As a statistician and/or data scientist, have you ever considered a career in a government agency that collects and analyzes data to enable policy decisions?
National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is proud to sponsor its first virtual government career fair on January 8th (Wednesday) 12-1pm ET. The fair will feature career opportunities at three government agencies: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the United States Census Bureau. This is the third in a series of virtual career fairs hosted by NISS. Recordings of the first career fair could be found here while recordings of the second career fair will be made available to the public in January 2020.
The career fair is for students and faculty (at all levels) who may be interested in learning about career opportunities in BLS, NASS and Census. The career fair may also be of interest to those who are considering a career change to work in these three government agencies.
The Career Fair will be conducted using Zoom. To register for the virtual career fair, your organization needs to be a NISS affiliate. Please check the list of NISS affiliates to see if your organization is a NISS affiliate. If you qualify to register, please use your .edu, .gov or .com email address to register using this link (or https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NyC1_NhRTOupcyBfilpWDg).
While the live event is limited to NISS affiliates, NISS will make video recordings from the event available to the public one month after the event took place.
Each presenter has 15 minutes to address the follow general topics:
- What are the job opportunities for statisticians/data scientists/analysts in your organization?
- Describe the range of skills statisticians/data scientists/analysts need to succeed in your organization?
- What is the career path for statisticians/data scientists/analysts in your organization?
- Is your organization currently hiring statisticians/data scientists/analysts?
- What advice would you give to students based on your experience?
The program for this virtual career fair will be organized as follows:
12:00-12:05 Opening remarks
Nathan Cruze, National Agricultural Statistics Service
12:05-12:20 Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:20-12:35 Jonah L. Wong, U.S. Census Bureau
12:35-12:50 Jeff Bailey, National Agricultural Statistics Service
12:50-13:00 Q&A
Moderated by Nathan Cruze
About the Presenters
Wendy Martinez from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-Wendy Martinez is the Director of the Mathematical Statistics Research Center in the Office of Survey Methods Research at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. She serves as the president of the American Statistical Association for the 2020 term.
Jonah L. Wong from U.S. Census Bureau-Jonah Wong is a Mathematical Statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau. As a member of the Census Bureau's Methodology and Standards Council, Jonah is an advocate for quality and transparency in the production of official statistics.
Jeff Bailey from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)-Jeff Bailey is a branch chief overseeing the Summary, Estimation, and Disclosure Methodology Branch at NASS. Jeff has contributed to the agency as a researcher, and as a supervisor of researchers and production staff.
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Christy Chuang-Stein
On behalf of Nathan Cruze
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