This is just an idea, but I wonder if you could use your data science and statistics skills to help nonprofits or foundations working on important issues (including outside the EA community) better evaluate their impact or otherwise make more informed choices. (If those skills need sharpening, taking courses seems sensible.) From the name it sounds like this could dovetail with your work in your masters’, but I don’t actually know anything about that kind of programme.
I guess it sounds to me like going back to academic stuff isn’t what you want to do, and it would probably be a bit tough with the 5 year publication gap (though I don’t know if that’s as much of a thing in neurosciene as in other disciplines), and doesn’t work as well with your master’s—so if it were me I think I’d try to double down on the stats and data science stuff.
Yes, that is exactly what I think I could be helping with. And I will surely keep on training my programming and stats skills. However, I do feel I need work experience and right now it is getting hard to find a job. I believe I am not applying to the right positions or that my profile is too confusing due to the different topics I have put energy to.
I may just focus on the data science skills for a while and when I get more practice I start applying again.
Hi Anafromthesouth,
This is just an idea, but I wonder if you could use your data science and statistics skills to help nonprofits or foundations working on important issues (including outside the EA community) better evaluate their impact or otherwise make more informed choices. (If those skills need sharpening, taking courses seems sensible.) From the name it sounds like this could dovetail with your work in your masters’, but I don’t actually know anything about that kind of programme.
I guess it sounds to me like going back to academic stuff isn’t what you want to do, and it would probably be a bit tough with the 5 year publication gap (though I don’t know if that’s as much of a thing in neurosciene as in other disciplines), and doesn’t work as well with your master’s—so if it were me I think I’d try to double down on the stats and data science stuff.
Thank you, Ardenlk!
Yes, that is exactly what I think I could be helping with. And I will surely keep on training my programming and stats skills. However, I do feel I need work experience and right now it is getting hard to find a job. I believe I am not applying to the right positions or that my profile is too confusing due to the different topics I have put energy to.
I may just focus on the data science skills for a while and when I get more practice I start applying again.
Thanks for your feedback, again :)