Financial Math Students

Graduate Career Fair

You are invited to the 9^th annual Masters & Ph.D. Career Fair. 

Thursday, November 13

1:00-4:30 pm

Friday Center, Chapel Hill

Directions:  http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/directions/

For a complete list of employers attending,

please visit the Masters & Ph.D. Career Fair site:

http://csc.dept.uncg.edu/phdfair/

This event is sponsored by a consortium of six graduate

schools including Duke, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill,
UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, and Wake Forest.

University Career Center

2100 Pullen Hall

919.515.2396

www.ncsu.edu/career

Posted at 06:46AM Oct 24, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  | 

amazing education opportunity

This course will count as a FM elective ---


Hello.

If you're reading this then you or one of your students should be
taking MA 784, Nonlinear Equations and Optimization, at NCSU this
Spring. I offer this profound, life-altering experience in the
Spring term of odd-numbered years.

The course is a state-of-the-art survey of numerical methods for nonlinear
equations and unconstrained optimization. The course will be taught from
my two books and on-line notes for recent advances. I'm attaching
the full description of the course below.

Check out the ma784 home pages at
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ctk/ma784_sales.html
and
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ctk/ma784.html

or send me email for more details.

Superlinearly,
        Tim

Posted at 06:25PM Oct 01, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

Weclome to Fall Social: Game Night

Hi Ashley and Dr. Scroggs,

Can you please let financial math students know about this event? I am not
sure if they are on the all@math d-list so they may not have heard about
it.

Those who wish to attend must RSVP by emailing our secretary, Rob
Stapleton, at jrstaple@ncsu.edu

Thank you,
Francesca
MGSA President

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Fall Social: Game Night
From:    fdreale@ncsu.edu
Date:    Tue, September 16, 2008 7:00 pm
To:      all@math.ncsu.edu
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Good evening!

Last year the Mathematics Graduate Student Association (MGSA) organized a
fall pizza party. It was so successful that we have decided to organize a
pizza party this year as well.

We invite you to Pizza and Game Night on Monday, September 29, 2008 from
7-8:45 PM in Talley Student Center room 3118. The MGSA will provide pizza,
snacks, and soft drinks. If there is a specific board game that you enjoy,
then please bring it with you.

Mathematics department graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff as
well as friends and family are invited. RSVP by September 25th by emailing
Rob Stapleton at jrstaple@ncsu.edu.

I hope to see you all for snacks and fun!

Thank you,
Francesca Reale-Levis
MGSA President

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To get information about the events MGSA are holding as well as other activities they organize including intramural sports,
please add your email addresses to the mathsocial d-list.

Send the following message with a blank subject field to
mj2@lists.ncsu.edu:

                subscribe mathsocial [your e-mail address]

                ex:
                subscribe mathsocial youremail@yourserver.com

Posted at 02:39PM Sep 26, 2008 by Siyang Ding in General  | 

Wachovia Executive Lecture Series

North Carolina State University College of Management

NC State University College of Management's Fall Wachovia Executive Lecture Series begins Oct. 13

The North Carolina State University College of Management?s Fall 2008 Wachovia Executive Lecture series begins Monday, October 13, with a presentation by Frank Harrison, III, chairman and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated. The Wachovia Executive Lecture series are held from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the NC State College of Management, at the corner of Hillsborough Street and Dan Allen Drive in Raleigh. The series features top executives of leading companies and are open to the public at no charge. Details are available online at mgt.ncsu.edu/Wachovia or by calling 919.513.4478.

Posted at 05:11PM Sep 24, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

Learning SAS

ST 445 is SAS-intensive.  You may have to wait until all the ST majors register for the course, but seats are usually available.

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/reg_records/crs_cat/ST.html#ST445

This course does *not* qualify as a Financial Mathematics Elective.

Posted at 09:29AM Sep 10, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

Brief MATLAB Introduction

Dear Faculty,

As part of the NSF-RTG program, we have initiated research training modules
(RTM) each Friday on topics that augment coursework or cover research or career
topics not typically covered in classes.  We announce these to all Math grad students
and all are welcome to attend.  If you have graduate students in your classes
who you think might benefit from certain topics, please feel free to announce
them to your class.

