Early Career Mathematicians
Definition
Early Career Mathematicians’ are defined as:
- Mathematicians within 15 years of graduating from a university mathematics degree, or
- Members of the IMA who do not have a degree and are within the first 15 years of their membership.
The Early Career Mathematicians (ECMs) group has been set up to engage, empower and mobilise ECMs, and students of mathematics at university and provide them with support and an opportunity to network. Whilst it is expected that those defined as ECMs and students of mathematics at university will get the most out of this group’s events, everyone is welcome to attend events run by the group.
Potential Activities
We hope that you will join us by getting involved. The following are examples of potential activities:
- Two Early Career Mathematicians’ Conferences per year
- Provide input into Mathematics Today, other IMA Journals and our dedicated pages on the IMA website
- Influence the IMA through representatives on the IMA Council and on other IMA Committees (e.g. Professional Affairs, Membership)
- Provide/Receive advice and support on how to upgrade IMA membership or gain Chartership
- Promote the IMA and mathematics to graduates, students (within schools, colleges and universities), businesses and charities
- Provide/Receive advice and guidance on how to set up branches of the IMA in a local area to help promote mathematics further
- Organize/Attend social events with a Mathematics flavour (e.g. a trip to Bletchley park).
Chartership
Early Career Mathematicians may wish to consider the Institute’s chartership schemes for Chartered Mathematician (CMath), Chartered Scientist (CSci) and Chartered Mathematics Teacher (CMathTeach). For more information, please see the pages for Initial Professional Development (IPD) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Early Career Mathematicians’ Conferences
For information on upcoming Early Career Mathematicians’ Conferences see the IMA Conference Calendar.
Careers
There is some careers information in the Careers section. The Institute also has a professional dimension, and in the Professional section you will find information about companies with IMA approved Graduate Training Schemes, and Initial and Continuing Professional Development.
You are encouraged to contribute to the MathsCareers website. Students appreciate young role models, and if you would like to add your profile please contact Eugene Kidwell.
Professional
Early Career Mathematicians may also be interested in our Professional pages, and in particular to the pages on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Initial Professional Development (IPD).
Students
Early Career Mathematicians may also be interested in our Student page.
Contact
If you are interested in getting involved in the activities of the Early Career Mathematicians’ Group, or would like to find out more, please get in touch with any member of the committee directly, or via our dedicated email address ecm@ima.org.uk. Your suggestions and feedback are also very welcome and will be appreciated!
Related Information
- Early Career Mathematician Committee
- MathsCareers website
- IMA on Facebook
If you are on Facebook, you can connect to the IMA Facebook group for social networking IMA Facebook group