JPSM, in a unique partnership, brings together faculty from the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan, as well as researchers from Westat, a leading survey organization based in Rockville, MD. Through its educational offerings the Joint Program attempts to serve both professionals currently working in statistical agencies and survey organizations, and to educate the next generation of survey professionals.
Each summer JPSM sponsors a Junior Fellows Program for a limited number of extremely successful and talented undergraduate students. Successful applicants are granted paid research assistantships in a Federal or private statistical agency in the Washington, DC area. They participate in weekly seminars at JPSM and elsewhere in the area on survey methodology and career options in survey research. Throughout the summer students learn about surveys, statistics, graduate studies, and how statistical agencies and survey organizations work, and they meet other students from across the country along with the JPSM faculty.
Ideal candidates:
- Will have completed their sophomore or junior year by June 2019
- Have a strong academic record (3.5 GPA or higher)
Participants learn how data gathered from households and economic units are used to track and identify trends.
Applications open November 12, 2018 and close January 7, 2019, 11:50 p.m. EST.
More information is on the JPSM website.
Applications open November 12, 2018 and close January 7, 2019, 11:50 p.m. EST.
More information is on the JPSM website.
