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Professor Tracy Ke is Interviewed for the International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science

March 7, 2023

The Statistics Department is featuring four statisticians over several months as part of our series celebrating the inaugural International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science (October 11th, 2022), as well as International Women's Day on March 8th, 2023. Introduced by the Caucus for Women in...

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Statistics PhD Alumni Share Tips for Industry Careers

February 14, 2023

During the fall semester's final Stat 300 Seminar (typically focused on Ph.D. student research talks), four Ph.D. alumni joined a special industry-focused career panel via Zoom. Expertly moderated by fifth-year Ph.D. student Louis Cammarata, the panel featured Valeria Espinosa (Ph.D. '13), a staff data scientist at Waymo; Paul Baines (Ph.D. '10), head of engineering at QC Ware; Elaine Zanutto (Ph.D. '98), vice president of methods and advanced analytics at Naxion Research and Consulting; and Samantha Cook (Ph.D. '04), chief scientist at FNA (see their profiles below). The panelists, who...

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Job Opening: Lecturer on Statistics

January 4, 2023

The Department of Statistics seeks applications for a Lecturer appointment in any area of statistics. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The lecturer will be expected to teach four undergraduate-level courses annually, supervise senior theses, advise students at the undergraduate level, and participate in pedagogical and curricular discussions related to the undergraduate statistics program. The position is for three years, with the second two years contingent on a satisfactory performance review during the first year.

Applications received by February 28,...

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