To: UCLA seniors, master’s degree candidates, and recent graduates

Subject: Very attractive Financial Analyst positions for UCLA students and grads

Portola Partners, a large*, independent wealth-management firm, welcomes seniors, non-MBA master’s degree candidates, or recent UCLA graduates to apply for very attractive Financial Analyst positions based in Silicon Valley (Menlo Park) for a July 2021 start.  Please feel free to share this information with UCLA friends who might be interested.

Students may learn more by visiting us online at www.portolapartnersllc.com.  We will conduct first round video interviews on October 13th.  This position is posted on Handshake, and we invite students to submit resumes and interview materials prior to October 4th. 

Portola Partners provides sophisticated investment advice and integrated comprehensive planning to respected families, foundations, and endowments, many of whom have made significant contributions to the world.  Our business model allows us to do what is right for our clients.  Careful to minimize conflicts of interest with our clients, we neither sell products nor receive commissions. We grow through word-of-mouth referrals; no one on our team engages in any cold-calling activities. 

We welcome candidates who wish to join a close-knit team with a high degree of camaraderie, collaboration, mentorship, and professional standards.  We give substantial early responsibility and client contact to Financial Analysts.  We provide many opportunities for learning, enrichment, and career development.  We are committed to a healthy work-life balance, and our Financial Analysts work significantly fewer hours than analysts in comparable positions.  Nevertheless, compensation is highly competitive with top-tier banks and consulting firms.  Our team’s past Financial Analysts have a compelling track record of gaining admission to top-tier business schools.

We hope to hire truly great team players who have the potential to become partners in our organization in the future.  We seek colleagues who are highly ethical, empathetic, team-oriented, analytical, motivated, and intellectually curious.  Ideal candidates will possess great interpersonal skills, excellent judgment, broad problem-solving skills, and a professional, service-oriented demeanor.

Thank you very much for your interest.

Steve Rehmus

* Approximately: $4.5 billion of assets under management, $9+ billion of aggregate client net worth, and 30 professionals with strong values 

Steve Rehmus

Portola Partners | www.portolapartnersllc.com 1550 El Camino Real, Suite 200 | Menlo Park, CA 94025 | Phone 650-289-1114 | srehmus@portolapartnersllc.com

We are pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the 2021-2022 Society of Actuaries James C. Hickman Scholar Doctoral Stipend Program review cycle. The SOA Hickman Scholar Program was established to increase the number of academic actuaries who hold a Ph.D. and an actuarial designation and intend to pursue academic careers in the United States or Canada. The program provides stipends to doctoral candidates who will, through their studies, address research and education needs of the profession from both the theoretical and practical aspects.

For the application and additional information regarding the required documentation, please visit the SOA Hickman Scholar Program webpage. Completed applications and required documentation must be received by the SOA no later than February 15, 2021.

Questions can be directed to Tiffany Tatsumi at ttatsumi@soa.org.

Tiffany Tatsumi                                                          

Academic Administrator                                             

SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES                                 

475 N. Martingale Rd., Suite 600                   

Schaumburg, IL 60173                                  

P +1-847-706-3509    

ttatsumi@soa.org      

The event is open to all current UCLA students.

Apply before the application deadline this Sunday!

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About the Event:

Hosted by Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, the Data Open is launching the season for UCLA with West Coast Datathon, which will take place virtually this Fall!

The Data Open challenges students from the world’s best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. 

Taking place between September 28th and October 5th, teams will have a week to work on their submissions, with the flexibility to showcase their skills on their own schedule. Top performing students have the opportunity to win $25,000 in cash prizes, exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel, and global recognition.

When: September 28 – October 5

Where: Virtual

Prizes: $25,000 + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities 

Here’s the link to sign up!

If you have any questions or want to learn more about the event, contact mert@correlation-one.com. We look forward to receiving your application.

Best,

Mert 

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Mert Kivanc Paker

Business Development Manager

Correlation One

200 West 41st Street

New York, NY 10036

PROGRAMMER/ANALYST I

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (the Center) has an employment opportunity for a Programmer/ Analyst I with in-depth knowledge in Python programming in team project environment.

Responsibilities:

The Programmer/Analyst I will work under the Principal Investigator to continue the development of CalSIM software for simulating California health insurance market. The incumbent is required to have in-depth knowledge in Python programming in team project environment. The incumbent will develop new modules to add new functionalities corresponding to different policy scenarios and to improve the existing modules in Python for both better computational performance and reproducibility.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or four year experience and expertise in application software programming, including design, development, testing and debugging required.
• General knowledge of microsimulation.
• Detailed knowledge of Python in Windows and/or Linux/Unix environment.
• Scientific/Numerical programming, such as experience in using Numpy and Pandas packages in Python and/or experience with Matlab or equivalent experience.
• Detailed knowledge in version control (GIT) for managing and sharing team project.
• Knowledge in scripting for running applications at command line.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills is required to work with other team members, including statisticians and policy analysts, on site and off site.
• The ability to response promptly to fulfill multiple tasks and requests from various sources.
• Experience with optimization techniques, including parallel programming.
• C/C++ or Fortran in Windows and Linux environments.
• Awk/PERL scripting with regular expressions for processing text files.
• SQL and data management experience for data management.
• R or SAS programming language experience for data management.
• Experience in writing unit test code using Python module unit test.

Other Details:
Full-time, Contract position. Salary: $21.75 – $34.62 per hour. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent
benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu search for Requisition #32409.Direct Link: How to Apply: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu search for Requisition #32409.