Software and resources associated with the RTM are maintained at the website

  http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mahaider/NCSU_RTG_Site/RTG_RTMs.html

The RTM topic for this coming Friday is summarized below.

RTM 2:  Friday, September 12
Time:  3:00-4:00 pm
HA 330

Presenter: Adam Attarian
Topic: Matlab topics including optimization, ODE solvers, plotting
and visualization, and exporting figures in formats appropriate
for papers and presentations.  This will include both some basic
Matlab for folks just getting started as well as more advanced topics
such as changing fonts in figures, adding Latex fonts, and changing
linewidths.

Thanks!

Ralph

Posted at 09:28AM Sep 10, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

Koch Associate Program -- employment with nonprofits

Dear Professor Seater,

I am pleased to let you know that the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation is now accepting applications for our *2009-10 Koch Associate Program*. Please share this information with your students.

The full message is posted as the first comment below.

Posted at 01:11PM Sep 05, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  |  Comments[1]

seeking On-campus FM Ambassadors

I am seeking current FM students to act as On-campus Ambassadors.  An on-campus ambassador agrees to meet with prospective students on campus, is willing to have their email address given to prospective students.  The commitment is small, and they can resign from being an ambassador at any time.

Participation in this volunteer activity would be considered a personal favor to me.

If you are interested in being an Ambassador, please send a message to Mrs. Bucklad.

Best regards,
   Prof. Scroggs

Posted at 12:41PM Aug 26, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in General  | 

ECG 562 is accepted as an elective

For Fall 2008, ECG 562 is an elective.

Posted at 05:55AM Aug 21, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

IAFE Career Fair

I would like to know if you plan to attend this event. There will be opportunities to have your resume reviewed via the FM student seminar.



Dear National Financial Mathematics Career Fair Participants,

We are pleased to announce that the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU and IAFE will be co-hosting the 2008 National Financial Mathematics Career Fair at New York University in the fall. Last year, students from over fifteen graduate institutions and recruiters from over twenty five companies attended. Once again, recruiters from companies such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are scheduled to attend. As in past years, private interviews will be possible before and during the main event. There will also be a forum for experienced professionals to provide students with their personal perspectives on building a career in quantitative finance.

Only candidates seeking full time positions, not internships, will be able to attend. Students graduating before September 1, 2009 will be considered eligible to register for the fair. More information about registration can be found on our website www.finmathjobfair.org.

_The registration period for students to attend the Career Fair: _
Opens Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9am
Closes Friday, October 3 at 5pm
Registration and other important information can be found on the Career Fair Website www.finmathjobfair.org beginning on September 8th

_Deadline for resume submission for the Career Fair Resume Book: _
Friday, October 3 at 5pm

Note: Resumes must adhere to the guidelines outlined on the website for inclusion in the resume book. Any resumes submitted after this date will not be included in the resume book.

_Career Fair Event: _
Friday, November 7, 2008
10am-5pm
Kimmel Center for University Life
New York University
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY

_Program Director Luncheon:_
Jane
100 West Houston Street at noon
If you plan to attend please RSVP here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XWJBE_2foKw6p4x0mim_2bdGpA_3d_3d

With your continued involvement we are looking forward to another successful Financial Mathematics Career Fair. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best,
Melissa Kushner
Program Administrator, Mathematics in Finance
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
212-998-3104

Posted at 10:01PM Aug 19, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  | 

Credit Suisse Part-time employment for Fall 2008

Credit Suisse invites applications from Financial Math students fora 1/2-time position in their Equity Derivatives Structured Trade Review Group.  Your contact for this position is

Kate Wickers, PHR
Human Resources
kate.wickers@credit-suisse.com

Tel:  (919) 994-5868 
Fax: (919) 994-4975 
www.credit-suisse.com/rtp

Details about this position appear in the first Comment linked to this message.

Posted at 03:35PM Aug 17, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  |  Comments[1]

Course--Sequential Monte Carlo: Methodology, Theory and Applications

This course starts September 10, and is offered at SAMSI (http://www.samsi.info).  SAMSI is at Research Triangle Park.

