1. Life as a (Young) Academic Statistician Dr Eric J. Beh School of Computing & Mathematics University of Western Sydney SSAI Careers Evening, 29 th April, 2009

2. Life as an (Young) Academic Statistician Teaching Meet lots of wonderful people, most of whom are keen to learn You can teach students from a wide variety of disciplines at a variety of levels You can teach students material that is similar to your area of research Help guide a person’s intellectual development (its much better being on the other side of the desk)

3. Life as an (Young) Academic Statistician Research Lots of opportunities to conduct research in the development and application of statistical tools. Develop your own research profile Research what interests YOU (no one tells me what to research, who to research with, how much research I should do) You meet lots of people who are keen to advance knowledge in your area of interest Cross-discipline collaboration in non-statistical disciplines (gain other skills and gain new interests)

4. Life as an (Young) Academic Statistician Demand A number of uni’s around Australia & NZ have advertised for jobs within maths/stats departments Plenty of cross-discipline academic positions advertised (biostatistician, geospatial, ecological statistician, public health, analyst/programmer, econometrician, etc) Postdoctoral opportunities Honours + postgraduate (incl. PhD) scholarships at all universities

5. Life as an (Young) Academic Statistician Working Conditions Flexible working hours (eg work from home) If you enjoy research you can see the world –Italy (5 times), USA (3), England (2), New Zealand, Spain Salary + 17% employee superannuation contribution Good prospects for continual professional development and promotion (universities are keen to see staff develop their teaching, research and administration skills) Decent salaries (you can earn a six figure income once you get to top of Senior Lecturer or bottom of Associate Professor) Very good job security (people will always want to learn)