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Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

DEPARTMENT CHAIR:
Gove Wilkins Effinger
Professor of Mathematics
Dept Office: Harder 213

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
Kim Newsom

Students 2012

The department has a number of resources available to students and faculty, such as:

alumni  career 
graduate  internship-summ-prog2 

ALUMNI

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

1) ECONOMIC ANALYST AT THE GAILFOSLER GROUP - As a member of a 3 person team, the Economic Analyst will assume a major role working directly with Gail Fosler to conduct economic research, develop client reports, produce website content, and perform ad-hoc research tasks.  Significant opportunities exist for exposure to and interaction with senior business leaders and academics.

To Apply: http://tinyurl.com/ccx9l4t

JOB ID: 7589
DEADLINE TO APPY: April 17!

Principal Activities
  • Support President in development of research agenda, writing of articles, reports and special projects
  • Take key content role for GailFosler.com, including the Chart of the Month, Curation (This Month) descriptive excerpts, and review of monthly newsletter
  • Prepare presentation materials for client meetings, speaking engagements
  • Other duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications and Requirements

  • Demonstrated interest and experience in producing both qualitative and quantitative economic research
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong command of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • Experience with a statistical software package
  • Ability to work remotely as well as in New York City office
  • BA/BS in Economics with coursework in macroeconomics, statistics, econometrics, finance
  • Math/Comp-Sci applicants who are business/econ minors or have had classwork in economics

Key Competencies

  • A true passion for macroeconomics, as well as interest in financial markets and public policy
  • Natural self-starter, able to organize broad objectives into specific, actionable tasks and execute in a timely manner
  • Analytical mindset with an ability to see the “bigger picture”

Firm Background

The GailFosler Group (GFG) provides economic and strategic advisory services to large multinational businesses and organizations.  As a recently formed consultancy, GFG leverages the macro forecasting and advising expertise of Gail Fosler, and former Chief Economist and President of The Conference Board and former Chief Economist of the Senate Budget Committee.  At the firm’s core is a collaborative business model, where a forum of C-suite executives (clients) and leading academics and business leaders (experts) convene to hold a research-supported dialogue on a host of issues facing leaders in the private and public sectors.  Topics of interest include potential institutional change to improve economic growth, financial stability, and balanced economic and social opportunity.

Contact: Jenna Hartwell, M.Ed., Associate Director for Alumni Career Development, Skidmore College
Email: jhartwel@skidmore.edu

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2) Teach English in China: Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundation in Washington, DC
We are a non-profit organization looking to provide recent graduates with a job opportunity to teach English in China for one year through our Ameson Year in China (AYC) program. Participants will receive a monthly stipend, free housing, reimbursed airfare, free health insurance, and more.  The only qualification requirements are to be a native English speaker and have graduated from an accredited US college/university.

If you know anyone who would be interested, please consider emailing the attached AYC Program Brochure and Job Listing to students who will have graduated by the end of this academic school year.  Feel free to also post the brochure up around your department.  This is a great opportunity for recent graduates to work abroad, learn a new culture, and enhance their resumes.

Links to our HQ and to the AYC program itself are as follows:
  • Ameson Foundation - www.ameson.org
  • Ameson Year in China - www.ameson.org/ayc
Please feel free to contact me at jhyman@ameson.org.  Let me know if you have any further questions!

Jill Hyman
Social Media Coordinator, Ameson Foundation, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20004
202-506-8307 (Direct Line); 202-618-6033 (Main Office); 202-312-1531 Fax
Website: www.ameson.org/ayc

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3) The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is seeking instructors and teaching assistants for our summer programs. CTY offers challenging academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world. Information regarding our summer programs can be found at www.cty.jhu.edu/summer. Positions are available at residential and day sites at different locations on the east and west coasts.*

We are currently seeking individuals with expertise in a number of Mathematics-related subjects, including:

A full list of mathematics courses can be found here.

Why teach for CTY?

  • opportunity to teach motivated and talented students a subject they love
  • limited class size (maximum of 15 students) ensures a low student-teacher ratio
  • all classes are taught by both an instructor and teaching assistant
  • opportunity to work in an environment with colleagues who share similar interests
  • competitive salary plus room and board at our residential sites

2013 Program Core Dates*:

  • Session 1: June 20 - July 13, 2013
  • Session 2: July 13 - August 3, 2013

More Information

*For a full list of locations and dates, please visit www.cty.jhu.edu/jobs/summer/sites_dates.html. We also have an international program in Hong Kong.

Questions? Contact us at (410) 735-6185 or ctysummer@jhu.edu.