For more information on the topics, visit the url http://www.samsi.info/programs/2008smc_methods_course.shtml.

The course is listed as MA 810D.  It can be used as a Financial Mathematics Elective.

You should have completed MA 546 before taking this course.

Posted at 01:26PM Aug 14, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

CIGNA

This job posting came from the Council of Graduate Schools
www.sciencemasters.com

The comment to this message has the details

Posted at 03:00PM Aug 07, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  |  Comments[1]

IAFE/NYU Career Fair is Nov 7, 2008

Mark your calendar for the IAFE Career Fair, Nov. 7, 2008.  Information about the event will be posted here as it becomes available.

Posted at 04:02PM Jul 10, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in General  | 

Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

An internship (or project) is required of all students, and the best choice is to participate in an internship.  If you are on an F-1 visa, the internship will be classified as Curricular Practical Training (CPT).  Requesting a CPT requires attending training.

Attend CPT training before you start looking for an internship.  Visit http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/students/employment.htm for more information on the CPT training.  Please complete this training during your first semester at NCSU.

Posted at 10:36AM Jun 24, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in International Students  | 

Pre-requisites self-test

Q: I'm one of the new FM students. On the FM blog I see that we'll be given a pre-requisites self-test during orientation. Could you tell me more about the self-test? How can we get prepared for that? Thank you.

A: The self-test will examine the pre-requisites of MA 546 (http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/reg_records/crs_cat/MA.html#MA546).  We will  likely provide additional details using the this blog.

Posted at 10:36AM Jun 06, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  |  Comments[1]

BUS became MBA

Reminder -- most (all?) graduate-level classes previously designated as BUS are now designated as MBA (as of Fall 2008)

Posted at 03:17PM Jun 05, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

Welcome message

Welcome new FM students!  Here are some items to help in the transition to NCSU.  Additional details will be provided in the FM Blog at http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/fmstudents.

Your orientation to NCSU is the morning of August 18, and your orientation to the FM program is the afternoon of August 18.  You will be given a pre-requisites self-test during orientation.  

Academic Courses:  The preferred schedule is ECG 590i, ISE 711, and MA 546.  If you didn't get a full schedule, consider MBA 590a.  Several seats in MBA 590a.001 will be opened to new FM students.  The course is described at http://mgt.ncsu.edu/erm/OverviewofEnterpriseRiskManagement.php, and would form a good fall schedule with MA 546 and ECG 590.  Send email to me if you wish to be considered for this course (scroggs@ncsu.edu).  I am your contact regarding registration problems.

Student Seminar: MA 591f.001 is the Financial Math Student Seminar.  Registration for the course is optional; however, participation in mandatory.  We will begin the course reading some of Borbye's "Secrets to Success in Industry Careers."  Two copies of the book will be on reserve in our library, or you can purchase the book (e.g. from amazon.com).  The blog for this seminar is http://blogs.lib.ncsu.edu/page/fmseminar.

International students:  The special arrangements for international students is handled completely by OIS (http://www.ncsu.edu/oisss/).  The OIS orientation and information are important for all international students to attend.

Non-residents: Students who are not residents of North Carolina can apply for residency only after being here for 12 months.  For this reason, it would be good to arrive in Raleigh at least a week before classes start.

Posted at 01:19PM Jun 04, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in General  | 

MA 546 pre-requisites

Please observe that an undergraduate probability course and an analysis course are pre-requisites for MA 546.   The topics and textbooks for these courses is online at the link below

http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/gradSeminar/421and425topics.pdf

Posted at 01:04PM Jun 04, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

Selecting Electives -- ISE 711 is full

Q: I missed the seats for core course ISE 711 Section 01. Now I have to take courses among electives

Posted at 04:30PM May 28, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in General  | 

Risk Manager at BB&T

There is an opening in Risk Management at BB&T.  Search on "FM Treasury Analyst III" after clicking 'Careers' at  BBandT.com.

Posted at 03:47PM Apr 18, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  | 

Scholarships?

