By Sharon Arroyo and Les Button Opportunities in industry for people with hard-core mathematical skills can be very rewarding. In this article, we give our perspective on how to search for a job in industry. We first discuss how to match your skills and career goals with a role. We then give information about the... Continue Reading →
Technical and Organizational Challenges for Data Scientists – SIAM News
By Catherine Micek ~ As a freshman in college, I decided that I wanted to be a math professor. I’d always valued learning and had been interested in teaching from a young age. My desire to teach mathematics was twofold. I enjoyed the challenge of communicating a dense subject by breaking down complex ideas and explaining... Continue Reading →
How a Chance Internship Inspired My Career in the Oil Industry – SIAM News
By: Anusha Sekar ~ The story of my career begins at the midpoint of my graduate studies. After earning my master’s in mathematics from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India, I moved to the University of Washington (UW) to complete my Ph.D. I was working on my thesis in 2006 when my advisor,... Continue Reading →
Growing Your Network When You Have None as a Student
By Chang Hsin Lee ~ That was my experience: no connection with anyone in the industry for the job I want to know more about. What can I do? I will share with you two routes that have worked for me. Unanswered questions I came from Taiwan to United States for graduate school, and I... Continue Reading →
SIAM News – Ex Numeris: Confessions of a Common Mathematician (with apologies to Anne Fadiman)
By Kevin Gillette ~ I am a common mathematician, thoroughly mathematical by training, temperament, and trade. I’ve trod weary footpaths through numerous industrial sectors, plying my skills in areas as diverse as banking, transportation, telecommunications, retail, and even venture capital. My appetite for mathematical application is quite ecumenical; although I focus on optimization and discrete mathematics,... Continue Reading →
Alternative Career Paths in Research Development and Institutional Data
By Holly Zullo, PhD; Associate Director, Research Development, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah ~ “Use your skills in a new way” began a job ad that caught my attention and then altered the course of my career. The position was Associate Director of the Office of Scientific Writing and Institutional Data at Huntsman Cancer... Continue Reading →
