Collaborative Statisticians Advancing Their Careers in an Academic Setting

• Activity Number: 641
• Type: Topic Contributed
• Date/Time: Thursday, August 7, 2014 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
• Sponsor: Section on Statistical Consulting
• Author(s): Julia L. Sharp*+ and Chris Franck*+ and Ronald Gagnon*+ and Alix I. Gitelman*+ and Sharina Person*+ and Denise Scholtens*+
• Companies: Clemson University and Virginia Tech and University of Wisconsin-Madison and Oregon State University and University of Massachusetts Medical School and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Keywords: applied statistician ; advancement ; consulting

Abstract

Applied statisticians often serve in various capacities within an academic appointment and follow different paths to success. In this panel, statisticians from different academic career tracks (e.g., research, tenure, clinical educator, staff, etc.) will present position responsibilities, funding sources, teaching loads, administrative support, authorship policies, etc. and how these lead to promotion and advancement comparatively within their track. This is especially relevant because the role of the collaborative statistician in an academic setting is changing with new technologies, education of individuals in other fields, and perceptions of the value of applied statisticians within the appointed department, college, and university.