Timeline for What is the job market like for someone aspiring to become a mathematician (uk)?
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| Jul 13, 2020 at 16:13 | vote | accept | Oliver | ||
| Jul 9, 2020 at 10:11 | comment | added | academic | @Oliver In brief, I know math PhDs who have gone on to work at CCR, NSA, NASA, Google, in finance, as data scientists, in actuarial work, and elsewhere; by and large, they have been happy. (Some of these employers are US-specific, but analogues presumably exist in the UK.) In several cases it's not so much that PhD level maths are required, but rather that they are eager to hire math PhDs. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 8:57 | answer | added | astronat supports the strike | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 6:46 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | Your undergraduate marks do not matter on the academic job market. Publications matter. Also, you should get paid (poorly) to get a PhD. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 3:01 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/1281060936581885952 | ||
| Jul 8, 2020 at 22:50 | comment | added | Oliver | @academic Thank you for the info you raise a good point. You mentioned the diverse set of careers open to math PhD's; are you able to expand on this? I have only just started researching and I'm unsure of what kind of industries require PhD level maths. | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 21:09 | comment | added | academic | To expand upon what @user111388 wrote, I'd look at the diverse set of careers open to math PhDs; you might find many of them appealing. There's nothing wrong with aiming for a job in academia, but if Plan B and Plan C also look good, then you could enter a graduate program without worrying that you were wasting your time. | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 20:16 | comment | added | user111388 | Wanting to work in academia is in my opinion simulilar to want to work in a specific company. It may work out, but you should also keep your mind open for different opportunities. Unfortunately, too many profs teach that "academic is good and industry is evil".. | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 19:04 | comment | added | Buffy | It is pretty hard to predict the job market years in advance. If you want a PhD in maths, do it for the love of the sport. Things might work out, even if not immediately. The job market goes up and down. | |
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| Jul 8, 2020 at 18:59 | history | asked | Oliver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |