student Manager Duties include:
- On-court preparation and assistance for practice
- Game day preparation
- Statistical taking for games and practices
- Filming games and practices
If you are interested, please email both:
In your email please include the following:
- Your name
- Any relevant work experience (experience is not required!)
- Why you’re interested in this position
The selected candidate(s) would start immediately this Fall quarter to help with season preparation and throughout the winter quarter as the season begins.
Monday, September 26, 2022
2023 ASA Student Paper Competition
Sponsored by the ASA Consortium of Sections (GSS/SRMS/SSS)
The Social Statistics Section (SSS), Government Statistics Section (GSS), and Survey Research Methods Section (SRMS) of ASA are pleased to announce a competition for student and post-graduate papers. Competition winners will present their papers at a topic-contributed session during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), August 5 through August 10, 2023, at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto ON, Canada. Competition winners will also be highlighted during the 2023 SRMS, GSS, and SSS business meetings at JSM. A subsidy of up to $1,000 is provided to each winner to cover JSM 2023 expenses, and five awards will be granted. We ask faculty members as well as supervisors and mentors of recently-hired graduates to encourage students and mentees to apply for these awards.
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST, December 15, 2022, and winners will receive notification by January 15, 2023.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate, you must be a current undergraduate or graduate student at any level, or a recent 2023 graduate who wishes to present research that was conducted as a student. Previous student paper competition winners will not be eligible for this award.
Papers entered in this competition must involve either a new statistical methodology or a creative application of statistical analyses to a problem, issue, or policy question pertinent to the subject areas of one of the sponsoring sections. The research does not have to be complete, but competitors must be able to submit an abstract prospectus that describes the planned research and nature of the intended innovation(s).
There are more than twelve sections of ASA sponsored Student Paper Competition / Travel Awards to assist students with travel expenses to attend JSM. Students may submit papers to no more than two competitions and may accept only one section's award. Students must inform all sections applied to when s/he wins and accepts an award, thereby removing the student from the award competition for the other section.
Application Process
Applications must include:
- A cover letter with the applicant's name, current affiliation and status, and contact information (address, telephone, email);
- An abstract (300 words maximum);
- A draft paper (if available); or otherwise a 3-page research prospectus;
- A letter from their adviser that certifies the applicant's status (e.g., current student or new graduate who completed the degree within the past year), and describes plans to complete the research.
To apply, please email the package containing the first three items above (the adviser letter should be sent separately by the adviser) to the 2023 section officers listed below:
- Pushpal Mukhopadhyay (SRMS Program Chair-Elect, pushpalm@gmail.com)
- Mike Jadoo (GSS Program Chair-Elect, datamike8@gmail.com)
- Monika Hu (SSS Program Chair-Elect, jihu@vassar.edu)
Deadlines
Please note the tight turnaround times in January 2023 for notifications and submissions, and plan to be available and responsive:
- Applicants email the application package to the three program chairs-elect by 11:59 p.m. EST on December 15, 2022.
- Competition winners are notified by January 15, 2023.
- Competition winners must confirm their acceptance of the award, and immediately inform other sections that they applied to by January 20, 2023. Failure to confirm the award may lead to removal from the list of winners.
- Competition winners submit their winning paper abstract through the regular JSM abstract submission process by February 1, 2023. (Winners will be provided with the ID number of the topic-contributed session at which they will deliver their presentations.)
- Competition winners come to the JSM in Toronto, Canada in August 2023 to present their winning papers!
The applicants can address any questions to the program chairs-elect listed above.
Good luck, and we hope to see you in Toronto Canada next August!
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Getting started with Math/Stat research opportunity at Cuesta College
Math 290: Introduction to Research at Cuesta College
Math 290: Introduction to Research is a short 12-week 1-unit course that introduces students to the fundaments of research in Mathematics and related fields, and invites them to work on actual open problems with opportunities for publication and dissemination of their names and findings. In addition to being credited in your record, it is transferrable to UC and CSU as elective credit, and it would be a great ally for curriculum building and networking. The course is conducted under the umbrella of IUSE, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (1821351).
In the 2021-22 edition of Math 290: Intro to Research, a great variety of students enrolled (from high school dual enrollment to already graduate ones), and they did the following fun and remarkable things:
- Working in an industrial problem provided by the Department of Public Works in San Luis Obispo. Students studied the problem from different angles (economic, environmental, mathematical…) and presented a report to the Department.
- Working in an academic problem provided by the Mathematical Association of America. Students came with two different solutions to the first part of the problem.
- Three students presented their work in both problems at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, on April 2022.