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GRADUATE STUDY

1) Opportunity for supported Ph.D. studies at The University of Texas, Arlington

Here's an opportunity for a fully supported Ph.D. study in Health Informatics in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. For this opportunity we have Department of Education backed funding (through a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grant) to support U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident students for their Ph.D. studies. This opportunity is open to both M.S. and B.S. graduates, the latter through our expedited B.S. to Ph.D. program. The theme of our GAANN program is health informatics, an area in which our Department has many excellent researchers, focusing on such high tech research as bioinformatics, medical imaging, medical robotics, smart environments, smart health devices, etc.

We are lenient with our Ph.D. application deadlines and would love to talk to your qualifying students. Please see attached flyer for more information.

Dr. Gergely Záruba, Professor
GAANN Site Manager for GAANN@CSE, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington
Email: zaruba@uta.edu

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2) The Education Index at PhDs.org is a comprehensive and informative resource that systematically sorts out the available undergraduate and graduate programs available today in the U.S. Information that is very valuable to students today who are not only dealing with the competitive nature of higher education, but also the rising costs of it.

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3) University of Wisconsin, Stout campus is offering a Professional Science Masters in Industrial and Applied Mathematics, starting with our very first class of students in the Fall of 2013.  This advanced degree will help you gain strong analytical and problem-solving skills built upon a background in computing, mathematics, statistics and basic science.  Students majoring in engineering or physics can also qualify, and should email us.

Our department is a Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science combined department with a large faculty across disciplines. Our undergraduate major in Applied Math & Computer Science has seven exciting concentrations and a 100% placement rate after graduation. We are located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, which Smithsonian Magazine rated as one of the top 20 best small towns in America.

If you want to find out more about the program, here is the link to the website: http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/psmiam/index.cfm. For students who want to apply, they simply go to the graduate school website: http://www.uwstout.edu/grad/prospect/apply.cfm.

If you have any questions, please email our Program Director: Petre Nelu Ghenciu, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Program Director of the Professional Science Masters in Industrial & Applied Math University of Wisconsin-Stout email: ghenciup@uwstout.edu, phone: (715)-232-1149.

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4) The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers.

The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields of Anthropology/Archaeology, Arts/Humanities, Biology/Biochemistry, Business, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, English and Linguistics, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Health Professions, History, Journalism and Communications, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/ Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology.

Any undergraduate may go to http://www.cur.org/projects_and_services/registry/ to fill out a simple information form. Students may also elect to complete a longer curriculum vitae form. There is no charge to the student and records will be made available to bona fide Graduate Schools that contract with CUR for this service. 

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5) Mount Hoyoke's Masters of Arts in Teaching - learn more about their accelerated co-ed teacher education program, developed in collaboration with Expeditionary Learning.   Click here for more information: Masters of Arts in Teaching

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INTERNSHIPS & SUMMER PROGRAMS

1) Garnet River is interested in trying to bring in a couple of paid interns for summer programming jobs.

Positions we're interested in trying to fill would have somewhat flexible hours, but we'd be hoping for at least 30 hours a week, the majority of which would be spent during standard M-F business hours at our office at the corner of Divison St. and Railroad Pl. The positions would be paid, likely in the $10-$15/hr range based on experience. Below is a very brief skill set list:

  • Have completed at least one year of CS studies. Preference given to candidates going into their junior or senior years.
  • Specific programming language experience not tremendously important as we believe strong candidates with good fundamentals can pick up a new language quite quickly. However, experience with either Java or C# is probably a plus.
  • Other skills that might be valuable (depending on projects):
    • HTML / CSS / Javascript
    • Knowledge of relational databases and SQL
  • Excellent communicator, both verbal and written.
  • Solid grades, both standardized (SAT, etc.) as well as Skidmore course work.
  • Recommendation(s) from a Skidmore professor.
  • Sharp, bright, quick learner.

The exact projects that we are targeting for this summer are still a bit up in the air, and will also depend on the applications we receive, but regardless, the intern would be working right alongside some of our seasoned veterans and would have ample opportunity to learn the necessary skills.

Ken Hausam, Director of Technology
Garnet River LLC, 60 Railroad Place, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
main: (518) 275-4800, ext. 8061, mobile: (518) 698-0635 fax: (518) 275-4888, Email: khausam@garnetriver.com, Website: http://www.garnetriver.com.

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2) Summer analyst position at Morgan Stanley - Students can apply through their MyCDC Account, Career Development Center.  Please note; students must have their resume uploaded into their MyCDC Account (found here: https://skidmorecollege-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php/pid481332) if they want to be considered for this position.  If they would like to get their resume looked at before submission they have the following options:
  • Make an appointment with a career counselor (call: 518-580-5790)
  • See a Career Coach during drop in hours:
    • 2-4pm, Mon-Thurs in the CDC
    • 8-10pm, Mon-Thurs in Scribner Library
    • E-Resume Review by emailing careercoach@skidmore.edu

One of our alum will be hand picking students to interview on campus!

Jenna Hartwell, M.Ed.
Associate Director for Alumni Career Development - Skidmore College

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