Registration is now open for the 2023 UBS Jobs & Internships Fair! This annual event is a recruitment-focused career fair that allows employers to showcase internship and full-time opportunities in various industries such as finance, consulting, entertainment, public relations, communications, accounting, sales, operations, marketing, human resources, etc.

The fair is open to all students at UCLA and typically attracts over 25 firms and 500 attendees from all majors and grade levels. Some companies that will be attending include McKinsey, Bain & Company, Deutsche Bank, KPMG, Jefferies, Panda Express, Mercer, and many more!

Event Details
When: Tuesday, January 24th, 7–9 PM PT
Where: Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Attire: Business Professional

The MAGPIE GROUP
The MAGPIE (MAthematics, Genomics and Prediction in Infection and Evolution) group at SFU is seeking applicants for dedicated MAGPIE Studentships, situated in the MSc and PhD programs in mathematics at SFU. We are establishing a cohort of graduate students who will work and learn together, gain state-of-the-art training in the methods and interdisciplinary research skills in the group, and develop their own research paths. Students will join a vibrant and diverse research group with interests in genomic epidemiology, mathematical models in evolution, phylodynamics, and infectious disease modelling.

Our research interests range from fundamental questions about how and why pathogens evolve the way they do to applied work in collaboration with public health institutions on topics like COVID-19 transmission and the analysis of viral and bacterial genomes. Our research inspires new mathematical methods and tools, and new ways to analyze and interpret genomic data. We use these new methods to generate insights into how pathogens evolve and spread, in addition to more fundamental research on evolution. 

Your Training and Your Future
Our graduate students will receive practical and theoretical training in infectious disease modelling, evolution, genomic epidemiology, and data science for infectious disease. They will have the opportunity to participate in a range of research projects and to work with our collaborating organizations in academia and public health, including the newly-formed Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (pipps.ca). 
They will be able to attend national and international conferences, workshops and hackathons, develop their own research programs and make connections outside academia.

Funding
MAGPIE Studentship recipients will receive competitive graduate funding, anticipated to be in the range of $35–$45K (CAD) annually, including a reduced teaching load, as well as expectations of substantial research contributions.

Applicants
Applicants should have strong undergraduate backgrounds in mathematics or related subjects, experience with programming, interest in infectious disease and evolution, and a commitment to their own intellectual curiosity and how it can lead to an impact on our world.

Information
For more information, please see the MAGPIE website at www.sfu.ca/magpie, and email ccolijn@sfu.ca.

Apply to SFU Mathematics Graduate School
To apply, visit www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html
Please mention the MAGPIE group and this cohort opportunity in your application. 

About Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University, based in Metro Vancouver, Canada, is consistently ranked as Canada’s top comprehensive university. Vancouver is often ranked as one of the world’s safest, most livable and walkable cities. People move to Vancouver for its scenic beauty and a healthy work/life balance. 

Applications due February 1, 2023

NextGenPop (NGP) is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. Students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Population scientists study changes in the composition and structure of populations that shape inequalities in health and well-being. They work in a range of fields, doing demographic analyses for policy organizations and the public sector, and contributing to teaching and scholarship in academic settings.

NextGenPop offers undergraduates an on-campus research training experience over the summer, virtual workshops throughout the academic year, and opportunities for mentoring and networking with population scholars from across the country.

This summer 2023, 15 undergraduate students (“NGP Fellows”) will be hosted by Cornell University(in Ithaca, NY), June 4 through June 18. Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend and all travel and living expenses. Classroom instruction and hands-on applications will address contemporary social and policy issues in population research related to race and income inequalities, health disparities, immigration, and family change.

Following the summer program, NGP Fellows will participate in monthly virtual workshops on research and professional development. In the spring of 2024, they will meet (expenses paid) with population scholars and reconnect with their NGP cohort at the annual meetings of the Population Association of America in Columbus, Ohio.

For additional information and to apply, visit: nextgenpop.org.