Selection Process: How Do I Become An SDP Data Fellow?

The Strategic Data Project Cohort 5 Fellowship application process consists of the following five phases:

• Online Application
• Telephone Interview
• Interview Day
• Agency Interview
• Placement

Phase One: Submit an Application Online (Apply Here)
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis beginning December 14th through April 15, 2013.

Candidates will be notified of their status within two weeks after their application is submitted.

Phase Two: Phone Interview
Phone Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis starting February 2013 through May 3, 2013.

Candidates will participate in a phone interview with an SDP research analyst and a member of the recruitment team.

• Once a phone interview appointment is confirmed, candidates will receive an assignment the next business day and will be given 72 hours to complete.
• During the phone interview candidates will be asked to briefly present their memo and discuss their interest in the fellowship. Phone interviews will typically last up to 45 minutes.
• Candidates will be notified if they are moving forward in the interview process, placed on the waitlist or not moving forward within a week.
  
  • Waitlist candidates are encouraged to submit evidence of applied quantitative experience.

Phase Three: Strategic Data Project (SDP) Selection Days
SDP Selection Days: May 22 and May 23, 2013

Successful candidates from the Phone Interview stage will attend an in-person interview in Boston, MA.

• Each candidate participates in a two hour in-person interview that will be divided into three sessions.
• SDP will assist candidates with travel arrangements and expenses.
• Candidates will be notified of their status within one week after selection day.

Phase Four: In-Agency Interview(s)
In-Agency Interviews: Week of June 3, 2013

• Candidates selected to move to the final interview stage will be matched with a prospective agency (e.g. district, state education agency, etc.). Candidates will interview with senior cabinet level members, their prospective supervisor, and if scheduling permits, the Superintendent or CEO.
• Candidates should be available to travel from June 3–June 14, 2013.
• SDP will assist candidates with travel arrangements and expenses.

Phase Five: Placement
Candidates will be notified of their status by Monday, June 24, 2013. Candidates who are not selected by an agency can defer their application for the next cohort in-agency interview(s). The anticipated fellowship start date is Monday, September 16, 2013. An orientation for new Fellows will be held in early October in Cambridge, MA.

Printable version: SDP Fellowship Recruitment Timeline (PDF)