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Important Dates
- Oct. 28 Last day to opt for P/NP grading
- Nov. 2-13 Pass 1 for Winter 2016
- Nov. 11 Veteran's Day Holiday
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Department Announcements
Tea Time
At 2:30 today we will be holding our weekly tea time in the Statistics Lounge. Stop by for some refreshments.
Statistics Seminar Series
Time/Location: Thursday, October 29th, 4:10pm, MSB 1147 (Colloquium Room)
Refreshments at 3:30pm in MSB 4110 (Statistics Lounge)
Speaker: Martin Hilbert (Dept. Communication, UC Davis)
Topic: Big Data, Big Opportunities, Big Threats
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On Campus Events
Statistics Club
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Tuesday, 10/27 – Weekly Study Session
5:00-8:00 P.M. MSB 1143.
Come study and keep your grades up with the support of your peers.
Thursday. 10/29 – Introduction to Case Studies
6:00-8:00 P.M. MSB 1143.
Case Studies are finally here! At this meeting, we will be kicking off our real-life data exploration. We’ll learn what we need to succeed with case studies, and we’ll work through a small exercise together just to get started. *This event is a skill-building event, and all members of any skill-level will be properly challenged.
Community Service Fair-Today!
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Time: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 1-4PM
Location: ARC Ballrooms
About:
This free event is a great place to discover volunteer opportunities on campus, in the community, and beyond. Talk to non-profits about how you can get involved and visit the Community Service Resource Center table to learn more about how we can help you help others. Don’t miss it!
Registered Organizations:
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Camp Kesem
Citizens Who Care
City of Sacramento
City Year
Davis Community Meals
Davis Farm to School
Davis Waldorf School
Developmental Disabilities Service Organization (DDSO)
FARM Davis
Hillel at Davis and Sacramento (NA)
International House, Davis
Mutual Housing California
My Sister's House
Sprout Up
The Amigos Backyard Program
UC Davis Picnic Day
UC Davis The Pantry
UC Davis Women's Resources and Research Center (WRRC)
We Are Aggie Pride Volunteer Ambassador Program
Yolo County CASA
Yolo County Library
Yolo County Neighborhood Court
See the most current list in Aggie Job Link
Also consider nominating someone for a Community Service Award later on this year.
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Internships/Opportunities
Internship for Applied Analysis of Education Data-IAMSTEM HUM
(On Campus Internship)
About:
Goal of the internship is to use statistical skills learned in the classroom for student-led research with real data resulting in presentations and/or publication. Weekly meetings will be scheduled to collaborate with Center for Educational Analytics staff on research analysis dealing with student success at UC Davis. Students will be encouraged to submit a proposal to the URC Research Conference. Students will be mentored as to how to apply knowledge in a real research setting, while building strong research skills.
Qualifications: Have a strong interest in using data analysis skills to answer innovative, student-generated research questions related to undergraduate student success at UC Davis.
To Apply: Go to Aggie Job Link and search using the ID Number 802049.
The American Enterprise Institute-Spring Internship
About:
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is seeking interns for the Spring 2016 internship term.
Internship opportunities are available on both the research and business sides of the think tank. All positions require excellent organizational, research, writing, and computer skills, as well as the ability to multi-task. Responsibilities on the research side include research, writing, editing, and some administrative work. Most of our research positions support more than one scholar, but they are generally grouped by topic. On the business side of the think tank, our conferences, development, communications, and government relations offices all seek interns. Competitive candidates for these internships will generally possess a 3.6 GPA from a top ranking college or university.
Spring 2016 intern candidates can apply to work in the following offices:
- Academic Programs
- Accounting
- Arthur Brooks
- Asian Economies
- Asian Studies
- Coalitions
- Communications--Blogging and New Media
- Communications and Marketing Systems
- Critical Threats Project
- Critical Threats Project--al Qaeda and Affiliates
- Critical Threats Project--Iran
- Critical Threats Project--Communications and Technology
- Defense Planning and the U.S. Global Strategy
- Demographics and Political Economy
- Development
- Digital Strategy
- Economic Policy
- Editorial and Publications
- Education Policy
- External Affairs
- Financial Services
- Government Relations
- Health Policy
- Higher Education Policy
- International Trade and Finance
- Iranian Studies
- Labor Economics
- Security Studies
- Media Relations
- Middle East Studies
- Military Strategy and the U.S. Defense Budget
- Poverty Studies
- Program on American Citizenship
- Public Opinion Studies
- Russian Studies
- Social and Cultural Studies
- Technology Policy
- Values and Capitalism
- Video Production
To Apply:
AEI will be hosting approximately 70 interns this spring. If you are interested in any of these opportunities and would like to look at our most updated list of internship openings, please visit www.aei.org/internships.
We ask that you submit all application materials via the online portal, applying only to the specific jobs postings. You are welcome to apply for as many internship opportunities as you would like. An application is only considered complete if we receive all of the following application documents: resume, cover letter, 500-word academic writing sample, and an unofficial copy of your academic transcripts.
Vsolvit Jr. Data Analyst
About: The Jr. Data Analyst’s primary role is helping to implement IT and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions by building the databases that support the solutions. The Jr. Data Analyst also plays a supporting role in related projects. This is a part time position for approximately 10 hours per week.
Qualifications: A degree in computer science, programming, or a related field (or actively pursuing a degree.)
High proficiency with basic productivity tools and software, e.g., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Familiarity with current technology (social media, cloud computing, “smart” internet searching.)
Strong analytic, quantitative, and reasoning skills.
Ability to synthesize innovative ideas within project constraints.
Strong willingness to learn, grow, and make a meaningful contribution to the company.
To Apply: Please visit our application page at http://vsolvit.com/apply/part-time.php.Upon completion of the application, please send your resume to vsc@vsolvit.com.
Data Science Intern-LinkedIn
About:
A Consumer Analytics data science intern will access one of the biggest consumer data sets in the world to find deep insights about our diverse member base. A successful intern will turn raw data into useful models and will get to suggest, implement, and test product changes.
Data scientists on the Consumer Analytics team of LinkedIn help ensure that we use data to make product decisions wisely, taking into account our members’ multi-screen usage of LinkedIn at various times throughout their professional careers, and in determining the best ways to engage users and deliver value to our members.
As a Data Science intern you will:
- Extract and analyze data on over 380M LinkedIn members to understand the complex product ecosystem, generate insights to inform proactive product recommendations.
- Formulate success metrics for completely novel products.
- Design and analyze experiments to test new product ideas.
- Develop new algorithms and models to improve our products.
LinkedIn’s amazingly rich data about our worldwide network of professionals is a fantastic playground for a Data Scientist. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from (and teach!) some of the best data people anywhere in an environment which truly values (read: is obsessed with) data-driven decisions.
Qualifications:
- Passion for proactively identifying product opportunities through creative data analysis and modeling.
- Pursuing a BS/MS/PhD in a quantitative discipline: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, etc.
- Strong programming experience in Python, Java, C/C++ or equivalent.
- Expertise in applied statistics.
- Ability to understand business objectives and translate into actionable analyses.
- Ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
To Apply: http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/linkedin/job/o9oN1fw5/apply
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