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External Opportunities in the Field of Mathematics
The D. E. Shaw group's Nexus Fellowship
"the D. E. Shaw group is accepting applications for one of our 2020 fellowships for current sophomores: the Nexus Fellowship from March 17 to 19. Applications will remain open until February 16, and students can learn more on our fellowship program website.
The Nexus Fellowship is a unique education program that gives participating students insight into our firm and industry. Over three days in March at our New York City headquarters, fellows will participate in a content-driven curriculum of interactive case studies and seminars led by notable speakers and the firm’s own analysts. They’ll also spend time with senior leaders of the firm, discuss career paths in finance with recent hires and long-tenured employees, and develop relationships with students from schools around the country. We provide a $1,500 stipend, accommodations, and travel to and from New York City to ensure an immersive experience at our firm."
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SIG: Quantitative Trader and Trading Internship positions
SIG, a quantitative trading firm based in Philadelphia, is recruiting Quantitative Traders and Trading Interns. Detailed can be found in the attached flyers. If you are interested in applying, please follow the links below:
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LSA Opportunity Hub: Services & Opportunities For Math Students
Drop In + Appointment Scheduling:
Students can attend drop-in hours Monday-Thursday 9am-11:45am to talk about major/career exploration, internships, interview prep, graduate school search, and so much more! If you are looking for a method to navigate all the pathways you can take with a degree in Math, drop in hours are a great first step! LSA Opportunity Hub also offer industry focused appointments with Internship Program Coordinators. For example, any student interest in exploring more in-depth on industries or opportunities within business or technology are able to schedule an appointment with Megan Downey, one of the Internship Program Coordinators!
LSA-Focused Programming:
Join your fellow LSA students in a group setting to explore how to develop a professional identity that fits who you are and where you want to be. LSA Opportunity Hub offer workshops, alumni talks, and skill-based learning opportunities. Here are few things that are coming up in the next week that are relevant to putting your math degree to work:
Curated Internships:
The Hub Internship Program works with LSA Alumni to offer internship opportunities only available to LSA students. These internships are exploratory meant for students to gain industry experience and foundational knowledge. A few internships within the program that might be perfect with your math knowledge and skills include:
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Capital One Opportunities
Summits (Externships) May & August 2020
Sophomore Career Development & Exploration Virtual Events Series
Capital One is so excited to share a brand new, virtual Capital One program, specifically designed for sophomores from their partner universities. Over spring semester, Capital One will be hosting unique live sessions in order for you to gain valuable career development skills as you prepare to meet with employers and apply for internships. Sessions will tackle a variety of challenging topics ranging from storytelling and navigating your career search, to resume and LinkedIn essentials. Capital One will also share more about their story as a technology company in the financial services industry and their development programs for campus hires. Come join Capital One on your career journey!
You can register here for each session individually. Please know that while Capital One would welcome you at all of these sessions, you may sign up for the specific sessions that interest you or work with your availability.
As part of this cohort of students, Capital One will also be supplementing the virtual experience with in-person touchpoints when they visit each of your campuses. After attending your first session, be on the lookout for an email from your recruiter as a follow-up.
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Missive Central: Professor Stephen DeBacker also includes a plethora of additional external opportunities in his Math Missives. Here is a link to all the archived Math Missives: http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/missive/tie_dye/tie_dye.html
"the D. E. Shaw group is accepting applications for one of our 2020 fellowships for current sophomores: the Nexus Fellowship from March 17 to 19. Applications will remain open until February 16, and students can learn more on our fellowship program website.
The Nexus Fellowship is a unique education program that gives participating students insight into our firm and industry. Over three days in March at our New York City headquarters, fellows will participate in a content-driven curriculum of interactive case studies and seminars led by notable speakers and the firm’s own analysts. They’ll also spend time with senior leaders of the firm, discuss career paths in finance with recent hires and long-tenured employees, and develop relationships with students from schools around the country. We provide a $1,500 stipend, accommodations, and travel to and from New York City to ensure an immersive experience at our firm."
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SIG: Quantitative Trader and Trading Internship positions
SIG, a quantitative trading firm based in Philadelphia, is recruiting Quantitative Traders and Trading Interns. Detailed can be found in the attached flyers. If you are interested in applying, please follow the links below:
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LSA Opportunity Hub: Services & Opportunities For Math Students
Drop In + Appointment Scheduling:
Students can attend drop-in hours Monday-Thursday 9am-11:45am to talk about major/career exploration, internships, interview prep, graduate school search, and so much more! If you are looking for a method to navigate all the pathways you can take with a degree in Math, drop in hours are a great first step! LSA Opportunity Hub also offer industry focused appointments with Internship Program Coordinators. For example, any student interest in exploring more in-depth on industries or opportunities within business or technology are able to schedule an appointment with Megan Downey, one of the Internship Program Coordinators!
LSA-Focused Programming:
Join your fellow LSA students in a group setting to explore how to develop a professional identity that fits who you are and where you want to be. LSA Opportunity Hub offer workshops, alumni talks, and skill-based learning opportunities. Here are few things that are coming up in the next week that are relevant to putting your math degree to work:
- 1/27 4pm-6pm | Career Fair Prep Workshop
- 1/28 5pm-7pm | MasterClass: Understanding Financial Valuation (Presented by Bank of Ann Arbor) **Limited Seating as students will get 1:1 learning with the employer
- 1/31 12pm-2pm | Hub Studio: Internship Search
Curated Internships:
The Hub Internship Program works with LSA Alumni to offer internship opportunities only available to LSA students. These internships are exploratory meant for students to gain industry experience and foundational knowledge. A few internships within the program that might be perfect with your math knowledge and skills include:
- Business Intern at IPD Analytics
- Security Consulting Intern at BGI
- Event Accounting Intern at Star Events
- IT Intern at Brilliant Detroit
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Capital One Opportunities
Summits (Externships) May & August 2020
- Applications are now open and links are included below
- Deadline to apply is Monday, Feb 17th
- Summits align with Capital One's different campus programs and you can visit campus.capitalone.com if you want to explore programs before determining the appropriate Summit!
- Women in Business - Aligns with Commercial Banking
- Summit for Developing Leaders - Aligns with Business Analyst
- HR Leadership Summit - Aligns with HR
- Finance Summit - Aligns with Finance
- Software Engineering Summit - Aligns with Tech
Sophomore Career Development & Exploration Virtual Events Series
Capital One is so excited to share a brand new, virtual Capital One program, specifically designed for sophomores from their partner universities. Over spring semester, Capital One will be hosting unique live sessions in order for you to gain valuable career development skills as you prepare to meet with employers and apply for internships. Sessions will tackle a variety of challenging topics ranging from storytelling and navigating your career search, to resume and LinkedIn essentials. Capital One will also share more about their story as a technology company in the financial services industry and their development programs for campus hires. Come join Capital One on your career journey!
You can register here for each session individually. Please know that while Capital One would welcome you at all of these sessions, you may sign up for the specific sessions that interest you or work with your availability.
As part of this cohort of students, Capital One will also be supplementing the virtual experience with in-person touchpoints when they visit each of your campuses. After attending your first session, be on the lookout for an email from your recruiter as a follow-up.
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Missive Central: Professor Stephen DeBacker also includes a plethora of additional external opportunities in his Math Missives. Here is a link to all the archived Math Missives: http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/missive/tie_dye/tie_dye.html