Hi! I'm posting this here as it looks like this newsgroup is frequented by some stat professors. If anyone can suggest a better outlet, please let me know. Here's my question(s): I'm in the Decision Sciences Dept. at Drexel University (in the business school), and for two years we've tried to hire a statistician at the Assistant/Associate level. I'm been surprised by the fact that we've received very few applications (< 15, maybe < 10 in each year) from PhD-qualified statisticians, and haven't succeeded in hiring anyone. A friend in another b-school has had a similar experience. So I'm curious... does anyone have a sense for the stat job market? Specifically: Are fewer students coming out of Stat programs? Are more students going into industry (data mining, biostat, etc.) Or..... is it just the fact that we're a business school? Or..... ??? Also, for my own interests I'd be interested in knowing if there is anything published regarding the numbers of graduates over the last few years, where they were placed (like industry vs. academia), starting salaries, etc. Any insights or suggestions on how to generate a stronger pool this year would be appreciated. (We haven't gotten involved in the recruiting effort at the August ASA meetings, and we will definitely do that this year.) Thanks in advance! Tom McWilliams Associate Prof; Drexel U. =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, less thoughtful people send inappropriate messages. Please DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE POSTMASTER about these messages because the postmaster has no way of controlling them, and excessive complaints will result in termination of the list. For information about this list, including information about the problem of inappropriate messages and information about how to unsubscribe, please see the web page at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================
