CU Graduate Mathematics Society

There will be a set of events related to finding an (academic?) position after graduating.

Funding opportunities: Friday 7 October. Notes from the talk

Careers for Mathematicians: Wednesday 2 November, CMS, 16:30-19:00

Below is a list of careers related information received by the society.

NOTE TO COMPANIES who wish us to email our members: We do not send mass-mailings of this kind. You may instead want to contact the Cambridge University Careers Service who hold email lists for this purpose. For inclusion in this section of our website please send details to the CUGMS president in the following format: Company name and web address, brief (100 words max.) description of role/company, (optional) link to further details or .pdf attachment. Thank you.

NOTE TO MEMBERS: The Graduate Maths Society is in no way affiliated with any of the organisations listed below. If any of our members do contact those listed below (especially the recruitment agencies) and find them helpful or unhelpful do let us know so that we can review whether to continue to list them.

Current Job Opportunities

RBS Insurance Are you looking to join a market leading organisation? Do you want lots to get your teeth stuck into and really get involved? RBS Insurance graduate and internship programmes offer just that - an incredible opportunity at a time of enormous and exciting change as we prepare to separate from RBS Group. Our graduate & internship opportunities come with a very competitive salary and benefits package and generous holiday allowance. We have placements available in London, Bromley, Leeds & Glasgow in the following business areas: 
-Analytics (Pricing & Underwriting and Actuarial)
-Chief Operating Office (General Management)
-Commercial (Management and Analytical)
-Market Research & Analysis
To find out more, please come to one of our Open Evenings taking place in London, Oxford and Cambridge in November. We will be serving food and drinks at these informal events that are open to all. Please come along if you are interested in meeting our managers and recruiters face-to-face to ask questions about careers with us. Visit http://www.joininsurance.co.uk/graduates/Events.aspx for full details and to sign up.

Entry Requirements & Application Details:
We’re looking for applicants that have at least 300 UCAS points and a 2.1 or 1st class degree (or predicted degree result if you are still studying). We are open to applicants from all subject areas but we’re particularly keen to consider those with degrees in Maths/Statistics, Business/Management, Economics, Engineering and Physics.

Application deadlines:
Graduates - 31 December 2011
Interns – 31 January 2012

Deloitte This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of innovative ideas for the insurance industry sector.  You will be working in small specialist team based in London, known as the Capital Markets Group, with the remit to create financial models for the life insurance industry. This team is led by Andrew Smith, one of the most eminent practioners in the insurance industry.

Ideally, you have a Maths degree, with considerable exposure to stochastic calculus, time series analysis and optimisation techniques. We would expect you to enjoy technical challenges with a sound appreciation of the practical implementation aspects in a production environment.

ATASS Sports is a statistical research consultancy providing high quality modelling and analysis for the sports industry.  We combine expertise in statistical analysis and research with in-depth sports knowledge, and dominate the sports modelling industry in the UK and abroad.

We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our research teams.  Successful applicants will work within new and established multi-skilled teams to develop novel statistical models, incorporating real-time information, in order to enhance understanding of the complex relationships inherent in competitive sports.  As a minimum, applicants should have (or expect) a good first degree in statistics or a similarly numerate subject, but a postgraduate qualification in statistics would be an advantage. Further information can be found at www.atassltd.co.uk.

Gloucester Research, a Financial Research Company based in central London, produces automated trading platforms for use in real-time algorithmic trading.

Our sophisticated modelling platform systematically leverages investment research.  Using this, combined with our software and IT systems, we: evaluate, forecast and simulate investment ideas; systematically test for and control risk in investment portfolios, and maximise investment returns across a range of markets and products. Our trading software and services are used globally around the clock.

We are looking for exceptional individuals to join us as quantitative researchers and IT developers. We offer the chance to work with some of the brightest people in the finance industry, using the latest technologies in a flexible, highly stimulating and well-rewarded working environment.  Our ideal candidate will have a very strong mathematical and scientific background, together with the interest and motivation to apply this to challenging real-world financial problems. For more information, please go to www.gresearch.co.uk

We are holding a presentation on Careers in Quantitative Finance on June 22nd in the University Centre. See attached poster for more information.

Mouchel. Mouchel is a consulting and business services group that provides many of the design, managerial and engineering services that support modern society. Their transport planners work with engineers and government to plan, influence and design the policies and schemes that aim to make travel better in the future. At their offices in Chelmsford they are currently looking for mathematics graduates to bring their skills to the world of transport modelling. Please see the attached leaflet for more information and visit their website mouchel.com/careers and search for position reference HW1669.

ReThink Recruitment. ReThink Recruitment are looking for a Developer to join one of our prestigious retail clients based in Hertfordshire. This is a full life Java development role and you could be working on ECommerce or Warehouse Management Systems. You will need coding experience in Java, however we will also consider people with other coding experience, such as C++, who are interested in cross training to Java. This is an excellent opportunity to join a challenging and rewarding working environment and to work amongst the best in your field. Please see attached for details on how to apply.

Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company. We are looking for a number of talented software developers to join our ranks and take an active role working on our geometric modelling kernel, Autodesk Shape Manager. As the ideal candidate you will have experience of scientific programming, a strong formal background in mathematics and preferably some knowledge of numerical analysis, 3D modelling, geometry, data structures or object-oriented design. Further details can be found on their website or in this attachment.

Old Job Opportunities

IT Leadership Graduate Scheme. Looking for bright graduates with a passion for making businesses work better to join the company in September 2008 on the IT side of the business. They're after business-minded people with a genuine interest in IT who can bridge the gap between the wider business and its IT requirements - see attachment.

Upcoming Careers Events

Gloucester Research are holding a presentation on Careers in Quantitative Finance on June 22nd in the University Centre. See attached poster for more information.

Recruitment Agencies

Moloney Search. The European Management Trainee Programme is a 2 year graduate development scheme in finance with the opportunity to gain a professional qualification. The aim of the programme is to give graduates the opportunity to explore all finance functions within a large international company and develop talents to become the future managers. There is the opportunity to work throughout Europe. See attachment.
Gabriel & James Executive Search and Human Capital. From Executive Search and Recruitment Process Outsourcing to Talent Management Appraisals and Leadership Development, we have an enviable track record of seeking out, delivering and honing upper quartile talent for Financial Institutions on a global basis.
The Emerald Group provides a professional search & selection service to the actuarial, pension & financial services professions. Our teams of specialist consultants all have considerable experience & expertise in sourcing high quality candidates for positions & jobs at all levels in locations nationwide and overseas. See attachment.
FreshMinds represents many of the largest companies on their graduate schemes ranging across a number of different sectors.