by Yiwang Chen (UM Math PhD 2022) Now at Google There is always this question that crosses your mind at least once when you are working on your Ph.D., namely, industry or academia? As many Ph.D. students, my initial thought would be to stay in academia. However, after a summer encounter with the “Invitation to…
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Alumnus Alexander Zaitzeff to speak in Invitations to Industry
The Invitations to Industry Spring 2022 Seminar Series begins Monday, February 7 at 12pm ET with Dr. Alexander Zaitzeff, Senior Research Engineer at Two Six Technologies! Alex is a 2020 AIM PhD graduate from Michigan Math. Alexander Zaitzeff is currently working as a Senior Research Engineer at Two Six Technologies on machine learning cyber security and other exciting topics, after finishing his PhD…
Academia to Tech: Advice from Luis Serrano
Luis Serrano (UM Math PhD 2010) offered insight and advice to fellow travelers considering a career change from academia to tech. Luis is currently a Quantum Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist at Zapata Computing, a Boston company offering positions and internships (although Luis himself is at their Toronto office and they also offer fully remote positions).…
Erdös Institute Career Support
Michigan math has partnered with the Erdös institute to bring our PhD and MLB students, post-docs, and PhD alumni career support. Please consider taking advantage of this amazing opportunity! The application window for the Erdös Institute’s Spring 2022 Career Workshops and May Data Science Boot Camp closes on November 15th. You can apply directly through our…
SIG recruiting Michigan Math PhDs
The Invitations to Industry Fall 2021 Seminar Series continues Friday, October 15 at 12pm ET with recent Michigan PhDs Yuxin Wang and Mark Greenfield, who are both Quantitative Researcher at Susquehanna International Group, LLP. Even if you are planning an academic career, it is highly recommended that you learn about the many careers available to you as a Math PhD. This…
Invitations to Entrepreneurship for Math PhDs
Don’t miss Michigan alumna Olivia Walch (UM AIM PhD 2016) in our first Invitation to Entrepreneurship talk! Olivia is CEO of her own company, Arcascope, that markets an App that uses mathematics to help people sleep better. Invitations to Entrepreneurship is a new offering of the Erdos Institute, building on the successes of our Invitations…
Industry or Academia?
Recent Math PhD Zhan Jiang (UM PhD 2021) wrote to share his personal experience with “the Job Market” as well as some practical advice and resources that eventually landed him a job at Google. Like pretty much every technical employee at Google, his title will begin as “Software Engineer,” but you should contact him, as well…
5 reasons I chose an industry career over an academic one
By Gilad Pagi, UM Math PhD 2018 Google Senior Software Engineer, Los Angelos 1. Geographical Flexibility: industry jobs are everywhere and usually do not require your predecessor to leave/transfer/retire. 2. Self Funded: True research industry positions are not abundant, but once you land one, your research is going to be funded by your employer, as opposed to an external…
Jane Street recruiting Math PhDs
UM Math PhD Rafe Kinsey (2014, advisor Sijue Wu) wrote to me looking to hire YOU, a finishing PhD student or post-doc, for a “hybrid” position with his group at Jane Street. While Jane Street is a research-heavy quant firm in NYC, “hybrid” means you’d be part of a team straddling the business and the…
Sign up for the Erdos Institute’s list-serv
Stressed about finding employment in these pandemic times? Interesting in learning more about the exciting and highly paid jobs for mathematicians? Just want to hear about options for Math PhDs who graduated from a program like ours a few years ago. Sign up for the Erdos Institute‘s Invitation to Industry list-serv here. And it’s not…