Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Professional Work Experience
Main Activities In The University
Research Experience
Publication
Language Skills And Competence
Technical Skills And Competences
Social Skills And Competence
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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Sosna Birra

Washington,USA

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Lecturer

Addis Ababa University
, Ethiopia
07.2020 - 08.2023
  • Offering courses for under-graduate students, Provide training on research methods and statistical software, Advice under-graduate students, Conduct research, Develop teaching and training material, Coordinating Undergraduate program
  • Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.

Assistant Lecturer

Addis Ababa University
09.2019 - 09.2020
  • Provided tutoring support to students requiring additional assistance in subject matter comprehension and
    skill development
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.

Graduate Assistant 2

Addis Ababa University
09.2018 - 09.2019
  • Provided tutoring support to students requiring additional assistance in subject matter comprehension and skill development.

Graduate Assistant 1

Addis Ababa University
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Provided tutoring support to students requiring additional assistance in subject matter comprehension and skill development.

Education

Ph.D. - Mathematics

Howard University
Washington, DC

Master of Science - Biostatistics

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
07.2020

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
07.2017

Professional Work Experience

  • Lecturer, Addis Ababa University, July, 2020 - August 2023
  • Assistant Lecturer, Addis Ababa University, September, 2019- September, 2020
  • Graduate Assistant 2, Addis Ababa University, September, 2018- September, 2019
  • Graduate Assistant 1, Addis Ababa University, September, 2017- September, 2018

Main Activities In The University

  • Offering courses for under-graduate students
  • Provide training on research methods and statistical software
  • Advice under-graduate students
  • Conduct research
  • Develop teaching and training material
  • Coordinating Undergraduate program

Research Experience

  • Statistical Modeling for Nested Data
  • Survival Data Analysis
  • Time series Data Analysis

Publication

"Predictors of length of hospital stay for preterm infants in Ethiopia: a competing risk analysis",Front. Pediatric., 08 November 2023.

Language Skills And Competence

• Mother Tongue: AMHARIC (Speak Read Write)
• Other Language: ENGLISH (Speak Read Write)

Technical Skills And Competences

SAS, R, STATA, Microsoft excel and SPSS, LATEX, Microsoft Office Suite

Social Skills And Competence

  • I was facilitator of the social committee to the statistics department and participated in different volunteer activities at Addis Ababa University.
  • I was a member Gender office support team and engaged to child care center establishment for the College of Natural and Computational Sciences at Addis Ababa University.
  • Working in a University, an environment where there is a diverse community allowed me to amplify my communication and adaptability skills.

Personal Information

Sosna Bayu Birra, Ethiopian, Female, Single,

5919 14th St.Apt 101 NW,

Washington, DC, 20011,

bayousosina@gmail.com/ sosna.birra@bison.howard.edu

References

  • Bedilu Alamirie(Ph.D), Department of Statistics, Addis Ababa University, +251921877301, bedilue@gmail.com
  • Berhanu Bekele(Ph.D), Department of Mathematics, Addis Ababa University, +251913228282, berhanu.bekele@aau.edu.et

Timeline

Lecturer

Addis Ababa University
07.2020 - 08.2023

Assistant Lecturer

Addis Ababa University
09.2019 - 09.2020

Graduate Assistant 2

Addis Ababa University
09.2018 - 09.2019

Graduate Assistant 1

Addis Ababa University
09.2017 - 09.2018

Ph.D. - Mathematics

Howard University

Master of Science - Biostatistics

Addis Ababa University

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Addis Ababa University
Sosna Birra