You may be aware that there is a national shortage of computer science professors and lecturers. This means opportunities for YOU, Math PhD looking for work, especially if you love teaching and want to stay in Ann Arbor. The chair of the hiring committee for the CSE department here at Michigan asked me to help…
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Registration for Erdos Institute Programming
Michigan Math is a member of the growing Erdos Institute, an organization created by mathematics professor Roman Holowinsky (OSU) to “help PhDs find the jobs they love and companies find the PhDs they need.” You can register today to learn more. You may have heard “the job market is terrible for math PhDs.” Nothing could…
ICERM adds post-doc positions for pandemic
Some good news for folks looking for an academic post-doctoral position: ICERM has announced some additional post-doc positions intended to mitigate the loss of entry-level positions for mathematical scientists starting fall 2021. The Simons Foundation has provided funding for three Simons Bridge postdoc positions open to new PhD’s in any branch of the mathematical sciences. ICERM will…
Exciting Internship Opportunity for Math grad students and post-docs
Rick Laugerson (former UM Math Department post-doc and Professor at UIUC) wrote to me to encourage Michigan peeps and Michigan Alumi to apply to academic-industry partnered internships that have IMMEDIATE OPENINGS. These are both full time positions as Project Developers, one in Champaign-Urbana and one at Johns Hopkins (both currently remote for pandemic). These are…
Post-doc Position at Northeastern
Tony Iarrobino wrote with the following information for those looking for a post-doc in math: As some of you may have already noticed, we are advertising a Zelevinsky Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Training Group (ZPF/RTG) for this Fall on mathjobs. The approval for the position came in rather late this year, and it is not clear that…
SIAM Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday July 7
Free registration, and you do not need to be a SIAM member…so please read on! SIAM is offering its first-ever Virtual Career Fair, on Tuesday July 7 at any location near you with an internet connection. You either need to be a SIAM member (free student membership options are found here), or else set up a free username 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…
New Post-doc position opened up at Clemson
Sean Sather-Wagstaff wrote to me about a new opening for a post-doc position at Clemson starting this fall. The deadline for full consideration is April 7. If you are still looking for something, or know someone who is, please check out their ad and apply right away, or let your friends know. Also, let me…
Interesting and Meaningful Summer Teaching in NYC or LA
“This summer, change the lives of underserved students with exceptional potential in math” Ruthi Hortsch (BS UM, 2012) wrote to recruit Michigan math graduate students, post-docs and faculty to teach math this summer for BEAM (Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics), an enrichment program for underserved urban youth. After Michigan, Ruthi wrote her PhD in number…
Data Incubator Boot Camp
You may have heard of the Data Incubator, a competitive program designed to bring STEM PhDs up to speed for high-level careers in Data Science. They have again contacted me, trying to recruit YOU, of course. This is a high quality program which may be of interest if you would like an industry career. Our…