2025 PRE Workshop
🥳 PREDOC.org hosted our annual pre-doctoral workshop in economics on Tuesday, August 12, over Zoom, to help students explore and apply for pre-doc opportunities.
All recordings are now live!
2025 PRE Workshop
🥳 PREDOC.org hosted our annual pre-doctoral workshop in economics on Tuesday, August 12, over Zoom, to help students explore and apply for pre-doc opportunities.
All recordings are now live!
2025 PRE Workshop
Learn more about the role of a pre-doc in exploring research opportunities in quantitative social science.
The Pre-Doctoral Path
Hear current pre-docs and hiring managers speak about preparing for and securing a pre-doctoral position.
How to Apply
Best tips and practices for succeeding as a pre-doc once you've landed a position!
How to Succeed
Rupsha walks-through a data task in R, an essential component of the pre-doc application.
How to Solve a Data Task in R
Eva walks-through a data task in STATA, an essential component of the pre-doc application.
How to Solve a Data Task in STATA
Current RAs discuss their transition into pre-doctoral roles and how their experiences are impacting their future trajectories as researchers.
How to be a Successful Predoc
Our STATA mentor, Matthew Pitcock, Research Assistant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, reviews a data task with workshop participants. (We suggest working through the task first before watching this video).
Data Task Review
An introduction to the PRE Workshop and to the different initiatives PREDOC offers.
Introduction
Current pre-docs and a program manager discuss the pre-doc application process.
Applying to Pre-docs
Learn the fundamentals of effective data visualization, an essential skill for any RA or pre-doc.
Data Visualization
Managers of pre-docs discuss what they look for in pre-doc applications, and how to be successful in the role.
What PIs Look For
PREDOC presents on pathways to research careers.
Pathways to Research
Researchers discuss their own careers and what they look for in a pre-doc.
Researcher Panel
Pre-docs discuss their experience during the application process, and share strategies for success.
Applying to Pre-docs
BITSS researcher presents on best practices in transparent research. Download slides here.
Transparency in Research
Pre-docs present on what it takes to be successful in the role.
Success in Pre-docs
University of Arizona researchers present best practices on quantitative standards and pre-analysis plans.
Quantitative Standards and Pre-Analysis Plans