Give good talks
Ravi Vakil provides some great advice, which we excerpt here
- There is a huge amount to say about giving talks. For now, I’ll first direct you to Terry Tao, who reminds us to be considerate of our audience, and that Talks are not the same as papers.
- Advice from Jordan Ellenberg.
- How to give a colloquium. (First line: “Most colloquiua are bad”.)
Join Academic Societies
Free student membership in IMS
ASA student membership available for $25
Write a CV
UNC Career Services is on the 2nd floor of Hanes Hall and have drop in hours Monday to Friday from 1-4 PM. See their page on writing a resume or CV for resources.
Negotiate an Academic Job Offer
Advice from department chairs. That link contains a video, as well as links to slides by each speaker.
Apply for student paper awards and poster competitions
Apply to conferences
Succeed at conferences – Kevin’s thoughts on JSM + others
Apply for grants
See this lecture from an old class at NC State. Here is the link to the full class
Travel Grants
- The Graduate Transportation Grant:Thanks to the donation from the Kenan Trust, for STOR students, the award amount recently increased from $400 to $1400 for domestic trips, and from $600 to $3000 for international trips. In the future even if you didn’t see the funds available, keep in mind that they might be open at random times. So bookmark their page and check frequently! Each student may only receive this grant once, and it is not as competitive as the one below. So plan wisely.
- GPSF travel award: The maximum award for domestic travel is $400. Note that this application requires a <500 words essay, and cannot be combined with other funding support. You may only receive this award once every 2 years.
Apply for fellowships
Apply for academic jobs
Lecture from old class at NC State
2nd lecture from old class at NC State
Here is the link to the full class
The ASA compiles salary information for statisticians
Write good code – include a list of software packages and programs we love
