Timeline for What to do after a pure math academic path?
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| Oct 29, 2022 at 0:40 | comment | added | justforplaylists | @coco Yeah, C++ isn't a language that will make most people love coding. I think the jobs listed here most have some coding and some mathematics, and the exact ratio will vary by employer. Generally larger employers or highly focused (ex. consulting) will be able to hire more specialists. Job titles like "data scientist" and "analyst" are very broad and could have a lot of math, a lot of coding, both, or neither, so you need to check the individual posting to see what they're looking for. | |
| Oct 28, 2022 at 17:18 | comment | added | coco | @justforplaylists well, i've learnt a bit of C++ during my studies and i use to have a regular and elementary use of Mathematica. I'm ok with a little use of it, not sure i would like to only code | |
| Oct 26, 2022 at 21:22 | comment | added | justforplaylists | @coco Coding is a skill like any other, it takes practice to get good at, and can be frustrating if you aren't good at it yet. Are you completely opposed to all coding? Some jobs require a lot of complex algorithms, and some just require competency with certain tools or willingness to learn. For example, some analyst positions might use tools like R, Matlab, and Mathematica. Are you including those when you say you don't like coding, or do you mean you don't like things like Java, Python, and C++? | |
| Oct 25, 2022 at 19:22 | comment | added | coco | @justforplaylists indeed and i don't like to code, and i am not good at it | |
| Oct 25, 2022 at 19:19 | comment | added | coco | @DavidWhite thanks a lot for taking time and writing so many ideas! the thing is i haven't see any jobs with such requirements, so i don't see how i would sell myself in these fields | |
| Oct 23, 2022 at 16:15 | comment | added | Christopher King | @PaulSiegel there are also private organizations like NGOs, which should be much lower risk than a government. | |
| Oct 22, 2022 at 15:21 | comment | added | Denis T | ...Unfortunately, all these avenues have a premise that you actually do not suck at math, and do not really have to choose non-academic job. (...also the number of times collaboration with governmental/big corp global surveillance teams is mentioned makes me uncomfortable) | |
| Oct 22, 2022 at 14:53 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Asaf Karagila♦ | ||
| Oct 22, 2022 at 13:31 | comment | added | justforplaylists | Some of these wouldn't be jobs themselves, but a contract done by a consulting firm, for example. Anything overly specific might require OP to move. A lot require willingness to code. | |
| Oct 22, 2022 at 12:07 | comment | added | J W | Mathematics can turn up in some unexpected places - see Ian Stewart's What's the Use?, for instance. I was also surprised recently to happen across Tom Leinster's book: Entropy and Diversity: The Axiomatic Approach and to see some (to me) unexpected areas of mathematics applied to biodiversity. | |
| Oct 22, 2022 at 9:03 | comment | added | Brauer Suzuki | Thanks a lot for this long list of suggestions! As someone in a similar situation, this will definitely have an impact on my career. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 19:44 | comment | added | GH from MO | Wonderful response. I should add that a lot of mathematicians (especially young people) turn towards research in artificial intelligence and machine learning. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 19:09 | comment | added | Paul Siegel | "Imagine developing an algorithm that can use Twitter data to figure out when an emergency is happening and then dynamically allocate government resources to help." This example made me smile, because my team has worked on this sort of problem before, but our contacts at Twitter get very anxious when you talk about using their data to collaborate with governments. | |
| Oct 21, 2022 at 18:53 | history | answered | David White | CC BY-SA 4.0 |