The year of our lord 2026 and google slides doesn’t have an equation editor???

Encountering my first run-in with the enshitification of Google Scholar - even when enclosing the title in quotes I can’t get it to pull up the 2 most recent AD facts and figures reports. Things! Used! To! Work!

On further reflection, maybe opening my work email on 12/26 was not the best way to mitigate my anxiety

One of life’s small joys is sending your husband a Bluesky thread he gets so mad at he says “okay I have to show you on the whiteboard”

Good morning epi methods community! Please consider applying for (and spreading the word about) this position here at Minnesota. It's a great place to be! (You can read the whole description and apply here: apply.interfolio.com/179313) #EpiSky

meanwhile in journalism

Just clocked a copilot icon on my excel spreadsheet. Like oh yes please tell me what I need in this cell oh purveyors of Marchuary

Introducing: The Christmas Bean™️

mfw an investigator gets done talking about how they haven’t settled on a primary outcome yet, then turn to me and ask what I need for the power calculation

We already have these they’re called Shyttles and they’re driven by the UW-Madison Facilities Division

I’m going to need academics to get on the same page about how long a “quick chat” last as and no it is not 30-60 minutes

We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing

Hope everyone on the floor could hear me yell “who is putting PHI in the free-text comments???” just now

BusinessDesk has a fantastic (and rare) for a data journalist in New Zealand. The Herald and BusinessDesk are separate publications, but whoever is in this role will work with me on projects like Budget day visualisations 1/2 careers.nzme.co.nz/jobs/6697721...

Come work with me! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position 🥳 Apps due Nov 15 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/176686 🧪🧬💻🧠 #StatsSky #WomenInSTEM

📢 Interested in a PhD in clinical trials methodology? The Trials Methodology Research Partnership are advertising projects for PhDs starting Oct 2026, in statistics, health economics, epidemiology, social science, and more, hosted at one of 12 UK partner institutions. mrctmrpdtp.com/current-oppo...

New PhD position available at @mrcctu.bsky.social to develop guidance on balancing statistical and clinical considerations when choosing an estimand in RCTs. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

University of Pennsylvania is hiring: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Research Track

Every time I submit manuscript revisions I fight the urge to the Devil Wears Prada my laptop into the lake

One year of this relentless ball of energy

Great opportunity. Great colleagues. (Note: Oct. 24 application deadline) www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Installing and booting up adobe premiere so I can edit out all the weird pauses in my lecture video

We're currently looking for a Trials Methodologist/Senior Trials Methodologist to join our team. You can find out more about the role and how to apply here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13... #ResearchJobs #TrialsMethodology🧪

At any rate, if you know of any good stats departments that are looking for someone with a new #NSF #CAREER award starting Oct 1, let me know. I do #datavis and #forensics research and teach #statcomputing with #rstats and #python. I have a 2-body problem but open to many different locations anyways

Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896 I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.

Which one of y’all is reviewing trial protocols and telling investigators that defining significance thresholds is outdated

Actually did this this year and it’s been so freeing - highly recommend

Job available for a statistician to work on a clinical trials methodology project on improving statistical methods for paediatric cancer ttrials. Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham Closes 22 September edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Once again on the task list. I 💜 manuscript revisions 😭

Sometimes I wish I could control my hyperfocus so I could power through the things I actually need to get done (manuscript revisions) rather than optional things (a plot someone mentioned in a meeting)

Super happy to say that my first Biometrics article was published this week!😃 Along with Fan Li, Monica Taljaard, & Denise Esserman, we derive sample size & power formula for cross-sectional stepped-wedge trials with time-to-event outcomes, & explored the impact of finite sample variance corrections

Important update: the west campus sandhill cranes had babies this spring 😭

Reposting for the morning - help ID your problem crossings!

Madison folks: apparently there's a GIS comment map for cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvements cityofmadison.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

Do a mediation analysis, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. 😭

I still get crime alerts from my PhD alma mater and I have gotten not one but TWO emails this week about someone breaking into university buildings to steal $1,000+ worth of books

Sometimes I think “man, I really am taking too long on this trial analysis this is my fault” And then I remember I’m merging redcap, custom dashboard, and EHR data and feel (a little bit) better

PLEASE SHARE: We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team. We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration. Come work with our great team! pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

I have FIXED the quarto slides pdf export issue that has PLAGUED me for YEARS

New 3-post for a research/senior research fellow to work on adaptive longitudinal cluster randomised trials in Melbourne. Interesting work with a great research group. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

I want to know what wizard I need to consult to be able to consistently navigate SciENcv without getting a 400 error

DSI is hiring AI engineers, MLOps specialists, and a data scientist to support faculty research, with an emphasis on the @uwmadison.bsky.social RISE initiative. This is a great opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research across a wide range of topics. dsi.wisc.edu/about/work-a...

We are looking for a great colleague @mcgill.ca Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Global and Public Health mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

AMSTAT is working with Instats to offer the entire library of courses and seminars to people with a .gov email address. These empower public servants to advance evidence-based policy-making and strengthen data literacy. They're working on access for #RIFd. #firedfeds #statssky #rstats

NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all. It follows intense pushback from courts across the country. Details TK

HIRING! We offer 3 fully funded PhD positions to work on research methodology with experts in a great medical research environment. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Madison milestone unlocked: figured out a feasible way to bike to work