Join us for the Professional Skills for Statisticians series, hosted by the SSA Mentoring Program. This professional development series is invaluable to statisticians who are looking to improve and enhance their skills in communication, time and project management.
Effective communication and preparation are both essential to excel in job interviews. In this presentation, we will cover key preparation techniques tailored for statisticians, including thorough research on potential employers and crafting compelling responses to common technical and behavioural questions. The talk will emphasize how to effectively communicate complex statistical concepts to both technical and non-technical interviewers. We'll explore strategies for showcasing your analytical skills, discussing your experience with statistical software and programming languages, and presenting your past projects or research. Additionally, the presentation will cover how to align your statistical training and work experience with specific job requirements, demonstrating your value to potential employers.
Presenters: Julie Simpson and Katrina Scurrah
Julie is Head of Biostatistics at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health and Director of the Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health research (MISCH) Hub at the University of Melbourne. She has 30 years’ experience collaborating on multidisciplinary research projects with clinicians, laboratory scientists, epidemiologists and health policy-makers at universities and hospitals worldwide. Throughout her career she has sat on many interview panels for statistics positions based at Universities, hospitals and research institutes.
Katrina is the Research and Analysis Team Lead for Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, which is a Federal Government statutory agency. She has 25 years of experience in the development and application of statistical models for complex data, especially data obtained from twins, siblings, families and linked administrative databases. Her work aims to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and families through evidence-based research. She has a strong interest in capacity building in health and medical research through statistical consulting, collaborating, research facilitation, educating, and mentoring.
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