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Opportunities with Our Research Team

We welcome applications from motivated students and researchers interested in joining our research team. Opportunities are available at various levels:

Undergraduate Students

  • Undergraduate students can work in our research team in the Spring-Summer or Fall-Winter sessions.
    • Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of statistics, probability, and computing (R or Python).

Routes to Work in Our Research Team

  • NSERC USRA or James Stewart Student Research Award:

    • Call for applications is expected between mid-February and mid-March every year (not in 2024).

  • Senior Research Project:

    • Contact me in Spring/Summer (June-August) to take STATS 4T06 in Fall. The outline for STATS 4T06 is found here.

Graduate Students

  • Graduate students can apply through the Statistics or Computational Science & Engineering programs.
    • The application procedure for graduate studies in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University is available at this site.
    • The application procedure for graduate studies in the School of Computational Science and Engineering at McMaster University is available at this site.

Additional Steps to Join Our Research Team (Master’s Thesis and Ph.D. Programs)

  1. Decide Your Application Term: For example, Fall.
  2. Check Requirements: Ensure you can satisfy the minimum requirements described on the program websites by the application deadline.
  3. Research Interests: Confirm your interest in our current research directions.
  4. Contact: Email me at jeganp1@mcmaster.ca between mid-October and mid-November (the year before your application term) with:
    • Your transcripts.
    • A CV (maximum 2 pages).
    • A link to any GitHub repository showing your past computational work (it doesn’t need to be perfect).
    • Your research interests (two lines - what it is and why).
    • Use the email subject Prospective Students.

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Opportunities to be announced.