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Teach For America
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Teach For America is a non-profit organization that recruits recent college graduates from all academic majors to teach for two years in under-resourced and rural schools. If you are a math, science, or engineering major, please ask us about our special intitiative to bring more math and science teachers into schools where they are greatly needed, and to ensure that math and science corp members remain connected to the broader mathematics and scientific communities throughout the two year commitment.
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Theory into Profit: Microsoft Invests in Mathematicians
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" In a surprising coup last year, the Theory Group at Microsoft Research, the company's think tank, hired Fields Medalist Michael Freedman. The group of four mathematicians will grow to triple that number over the next couple of years as it pursues outstanding questions in computer science, including the problem of whether P equals NP. " (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
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AT&T Labs Research
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" We are helping computers to speak, hear, and understand. We are deep into distributed computing, wireless communications, and networking; and we are hot on the trail of electronic commerce, security, and exciting new services. Our mission is to expand the universe of communications for AT & T's 90 million customers. "
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MBA Programs Expand Career Prospects For Cross-Trained Scientists
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by Robert Finn, The Scientist, June 26, 1995.
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A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching With Excellence
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The distilled wisdom of recipients of Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Computational Finance at Carnegie Mellon
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"The Master of Science in Computational Finance program is a one-year, full time or two-year part-time course of study focused on the use of quantitative methods and information technology in the field of finance - be it developing new derivative hedging strategies for a hedge fund, building a risk management model for a financial institution, running an equity portfolio at a mutual fund, managing a book trading bond options at an investment bank or creating the means of delivering swap quotes and settlements over the internet."
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Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor Shortage
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by Prof. Norman Matloff, UC Davis. " 'Vaporware.' That is the term used in the software industry when a firm announces a new product which actually does not exist. Extending the term a bit, one can say that the industry's latest vaporware is the claim of a desperate software labor shortage. The fact is that there is no such shortage. "
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Colleges not training enough workers to fill jobs, say tech firms
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Aug 13, 1998, Seattle Times " Washington state's higher-education system is failing to produce enough people to program, design or run computer systems, according to educators and industry officials....What irritates local information-technology companies is that there is no lack of people who want to work in these businesses. There just aren't enough classes available to provide the skills that potential workers need. "
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Chronicle Careers
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Current job listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education .
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IBM Research
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Research on topics ranging from data storage to nanotechnology and computational biology.
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Statistical Job Announcements in Australia and New Zealand
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Comprehensive listing of jobs for statisticians in Australia and New Zealand. Compiled from various Austrlian newspapers and electronic sources by the Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland.
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Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival Manual
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by Diane P. O'Leary
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Graduate School Survival Guide
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" Concise suggestions for: getting the most out of the relationship with your reseach advisor or boss, getting the most out of what you read, making continual progress on your research, finding a thesis topic or formulating a research plan characteristics to look for in a good advisor, mentor, boss, or committee member, avoiding the research blues. "
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The Value of 'Learning Backward'
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Next Wave , May 31, 2002. " 'Learning backward'... is about fixing the problems that are important to you and acquiring the skills and resources you need to solve them. Learning backward happens every day and should be recognized as an integral skill of functional professionals and citizens. Graduate programs that are recognizing this have developed courses and programs to prepare students for lives after their theses or dissertations; lives in which the capacity to fix problems is a critical survival skill. "
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Physics Jobs
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Online listings from Physics World magazine
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American Mathematical Society job listings
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Large list of primarily academic openings from the Notices of the AMS.
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Indian scientist’s visa denial sparks outrage
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Washington Post, Feb 23, 2006. "A decision two weeks ago by a U.S. consulate in India to refuse a visa to a prominent Indian scientist has triggered heated protests in that country and set off a major diplomatic flap on the eve of President Bush's first visit to India."
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Perpetual Business Machines: Principles of Success for Technical Professionals
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Engineers are facing unprecedented opportunities, risks, and uncertainties in the global economy. The book addresses three fundamental problems faced by engineering students and professionals: * If business is sponsoring technology, who is preparing technical professionals for business? * If technical professionals are expendable, who can assure career continuation? * If business is a multi-dimensional universe, how do we remove the invisible wall dividing professionals?
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Online
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The CFD Jobs Database contains many job offers from companies and universities worldwide. All positions are in some way related to CFD (computational fluid dynamics). Offers include academic postions, postdoc positions, Ph.D. studentships and many positions in industry.
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How to Get a Teaching Job at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
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Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College Department of Biology, gives a complete guide to pursuing a career in teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution.
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"Learning To Be a Citizen-Scholar"
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" Imagine a graduate-education system that begins by asking students to think about what matters to them most and then uses their answers not only to create programs of research, but also exciting and varied career possibilities. We call this approach 'passion plus expertise,' and it is the premise behind the 'intellectual entrepreneurship' program at the University of Texas at Austin. "
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Opportunities for Mathematicians in Finance and Investments
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Richard Holmes, a mathematician who now runs his own investment services company, provides a comprehensive overview of the types of mathematical problems that come up in the world of finance and investment management. Lots of useful references for books and articles to read if you are thinking about a career on Wall Street.
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The Real Science Crisis: Bleak Prospects for Young Researchers
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Chronicle of Higher Education , September 2007. "[F]or many of today's graduate students, the future could not look much bleaker. They see long periods of training, a shortage of academic jobs, and intense competition for research grants looming ahead of them. 'They get a sense that this is a really frustrating career path,' says Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. So although the operating assumption among many academic leaders is that the nation needs more scientists, some of brightest students in the country are demoralized and bypassing scientific careers."
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Mathematics in Finance at New York University
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Microsoft Research
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" Microsoft Research is dedicated to basic and applied research in computer science. We develop new technologies for improving the way computers interact with people. We have outstanding researchers in a wide variety of disciplines, both from leading academic institutions and industrial research labs. We are committed to supporting and participating in the worldwide research community, and we collaborate with many universities worldwide. "
