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Two Open Faculty Positions

 

The Department of Mathematics invites applications for two (2) tenure-track positions, one in applied mathematics and one in statistics, at the assistant professor level to start in Fall 2012. Applicants should apply through www.mathjobs.org. Additional details about the positions and qualifications may be obtained from the following links:

 

Wall Street Journal's Best Jobs for 2011

 

Best Jobs for 2011 listed in the Wall Street Journal as ranked by CareerCast.com are...

  1. Software Engineer
  2. Mathematician
  3. Actuary
  4. Statistician

For more information on the best and worst jobs go to

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704723104576062173458318658.html

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/2011-ranking-200-jobs-best-worst

 

Scholarship Winners

 

Congratulations to the 2011 Math Dept Scholarship and Award Winners. Every spring the San Jose State Math Department invites its students to apply for one of several Math Department Scholarships that we are fortunate to be able to offer. Our scholarships have been made possible by past donations of the Math Department faculty, alumni, and other friends of the department. If you would like to make a donation to one of the Math Dept scholarship funds, send a check to Chair, Department of Mathematics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0103 with the name of the fund that you would like to donate to written on the check. Click on the link below for more information about the Math Department scholarships. Our heartiest congratulations go out to the following 2011 Math Dept Scholarship and Award Winners!!!

Descriptions of Math Department Scholarships and Awards

2011 Math Department Scholarship and Award Winners
Department of Mathematics Scholarships: Jonathan Leaf, Fangren Ji
Morton Future Teacher Award: Mai Tram Nguyen
Richard C. Dieckmann Scholarship: Robert McGuigan
Kenneth C. Bradshaw Award for Outstanding TA: Usha Watson
Franklin B. Fuller Scholarship: Gonzalo Moya
Hoggatt Award for Outstanding Research Potential: Katherine Isaacs
Putnam Exam Awards: 1st place Robert McGuigan, 2nd place Vlad Dumitriu
Martin Billik Award for Outstanding Work in Analysis: Khanh Ngo, Gina Ma
Best wishes to all of our award winners!

 

Putnam Exam

 

Congratulations to the San Jose State Putnam Team (Robert McGuigan, Vlad Dumitriu, Bryan Nguyen) for finishing 71st out of 546 participating schools throughout the United States and Canada in the 71st annual Putnam competition.  See Full Story Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

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