Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA) | Applications Due Feb 17, 2024

Please see the opportunity below from the Institute of Mathematical & Statistical Innovation (IMSI):

Dear Department of Statistics,

I am writing to let you know about 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.

 

IMSI is a mathematical sciences research institute funded by the National Science Foundation. Our mission is to apply rigorous mathematics and statistics to urgent, complex scientific and societal problems, and to spur transformational change in the mathematical sciences and the mathematical sciences community.

 

The Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA) is an eight week mathematics and statistics bootcamp for undergraduates which will take place June 10 - August 2, 2024. The program’s aim is to help prepare students for the rigors of graduate school through lecture series and problem sessions.  It will cover core material in linear algebra, advanced calculus, metric spaces, probability, statistical modeling, and data science.  This program is open to students who will be rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors at U.S. colleges and universities and will be at least 18 years old at the time the program begins.

 

Participants should have had a full year of calculus (or equivalent experience), gained some familiarity with computational linear algebra (including representation of linear transformations by matrices, matrix algebra, and determinants), and had some experience with mathematical proofs by the time the program begins. Students who have already taken theoretically rigorous courses in both linear algebra and analysis are most likely not a good fit for this program.

 

I’d appreciate it if you could pass this information along to any students whom you feel might be interested. Further information and the application are available on the program’s web page.  Applications are due by February 16, 2024.

 

Questions can be emailed to sumsa@imsi.institute; please note that this email is sent from an unmonitored box.

 

Thank you for your time,

 

Kevin Corlette

Director, Institute for Mathematical & Statistical Innovation

https://www.imsi.institute/

PCCTC Data Science Internship

Please see the attached internship opportunity from Dr. Shannon Pileggi with the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC). Shannon is a former faculty member of our department and is especially interested in Cal Poly students. 

We are hiring another Data Science intern this summer, please circulate among your students. The student must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and be enrolled in school for the term after they complete their internship (so not open to graduating seniors). Happy to answer any questions!

 

https://externaltalent-mskcc.icims.com/jobs/73490/pcctc-summer-internship---data-science/job?mode=view&mobile=false&width=1108&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240

 

Thanks,

Shannon

Shannon Pileggi, PhD (she/her) Lead Data Scientist  pileggis@mskcc.org  Mobile: (404) 895-9033 http://pcctc.org/

Section on Statistics and Data Science Education : PhD Program with potential for Statistics Education focus

 Please see the email below:

Hi Everyone,

If you know anyone considering a Ph.D. in statistics education, the Mathematics and Science Education (MSE) Ph.D. Program and Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) will host a Virtual Graduate Program Open House session on Monday, November 27 at 7:00pm Central (8 pm Eastern/6 pm Mountain/5 pm Pacific).  Register for the event at https://mtsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckf-mqrDIuH9Lc6NPnHru7Q0MZBhDPB6qY. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Mathematics and Science Education (MSE) Ph.D. program is an interdisciplinary program designed to train academic researchers and educational professionals to carry out, evaluate, and integrate research in mathematics or science education. The MSE program offers four distinct concentrations: Biology Education, Chemical Education, Interdisciplinary Sciences Education, and Mathematics Education. Those intending to concentrate in Statistics Education would do so through the Interdisciplinary Sciences Education Concentration.

 

The MSE Program is currently accepting applications for graduate students in all concentrations, including statistics education. Fully funded assistantships are available for the 2024-2025 school year.  Awarded assistantships include a tuition waiver and stipend for up to five years (i.e., no tuition is paid by the graduate student if awarded an assistantship; insurance, however, and other student fees are the responsibility of the student). The application deadline is January 15, 2024 for full consideration for graduate assistantships.

 

We are a vibrant community of scholars who conduct discipline-based educational research and actively engage our respective fields to improve K-16 STEM teaching and learning. Graduate students are supported through faculty and peer mentoring to produce scholarly presentations, research manuscripts, and grant proposals. Our program alumni go on to be college-level professors and researchers in mathematics and science education, as well as teachers and leaders in various educational settings, whose jobs require them to perform, evaluate, and integrate the results of research in mathematics and science education into classrooms.

For more information, and to apply for a Ph.D. graduate assistant position, please visit: https://www.mtsu.edu/programs/math-science-education-phd/ 

Questions should be directed to Dr. Jennifer Kaplan at Jennifer.Kaplan@mtsu.edu 

Thank you,

 Jennifer Kaplan

Director, Ph.D. Program in Mathematics and Science Education
Middle Tennessee State University