THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Graduate Careers for Mathematicians

Information and case studies relevant to undergraduates and prospective employers on employability and job opportunities available to mathematics graduates:

Careers for Mathematicians is an article by Sue Briault which appeared in Mathematics Today and includes some useful careers advice targeted to mathematics students.

Everything You Wanted to Know
About Sponsorship, Placements and Graduate Opportunities - The Official Guide of the British Association, (Autumn 2002).  The guide includes sections on careers advice and jobs/placements.

Earthworks is the world leading on-line database of career opportunities for geophysicists, seismologists, geotechnical/civil engineers, petroleum scientists/engineers, earth scientists, oceanographers, marine scientists, ecologists, environmental scientists, plant scientists, forestry/agricultural scientists, archaeologists, geographers, climate/atmospheric scientists, space/planetary scientists, remote sensing/GIS staff and hydrologists/hydrogeologists in the academic, water, upstream oil and gas, civil and mining sectors with particular focus on the UK, Europe, Pacific Rim, North America and Africa.

NOISE
New Opportunities in Science and Engineering

PLUS
Internet magazine that runs a monthly careers interview with people that use maths in their work

STEMNET is the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Network and has 87 member organisations representing Government, industry, the engineering professional institutions, education and education charities.

Below is a list of companies who currently employ mathematicians and are currently running recruitment programmes. Please follow the links for further information:

Dstl

GCHQ

Standard Life

Thales Group

The Institute regrets that it does not have sufficient resources to deal with individual requests for guidance.