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Teach For America
in Higher Education / Teaching Jobs
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.
Theory into Profit: Microsoft Invests in Mathematicians
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
" 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)
MBA Programs Expand Career Prospects For Cross-Trained Scientists
in Business School for Scientists
by Robert Finn, The Scientist, June 26, 1995.
IBM Research
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
Research on topics ranging from data storage to nanotechnology and computational biology.
AT&T Labs Research
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
" 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. "
A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching With Excellence
in Educational Techniques & Pedagogy
The distilled wisdom of recipients of Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Computational Finance at Carnegie Mellon
in Programs in Computational Finance
"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."
Colleges not training enough workers to fill jobs, say tech firms
in IT Worker Shortage, 1998
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. "
Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor Shortage
in IT Worker Shortage, 1998
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. "
Chronicle Careers
in Higher Education / Teaching Jobs
Current job listings from the Chronicle of Higher Education .
Statistical Job Announcements in Australia and New Zealand
in Math / Statistics Jobs
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.
The Value of 'Learning Backward'
in Improving Graduate Education
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. "
Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival Manual
in Grad School Survival Guides
by Diane P. O'Leary
How to Get a Teaching Job at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
in How to Get a Job
Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College Department of Biology, gives a complete guide to pursuing a career in teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution.
American Mathematical Society job listings
in Math / Statistics Jobs
Large list of primarily academic openings from the Notices of the AMS.
Physics Jobs
in Physics Jobs
Online listings from Physics World magazine
Perpetual Business Machines: Principles of Success for Technical Professionals
in Career Guides: Books
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?
Graduate School Survival Guide
in Grad School Survival Guides
" 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. "
Computational Fluid Dynamics Online
in Computing Jobs
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.
"Learning To Be a Citizen-Scholar"
in Improving Graduate Education
" 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. "
Opportunities for Mathematicians in Finance and Investments
in Finance and Investments
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.
Mathematics in Finance at New York University
in Programs in Computational Finance
Microsoft Research
in Nonacademic Employers That Hire PhDs
" 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. "
12 Month MBA for Scientists and Engineers
in Business School for Scientists
The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell now offers a 12 month MBA program for scientists and engineers.
Now Hiring! If You're Young
in IT Worker Shortage, 1998
Norman Matloff, New York Times Op-Ed, January 26, 1998. " The real story here is more profound: the rampant age discrimination in the industry. High-tech companies save money by shunning most midcareer programmers and focusing their hiring on new or recent college graduates, who are cheaper and can work lots of overtime. "
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