- Two students presented their work in the industrial problem at MathFest, on August 2022, in Philadelphia, PA (all the expenses paid). This was under the umbrella of PIC Program by the MAA, sponsored as well by the NSF (DMS-1722275).
- One student submitted a full solution to the academic problem to The College Mathematics Journal, and his name was published as a solver in May 2022.
This fall 2022, we have new open problems and new opportunities for students like you. Contact Professor Alvarez (guillermo_alvarezpar@cuesta.edu) for more information.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Cal Poly Volleyball Statistics Opportunity
Please feel free to email Nick Ashbaugh at nashbaug@calpoly.edu if you are interested! To officially apply, please fill out the form below.
Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
Cal Poly has a 2-unit support course, Math 371, to coach the teams competing in the MCM. This year, Math 371 will be offered in the Fall quarter (FQ22), TR 6-7pm, 38-135. You do not need to enroll in Math 371 to compete in the MCM, but it's strongly recommended that you do -- especially if you have not competed in the MCM before.
If you are interested in the competition, please attend the first meeting for Math 371 doubles as an orientation meeting for the contest. This meeting will be Tue., Sep. 20, 6:10-7:00pm in room 38-135. If you cannot attend this meeting, there will be another orientation meeting held online via Zoom at this meeting id (83996470213). (A complete zoom invitation is included below.) Please email Dr. Dave Camp (camp@calpoly.edu) if you are interested in the contest or the course but cannot attend either orientation meeting.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Job Opportunity - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences Postbac
The Computer, Computational and Statistical Sciences (CCS) Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking recent graduates looking for a challenging postgraduate internship at the post-baccalaureate level. As a CCS postbac, they will provide you with a mentor, a challenging project, and an opportunity to present your work and progress to colleagues. The projects will vary depending on your skills and interests and the Laboratory's current needs.
Visit Los Alamos National Laboratory to apply.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Job Opportunity - Caltrans, Sacramento
Accounting Student Assistant
Part-time
$15-$18/hour
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is seeking a student assistant to provide accounting support by performing various types of accounting related tasks such as: processing payments, inputting data, uploading file packages, verifying payment information and processing payment receipts, etc.
Application deadline: 6/20/22
Visit SAC State website or contact Sheridan Nansen for more information.
Friday, May 13, 2022
DATA ANALYST -- Mustang News
Cal Poly's Mustang News is hiring data analysts for a team specifically focused on data-driven and investigative reporting, called The Hill. Over the past two years, Mustang News has hired multiple data analysts with a range of expertise: everything from looking for interesting datasets and analyzing them to scraping websites for data and visualizing it using R or other languages. Bottom line: they all support and even actively lead coverage on some pretty important subjects.
For reference, here are a few really smart and well-done stories our team has published this year:
- Armstrong Says ‘21,000+ Students’ Got Tested. Cal Poly’s COVID-19 Dashboard Doesn’t Agree
- Cal Poly Isn’t Doing Enough To Address Sexual Assault, Students Say In Survey
- Cal Poly Spends More Than $100,000 Isolating COVID-Positive Students
This is a paid position and we are looking to fill at least four spots on our team. Applicants can expect to spend 10 hours a week on work related to this position at most, although it's usually around five hours most weeks. Applications are due at 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 22 and those interested can apply here: https://apply.mustangmediagroup.com/. The app consists of a resume, cover letter and work sample if available.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Intership Position - Behavioral Health Department, County of San Luis Obispo
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Cultural Competence Data Analysis & Reporting Intern
This is an intern, hourly paid position under the Behavioral Health Quality Support Team
Division. The DEI - CC Data Analysis and Reporting Intern is responsible for the following:
- Collect behavioral health data for the Cultural Competence Plan and support its development;
- Coordinate analysis and report DEI – Cultural Competence training data for the Behavioral Health Department and its contracted partners on a yearly basis and maintain a log;
- Coordinate and provide support to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee’s goals and objectives;
- Provide support to the work and strategies built within the DEI Committee’ workgroups;
- Provide administrative support in completing organizational level revision of policies and procedures, training activities, and internal strategies;
- Strategize time management and appropriate task completion; including creating templates and formulas to produce reporting as required;
- Other responsibilities will include attending staff meetings, designing and completing administrative projects individually.
- Background in Ethnic Studies, Political Science, Public Policy, Business Administration, and/or Statistics
- Personal and professional passion for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as a driven force for social change
- In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and popular online platforms
- Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and report
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent qualitative analysis and reporting
For more information, please contact Nestor Veloz-Passalacqua, MPP, at
nvelozpassalacqua@co.slo.ca.us