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GRADUATE STUDENT & POSTDOC OPPORTUNITIES
Organization: The Simons Foundation
Opportunity: Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics
Additional information: Fellowship Listing
Deadline: October 2, 2024
Application Process: Open Application Portal Here
Contact for Questions: Program/Admin Qs – Liz Roy at mps@simonsfoundation.org | Technical Support – samsupport@simonsfoundation.org
Description:
The Simons Foundation has announced the new Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics to provide research support to excellent graduate students in mathematics in the final years of their Ph.D. program. This program has been created to honor the work of our late co-founder, Jim Simons, and his commitment to supporting great students in the field of mathematics. The Simons Foundation is an in-perpetuity foundation committed to the founder’s vision of supporting mathematics and basic science.
Up to 40 dissertation fellowships will be awarded each year, providing $30,000 in general research support for the student and $2,000 in support for the student’s department, over the course of two years, to coincide with the fourth and fifth year of the student’s Ph.D. program.
To be eligible to apply, an applicant must be enrolled as full-time Ph.D. student in a Ph.D.-granting mathematics department at an institution in the United States and must be in their third year of study. Applicants must apply in the third year of the Ph.D. program. There are no citizenship requirements.
For fellowships starting September 1, 2025, the deadline to apply will be March 31, 2025 at 12 p.m. (noon) EDT. The request for applications (RFA) will open by November 1, 2024. For more information at that time, please contact Liz Roy, senior manager of programs and administration for Mathematics & Physical Sciences, at mps@simonsfoundation.org, or see the Funding Opportunities section of the foundation’s website.
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Organization: Thinking Caps Group
Opportunity: Tutor
Additional information: Thinking Caps Group Website
Deadline: N/A
Application Process: Learn More Here; Applicants should send resumes to tutors@thinkingcapsgroup.com. We ask that candidates include a little information about themselves and why they’re interested in tutoring.
Contact for questions: William Scarlett (Academic Liaison) <wscarlett@thinkingcapsgroup.
Job Description
Thinking Caps is a boutique tutoring company that provides the following services to NYC-area students:
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Study and executive functioning skills instruction
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Individualized subject tutoring (including English, math, foreign languages, and science)
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Test prep support (ISEE, SSAT, SAT, ACT, SHSAT, SAT subject tests, etc.)
We’re currently seeking to hire qualified instructors who can help students study smarter, not harder.
The TCG Process
At Thinking Caps we pay special attention to tutor interests and teaching style to make sure we match instructors with students they’ll really “click” with. We work primarily with middle and high school students, some of whom have learning differences such as ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc.
Benefits
While working for Thinking Caps tutors can expect:
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Advanced training to help develop students’ study/executive functioning skills
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Opportunities to teach material from their particular field(s) of study
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Access to our comprehensive Resource Library to help you prepare for lessons
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Flexible hours and travel compensation when applicable
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Academic support from our team of Academic Directors and Liaisons
The work is done at the students’ homes or schools. Please note that we request that all applicants are prepared to take on at least three students for the duration of an academic year. Compensation is $27-$50/hr. depending on education level. Finally, we ask that all applicants have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, but can work with exceptions if provided with requisite explanation.
Applicants should send resumes to tutors@thinkingcapsgroup.com. We ask that candidates include a little information about themselves and why they’re interested in tutoring.
Feel free to check us out online by visiting our website at www.thinkingcapsgroup.com
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Organization: Math-M-Addicts (MMA)
Opportunity: Assistant Teachers for MMA’s Saturday math enrichment program in NYC
Additional information: Program link | Teacher list
Deadline: N/A
Application Process: 1) Submit a resume and cover letter to careers@mathmaddicts.org. Include in your cover letter information about your math background which you feel will help us determine the student group level best matched to your experience. 2) (Optional) Visit the program 3) Present solutions to two problems from a former entrance exam to a couple of MMA teachers.
Contact for Questions: Ruvim Breydo <ruvim@mathmaddicts.org>
Description:
A Head Teacher and one or more Assistant Teachers work together to instruct students in grades 5-12 using the teaching methods and curriculum developed by MMA’s founders. The program aims to provide insight into advanced-level math. After one or more semesters in an Assistant Teacher role, candidates may be invited to become a Head Teacher.
Assistant Teacher Responsibilities:
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Assist the Head Teacher in leading classes
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Help maintain student engagement by assisting in discussions
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Give Head Teacher feedback on which students may need extra help
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Work with students individually and in small groups
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Assume Head Teacher responsibilities in his/her absence
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Meet with MMA founders to review course materials
Assistant Teacher Qualifications:
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A degree in math, science, or engineering
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Fluency in areas such as combinatorics, number theory, the pigeon-hole principle, graphs, mathematical induction, geometry, and game theory
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Experience with a math circle or math team is a plus
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Experience teaching in a collaborative environment is a plus
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UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENT OPPPORTUNITIES
Opportunity: Employment as QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER; QUANTITATIVE TECHNOLOGIST (FULL-TIME, INTERN, & DEVOPS)
Deadline: N/A
Apply on website: https://job-boards.
Contact for Questions: Taylor Saltzman <taylor.saltzman@radix-trading.com>
Description: Radix Trading is a proprietary firm focused on quantitative research and scientific trading. We’re one of the most active liquidity providers on electronic exchanges globally, and have leveraged a culture of open, collaborative innovation to scale the reach of our ideas and pace of iteration, without having to scale our headcount (currently, we’re around 170 people across Chicago, New York, and Amsterdam). Here’s most of the team on LinkedIn.
In our industry, the vast majority of ideas will fail. So, since inception, we’ve focused on continuous enhancement of our automated research platform and cutting-edge technology, allowing us to fail faster than the day prior, glean insights from each idea, and leverage individual contributions to the fullest across our entire organization.
Last year we added 1 new team member with Columbia ties and we’re looking to continue the momentum! Maybe you know them? – Zachary Brooks, Columbia Math & CS, interned at EY
We’re led by Michael Rauchman and Ben Blander, who played key roles in the rise of electronic trading, but both recognized a major gap in the industry — a true focus on research processes coupled with an organizational structure that fosters effective collaboration. Ben Blander – former head of Citadel’s high frequency group and a key contributor in growing their P&L from $75 million in 2005 to $1.15 billion in 2008 (Source: http://www.cnbc.com/
Why trading?
If you want to work on cutting-edge technology to solve really tough problems, while getting near-immediate feedback on your best ideas, the trading industry is hard to beat. Every day we’re competing with some of the smartest, most driven people in the world trying to take our money — and if we don’t stay at the very top of our game in research, technology, and economics, they will. And while the highly-publicized wave of high-frequency or “flash” trading based on sheer speed of execution might have reached its limit, we see continued opportunities with our strategy of using statistical research to outsmart the competition.
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