Mathematical Employment Opportunities for Undergraduates

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WORKSHOPS (Women in Mathematics) (top)

Carleton College Summer Mathematics Program for Women http://www.math.carleton.edu/smp/

An intensive four-week summer mathematics program for eighteen talented undergraduate women will take place at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. (For freshmen and sophomores only!)
Room and board provided, as well as a travel allowance and a stipend of $1,600.
(runs June 17 - July 15, 2007)
Deadline: postmarked by February 23, 2007

The Geometry of Groups: PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS http://math.ias.edu/pages/activities/programs/women-and-mathematics/programs/2007-program.php
(Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University)

The program brings together research mathematicians with undergraduate and graduate students for an intensive 11-day workshop on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study which is designed to address issues of gender imbalance in mathematics. This is for undergraduates at the junior and senior levels, graduate students at all levels, and postdoctoral researchers and lecturers.
(runs May 14-25, 2007)

Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Science Research Institute (SUMSRI)
http://www.muohio.edu/sumsri/

At Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Focused on minorities and women seeking advanced degrees in mathematics. Seven-week program with problem seminars and GRE preparation. (Especially for sophomores and juniors.)
Travel, room, board, and supplies provided, as well as a stipend of $2,850.
(runs June 4 to July 20, 2007)
Deadline: March 1, 2007

George Washington University Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM)

http://www.gwu.edu/~spwm/

Five-week program for students completing their junior year. Sixteen women will be selected.
Travel allowance, campus room and board provided, as well as a stipend of $1,500.
(runs June 30 to August 4, 2007)
Deadline: March 1, 2007


PURE MATH OPPORTUNITIES (top)

Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/math/budapest/

A semester-long program in Budapest during which American students take several mathematics courses (on a wide range of topics) in English, taught by faculty from E-tv-s University and the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Deadline: see Brown study abroad deadlines in OIP


APPLIED MATH OPPORTUNITIES (top)

IPAM Research in Industrial Projects for Students
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/rips2007/

Students are part of a team consisting of a faculty mentor, an industrial sponsor, and four undergraduate students (in mathematics and related majors), and work on an applied mathematics research project formulated by the industrial sponsor.
(runs June 24 - August 24, 2007)
Deadline: February 15, 2007


MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING (top)

Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) http://mtbi.asu.edu/Summer%20Program.html

The MTBI program is an 8-week summer research program. Approximately half of the program involves attending lectures, and the last half is geared towards group research. MTBI 2005 will be hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory (Center for Nonlinear Studies) in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Airfare, room and board provided, in additional to a stipend of $3,000.

(runs June 11 - Aug 3, 2007)
Deadline: March 1, 2007

BioMEMS Bioengineering Summer Institute
http://www.njit.edu/old/bme/SI/index.html

The BioMEMS Bioengineering Summer Institute will involve each student in both a research experience and a selected set of courses appropriate to his/her needs. Both of these experiences are intended to whet a student's appetite for further study of biomedical engineering (at the graduate level) and help them evaluate whether they would want to pursue a career in the field.
Housing and meal provided, in addition to a stipend of $3,000.
(runs June 4 - August 10, 2007)
Deadline: March 23, 2007


COUNSELOR POSITIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS (top)

PROMYS
http://math.bu.edu/INDIVIDUAL/promys/promys/counselors.html

Be one of 18 counselors at a number theory camp. Each counselor will grade the daily homework for three or four students and be available to help students through informal discussions as questions arise.
Room and board provided as well as a stipend of $2,500.
Deadline: June 1, 2007

SummerMath
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/proj/summermath/ratainfo/index.html

SummerMath is seeking several undergraduate women to serve as Residential and Teaching Assistants (RA/TA's) or as Assistant Head Resident for the upcoming summer program. Each TA assists in two classes per day (either mathematics or computer programming) and lives in the dormitory with students as a residential counselor.
Applicants may apply for one of the following positions:
* Residential Assistant/Fundamental Mathematical Concepts Teaching Assistant
* Residential Assistant/Computer Programming in LOGO Teaching Assistant
* Assistant Head Resident
(runs June 23 to July 28, 2007)
Deadline: February 2, 2007

SEARCH
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/proj/search/RA-TA%20Positions.html

We are seeking two undergraduate students to serve as Residential and Teaching Assistants (RA/TA's) for the upcoming summer program, July 1- July 28, 2007. Each TA will assist with research group investigations, as well as with afternoon and evening activities. RA/TA's will work closely with both the research group instructors and the students. RA/TA's will attend a week of staff orientation prior to the beginning of the program. Pay includes five weeks room & board and a stipend of $1,200.
(runs June 23 to July 28, 2007)
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled.


GENERAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (top)

REUs sponsored by the National Science Foundation

overview of REU program: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm
NSF mathematics homepage: http://www.nsf.gov/mps/divisions/dms/
REUs provide undergraduates with opportunities to research topics in math and applied math fields; topic and deadline varies based on location. Five to ten week program. Housing and stipend provided.


REUs in the Mathematical Sciences:
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5044

 

UTRA
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/ug_res/UTRA.html

The UTRA program provides opportunities for collaborative work between students and faculty members and allows students to gain insights into the structure of academic work in a particular field. Positions should be designed to introduce students to methods of scholarly research, development of a course curriculum, and/or the nature of college teaching.
Deadline: February 2, 2007 (for summer UTRA ... grants also available during the academic year)

RAB
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/rab/index.html

Research at Brown (RAB) awards up to $500 for student-initiated projects.

Summer Student Fellowship (SSF) at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
http://www.whoi.edu/education/undergraduate/summer.html

Summer Student Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students completing their junior or senior year at colleges or universities, studying in any of the fields of science or engineering with at least a tentative interest in the ocean sciences, oceanographic engineering, mathematics, or marine policy.
A stipend of $412 per week for 10 to 12 weeks is provided, as well as support for travel to Woods Hole.

Deadline: February 15, 2007


OTHER LISTS (top)

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