FUNDING for STEM* research & study

NSF GRF? Goldwater? SMART? Hollings? Whitaker? DHS? Hertz? NDSEG? NIH? Udall?

Join us for a panel on scholarships & fellowships in STEM disciplines!

?    gain insight from winning NC State Scholars & Fellows
?    meet [review] panelists who make these selections
?    take the first step in an exciting career of research & teaching

especially for first year Graduate students and ALL undergraduate students

Monday, 28 April, 5:00-6:00, Winslow Hall, [old] Trustees? meeting room

pizza & drink provided
more info:  919.513.4076  jennie_lamonte@ncsu.edu  FANG:  fao.ncsu.edu

* STEM ? Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics

Talk with your Mouth Full
fellowships info session

Posted at 12:44PM Apr 18, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in General  | 

Richard Luger

3pm
Thursday, April 24
4210 Nelson Hall

Richard Luger (Emory) will give an econometrics seminar. The title of his talk/paper is "Risk Aversion, Intertemporal Substitution, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates". 

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~dpellet/workshop/index.html

Posted at 02:48PM Apr 15, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

ERM Reminder

The ERM Roundtable is this Friday.  NCSU faculty, students, and staff are welcomed with free admission.  Email the organizers if you plan to attend.

http://mgt.ncsu.edu/erm/roundtablesSchedule.php

Posted at 11:43AM Apr 08, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

BUS vs MBA designation for courses (Fall 2008)

Many of the courses previously listed as 'BUS' are being re-listed as 'MBA'.  We will post more information about the renumbering/relisting of courses as we discover it.

Posted at 09:41AM Mar 25, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

Fidelity Info Session, March 18, 5:30-7:00

Fidelity Investments, has lots of summer intern and full time career opportunities available....and their hiring needs go beyond computer science to include finance, business and math majors.  They have planned a special Information Session and Social Mixer for students on Tuesday, March 18th, 5:30-7 pm, in 1010 EBI.

This is on Centennial Campus.

Ken Tate
Director of Development & External Relations

Posted at 12:52PM Mar 17, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Jobs & Internships  | 

ERM in Charlotte on May 9

Speaker: Amy Brinkley, Chief Risk Officer, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC

ERM Roundtable, Friday, May 9, Charlotte, NC

Financial Mathematics Social May 8, details TBA

NCSU students and facutly attend free by contacting the organziers (email address is  online  at   http://www.mgt.ncsu.edu/erm/roundtablesSchedule.php).

Some funds wil be available on a first-come basis to NCSU Financial Mathematics students that attend the Roundtable and Social. 

Contact Mrs. Bucklad for information on the availability of funds and reservation information.

Posted at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

Advising & PIN for Summer & Fall 2008

You are invited to meet with me early to revise your Plan of Study and obtain your PIN (permits you to register for courses).

Before we meet -- develop a list of courses you think you would like to take.  I encourage you to meet with advsiers in other departments, especially if you wish to focus your electives outside of Math.  They are the departmental contacts at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/contact.html.

I will list courses for you to consider in this blog.  For example -

ST 740

I will be offering the course ST 740 (Bayesian inference) this Fall, and I think some students may benefit by taking this course. I have been getting students from econ for the past few years.

website: http://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~sghosh2/TEACHING/st740/

(from Dr. Ghosh)

Posted at 10:30AM Feb 29, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Academic Advising  | 

ERM Roundtable Feb 29

Doug Anderson from Dow is speaking at tomorrow's ERM Roundtable.  These events are free for FM students (send email via the link at http://mgt.ncsu.edu/erm/roundtablesSchedule.php). 

FYI, Dow has positions for FM students.

Posted at 10:16AM Feb 28, 2008 by Jeffrey Scroggs in Seminars, Workshops, and Special Presentations  | 

Actuary Position at Blue Cross Blue Shield

Subject: Actuary position at Blue Cross Blue Shield Norman Storwick will be visiting NCSU to talk about Actuarial Science and recruit for Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday, Feb 28, at 3pm in HA 113. Please confirm with me (pbbuckla@ncsu.edu) if you are interested in attending the presentation.

Posted at 11:12AM Feb 27, 2008 by Patricia Bucklad in General  |