The Norbert Wiener Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics is a one-year appointment supporting independent research in statistics. Wiener Fellows have backgrounds and interests in broad areas of statistics ranging from theoretical focus to applications of statistics across domains ranging from engineering and science to management and the social sciences. During their time at MIT, Wiener Fellows lead activities within the SDSC and IDSS.
Requirements
Ph.D. (expected or obtained) in Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics or a related field; strong analytical and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment and commitment to participating in IDSS activities.
Application
In the late Fall, the Fellowship announcement will be posted to the IDSS and SDSC websites and academicjobsonline.org.
Norbert Wiener Fellows




2018: Jingbo Liu
Assistant Professor of Statistics
University of Illinois
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2019: Andrej Risteski
Assistant Professor
of Machine Learning Carnegie Mellon University
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2020: Vatsal Sharan
Assistant Professor of Computer Science University of Southern California
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2022: Yanjun Han
Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Data Science, Courant Institute
Affiliate in Computer Science,
New York University
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2023: Yuling Yan
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2024: Tudor Manole
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2025: Nneka Okolo
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2025: Subhodh Kotekal
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2025: Subhodh Kotekal
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