If you are in the first ten years of your career working
with statistics and data, and based in the UK, please do consider applying for
the RSS statistical ambassadors programme:
The RSS statistical ambassadors programme is developing
the public engagement skills of UK-based professional statisticians, to create
a cohort of volunteers willing and able to respond to requests from event
organisers and the media. Existing ambassadors have given media interviews,
participated in public events, helped journalists and press officers understand
statistical issues, written popular articles, and much more.
We are now accepting applications for a further ten
ambassadors to join the programme.
The programme is specifically aimed at early-career
statisticians (up to ten years in the profession), including postgraduate
students, and those with limited public communication experience.
It aims to support and assist those who wish to engage
with public audiences about statistical matters through the media, in person, or
online. The programme is not aimed at those wishing to change careers into the
media or into professional communication roles.
Statistical ambassadors will receive two days' training
and four telephone group mentoring sessions with experts including David
Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at
Cambridge University, to help you reflect on and develop your skills. We ask
statistical ambassadors to be responsive to requests from the RSS for volunteer
time for public engagement. Participation in the programme is eligible for the
RSS CPD requirements.
Applications close on 23 March 2016. For full details of
how to apply, visit: https://www.statslife.org.uk/members-area/member-news/latest-call-outs-to-members/2710-could-you-be-one-of-our-statistical-ambassadors
