PhD Statistician
Company: RAND Corporation
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Type: RegularPosition DescriptionStatisticians at RAND work
across all research areas, including healthcare, social and
economic wellbeing, labor and population, education and training,
criminal and civil justice, national security, aging, emerging
risks and military manpower. These projects often pose novel
challenges in design, sampling, measurement, analysis, modeling,
imputation, and computing. Statisticians may also have the
opportunity to perform research in statistical methods, lead
research projects, and provide statistical consulting and education
to the RAND research community.More information about statisticians
at RAND is available atQualificationsCandidates should have strong
theoretical training, a genuine interest in applied statistics, and
excellent oral and written communication skills. All research
positions at RAND require excellent analytic skills; the ability to
communicate clearly and effectively in English, both orally and in
writing; the ability to work effectively as a member of a
multidisciplinary team; and a strong commitment to RAND's core
values of quality and objectivity.We seek both recent graduates and
experienced statisticians with substantial publication records and
extensive applied experience. Senior research positions require
demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff members,
lead and direct multidisciplinary teams, potentially raise research
funding, set project standards and monitor progress, handle
significant budget responsibilities, and communicate interim and
final results to the RAND community and to policymaking audiences.
RAND policy research is carried out by four federally funded
research and development centers (FFRDCs) that focus on U.S.
national and homeland security policy issues (for the Air Force,
Army, Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)) and five other divisions that focus on domestic
policies (health care, Education, Labor, social and economic
well-being, Global and Emerging Risks). Interest and/or experience
in national security research is not required but is a plus for
this year as there is demand in these areas. Education
Requirements
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