Supervisors Meet Students: Careers in Academia

29/02/2024

Agenda

• 11-11:10 General Introduction - Luisa Cutillo
• 11:10-11:20 Careers in Academia - Liam Carson, Postgraduate Diversity Lead Officer UoL
• 11:20 - 11:40 Selected Projects by Supervisors:
  - Titarenko S.,
  - Aldridge, M.,
  - Andrew B.,
  - Griffiths S.,  
  - Gusnanto A.,
  - Sharoff S.
  - Bokhove O.
• 11:40 - 12:00 Q&A

Allocation Process - Lists

Projects have been shared with you on Minerva.

Each student must submit a ranked preference list of 6 projects

• Students submit their ranked preference list of 6 projects by the 31st of March via a MS Forms (to be shared on Minerva).

• If you miss the deadline you will be allocated a project form the shared list with no possibility of choice.

• Please make sure that:
  - Your top 3 ranked topics have different contact supervisors.
  - You select 6 different topics id.
  - (just MATH5872) - You have at least 2 choices in the topics range: [45, 58].

• We will match you with a project within your ranked choice (trying to maximize your happiness!).

• The projects allocation will be communicated in May 2024.

Selection Forms

MATH5871:

Selection form          here

MATH5872:

Selection form          here

Allocation Process -

Competition Based

• Competition based projects are indicated on the Lists shared on Minerva.

• Please send an email to mscstats_dsa@leeds.ac.uk with your CV and a cover letter (up to 500 words) specifying the project you are applying for in the subject (eg. COMPETITION BASED PROJECT XX). Deadline 10th March.

• You can only apply for one, but express preferences for other competition based in your email.

• Promptly let me know of your Competition Based (or CDRC) outcome.

Supervision Info

• Dissertation work starts in early June, after your last exam.
• Contact your supervisor before June to arrange an informal meeting.
• You and your supervisor(s) should arrange up to 6 hours of meetings (modalities to be agreed) - do this as soon as possible.
• Consecutive meetings should not be more than 2-3 weeks apart.
• Your supervisor will monitor your progress.
• Students are expected to be on campus during their dissertation work.

Good Practice

• Share a short report with your supervisor(s) ~2 days ahead of every meeting.
• Practice on using latex with the provided template on Minerva. A very good online tool is overleaf.
• Create a project on GitHub to share with your supervisor(s). (ABC for a Data Scientist!).
• Learn how to use GitHub. Very good tutorials here: Atalassian and Software Carpentries.

DSA Timeline & details

Sta./Appl.Fin. Timeline & details

Handbooks

MATH5872: https://minerva.leeds.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_551438_1/outline/file/_11881894_1

MATH5871: https://minerva.leeds.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_549032_1/outline/file/_11881897_1

On Minerva MATH5871/2 Module page,

under Learning resources: preparing for your dissertation.

MSc Career Events

Agenda

• 11-11:10 General Introduction - Luisa Cutillo
• 11:10-11:20 Careers in Academia - Liam Carson, Postgraduate Diversity Lead Officer UoL
• 11:20 - 11:40 Selected Projects by Supervisors:
  - Titarenko S.,
  - Aldridge, M.,
  - Andrew B.,
  - Griffiths S.,  
  - Gusnanto A.,
  - Sharoff S.
  - Bokhove O.
• 11:40 - 12:00 Q&A

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