THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Graduate Careers for Mathematicians

Information and case studies relevant to undergraduates and prospective employers on employability and job opportunities available to mathematics graduates.

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Careers in Math
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) identify the variety of career opportunities that are open to people with mathematical talent and training.

Careers for Mathematicians is an article by Sue Briault which appeared in Mathematics Today and includes some useful careers advice targeted to mathematics students.

Clement Jones Lecture - Careers
A PowerPoint presentation from the IMA University Liaison Officer.

Everything You Wanted to Know
About Sponsorship, Placements and Graduate Opportunities - The Official Guide of the British Association, (Autumn 2002).  The guide includes sections on careers advice and jobs/placements.

Earthworks is the world leading on-line database of career opportunities for geophysicists, seismologists, geotechnical/civil engineers, petroleum scientists/engineers, earth scientists, oceanographers, marine scientists, ecologists, environmental scientists, plant scientists, forestry/agricultural scientists, archaeologists, geographers, climate/atmospheric scientists, space/planetary scientists, remote sensing/GIS staff and hydrologists/hydrogeologists in the academic, water, upstream oil and gas, civil and mining sectors with particular focus on the UK, Europe, Pacific Rim, North America and Africa.

GO Wales Services for Employers
Offers a variety of services to help you recruit and retain graduate staff.

Graduate Careers
Advice available to graduates on careers, jobs and placements. This includes online resources to help you research your options, and personal support from your university or college careers service.

Graduate Talent Pool: Connecting Business to Graduate Skills 
Graduate Talent Pool is a service, designed to help match the skills businesses require with those offered by new and recent graduates. On this website you can advertise internship opportunities for free, directly to graduates.

Graduate Talent Pool: connecting graduates to businesses through internships 
Graduate Talent Pool can help you kick start your graduate career. This site lets you search and apply for internships posted by employers.

IMA Mathematics Undergraduate Careers Advice
Careers advice for the mathematics undergraduate, prepared by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).

MathsCareers
Information about the careers and opportunities that an education in mathematics can present. It covers a range of queries and careers including maths, statistics, engineering, medicine, finance, computer graphics and forensic science, with useful information for teachers, parents, careers advisers and employers.

MSOR Student Employability Profile

NOISE
New Opportunities in Science and Engineering

PLUS
Internet magazine that runs a monthly careers interview with people that use maths in their work

STEMNET is the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Network and has 87 member organisations representing Government, industry, the engineering professional institutions, education and education charities.

Travels in a Mathematical World podcast provides an introduction to Chartered Mathematician designation and the Institute’s Professional Development Schemes. Listen to Episode 35 - Terry Edwards, Chartered Mathematician

Below is a list of companies who currently employ mathematicians and are currently running recruitment programmes. Please follow the links for further information:

Dstl

GCHQ

Standard Life

Thales Group

The Institute regrets that it does not have sufficient resources to deal with individual requests for guidance.