Alexander Zaitzeff (UM Math PhD 2020) reached out to let me know that his workplace, Two Six Labs, is hiring this year, and he’s happy to talk to any Michigan Math graduates interested in learning more about Two Six Labs. Alexander says he’s enjoyed being a senior research scientist at Two Six so far, where he’s designed…
Category: Invitations to Industry
Invitations to Industry: SIG on Monday
Susquehanna International Group (“SIG”) is again recruiting top Math PhDs to work in quantitative research at their proprietary trading firm in Philly. Among recent UM graduates working (or soon to be working) there are Chris Hammond(UM PhD 2009) and Mark Greenfield(UM PhD 2021, expected). Please come check out what it might be like to…
Invitations to Industry Monday
Ian Levitt, mathematician at NASA Zoom link About: Ian Levitt began his career in 1993, as a high school intern in a computer science laboratory at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) just outside Atlantic City, NJ. That fortunate early experience set him on a path through multiple areas of…
Invitations to Industry monday
The Invitations to Industry seminar series continues this Monday October 5th at 5pm ET with Igor Ferst, Cofounder and CTO of Mobikit! Graduate students and postdocs in math welcome! From Igor: I’m an experienced technologist with a deep and diverse skill set spanning full-stack development, machine learning, data science, product management, and engineering management. I’m currently CTO of a…
Invitations to Industry
Monday: September 28 at 5 pm ET Zoom link Rik Williams, PhD Senior Data Scientist – Transportation Policy Research at Uber https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikjwilliams/ https://medium.com/@rik_williams
Moving from academic to industry career plans: A personal story
Mark Greenfield, finishing Math PhD, shared some of his thoughts and experiences about his process of figuring out his post-PhD next steps, finding an internship in finance. Please check out his inspiring story! (Back to Resources about Non-Academic Careers) Mark’s words: This will be partly autobiographical and partly general advice. Each section has “Takeaways” which…
Invitations to Industry resumes next week!
The first Invitations to Industry seminar of the 2020-2021 academic year is coming up next week! This signature Erdős Institute program connects current math graduate students and postdocs with graduate alumni working in industry. The purpose of this seminar series is to help attendees learn about various career opportunities outside of academia and establish relationships and…
Even with everything, data industry still looking for Math PhDs
Yes, it’s scary out there, with worries both about public health and the economy. The good news is, some places are still hiring, and many of the industries looking for mathematicians (tech, robotics, data science) are poised to do well, even during a pandemic. I just got word that Domino Farms right here in Ann…
Zoom Invitations to Industry: Spotify
You are invited to Monday’s Erdos Institute Zoom Invitation to Industry with Spotify Topic: Invitations to Industry – Archana Anandakrishnan, PhD – Spotify Time: Apr 13, 2020 05:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada): Join Zoom Meeting Password: 016420 Update: Slides from this presentation available: here.
Non-Academic Career Panel Tomorrow
It’s not too late to register (here) for tomorrow’s Non-Academic Career Panel. Tigran Ananyan, Hunter Brooks, Becky Hoai, Ross Kravitz, and Alex Mueller, all of whom completed their PhDs in Math in the past decade, will share their experiences and information about how they found their jobs, what it was like to “transition to…