Data
A person whose job is to gather and interpret data in order to solve a specific problem
What is a data analyst?
This name was affectionately given to Stanford ever since it was established by founders Leland and Jane Stanford.
What is "The Farm?
While we might think of them as postdocs, they are actually considered...?
What is a non-matriculated graduate student?
Sofie always wants more of it
What is data?
A pet animal Addie wishes she could have and is also the OPA mascot.
What is a goat?
An organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
What is a database?
They used to call themselves the school of "Earth"
What is the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability?
They have a different role other than a postdoctoral appointment, even though they might think of themselves as a postdoc.
What is an affiliate?
A quality Sofie highly values
What is curiosity?
When it comes to data, Addie is obsessed with this
What is data integrity?
The use and development of computer systems that are able to learn and adapt without following explicit instructions, by using algorithms and statistical models to analyze and draw inferences from patterns in data.
What is machine learning?
This groups advises the Provost on postdoctoral policy.
What is PACPA?
This small group of folks within the OPA domain is the bain of existence for many people at Stanford.
What is a medical fellow? (What are medical fellows?)
Sofie is not "really" late to a meeting until this amount of time has passed.
What is 5 minutes?
Something Addie became obsessed with after taking a class from Stanford continuing studies.
What is photography?
A programming language for storing and processing information in a relational database.
What is SQL?
The Stanford Cantor Arts Center holds several sculptures by this artist.
Who is Auguste Rodin?
This phrase makes people think that postdocs get fired.
What is a termination form?
Sofie sees herself primarily as serving this role for postdocs
What is an advocate?
Don't ask Addie how many of this she has
What is a tattoo?
The former is a collection of facts, while the latter puts those facts into context.
What is the difference between data and information?
This group used to be just the IT group just for school of medicine.
What is Technology and Digital Solutions?
This Stanford school didn't have a postdoc for many years, until recently.
What is the school of Law?
This was Sofie's first role at Stanford.
What is an Assistant Director of Development?
Addie named her first two cats based on proofs from this mathematical topic.
What is calculus?