Career fair
Every spring, the Mathematics-Physics Section arranges a career fair, where students in these subjects get a chance to find out more about career options, and to connect with potential future employers.
Every year the Mathematics-Physics Section invites a number of alumni to speak at our career fair about their work and their experiences. Usually, some of the talks are in Swedish and some are in English. You can see the programmes from previous career fairs further down on this page and on the Swedish version of this page.
The career fair gives you a chance to talk to the alumni lecturers, and to exhibitors from agencies and companies that employ people with an education in mathematics, mathematical statistics, physics or computer science about the job market for you once you have finished your degree in these subjects.
Most of our visitors are students at the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy or Meteorology at Stockholm University, but we also welcome students from other universities and prospective students.
Other career events at Stockholm University
Next career fair
The next career fair will be on 12 February 2025, in Campus Albano.
The programmes from the last few years can be found further down on this page.
Do you want to participate?
Have you studied mathematics, physics or related subjects, and want to share your experiences with our current students? Or are you working at a company that employs people with an education in these subjects? If you wish to participate in our career fair, contact us to see what the possibilities are (contact details can be found at the bottom of the page).
Previous career fairs
You can see the programmes for the last few career fairs below. Programmes for career fairs 2015-2020 are only available in Swedish, and they can be found on the Swedish version of this page.
Career fair 2024
The career fair 2024 took place on 7 February, in Campus Albano where the Department of Mathematics has been situated since 2022. Again, the entire Mathematics-Physics Section took part in the career fair, so that's the departments of Astronomy, Mathematics, Meteorology, and Physics.
Programme
| Time | Lecture or other activity | Subject speaker has studied |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:25 | Breakfast and mingling with exhibitors | |
| 9:25-9:30 | Presentation of the day | |
| 9:30-9:50 | "Aktuarie, det bästa finansjobbet som du aldrig har hört talas om" Aktuarieföreningen: Jesper Okko, Elin Kull, David Musazi, Julia Holmgren, Actuaries |
Actuarial mathematics |
| 9:55-10:15 |
"Bli kryptolog på svensk underrättelsetjänst" |
Mathematics and physics |
| 10:20-10:40 | "Energy Forecasting: Enabling a renewable future" Vitec Energy: Onni Mikkola and Jenny Sjödin, Application Consultants This talk is given in English. |
Meteorology |
| 10:45-11:05 | "Transform a world of data into a world of intelligence" SAS-Institute: Viktor Säde, Associate Technical Training Consultant |
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| 11:10-11:30 | "A controversial proposition" Stockholm AI: Ali Leylani, Chief AI scientist This talk is given in English. |
Physics |
| 11:30-13:00 | Lunch break and time to talk to exhibitors | |
| 13:00-13:40 | Panel talk: Recent alumni talk about their experiences and how they got their first jobs | Various |
| 13:45-14:05 | "Analys för ett säkrare samhälle" TRUESEC: Emilia Dunfelt, Cyber safety analyst |
Mathematics and computer science |
| 14:10-14:30 | "Statistik inom medicinsk forskning" Karolinska institute, Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology: Julia Eriksson, Biostatistician |
Mathematical statistics |
| 14:35-14:55 |
"From Higgs to Candy Crush" |
Physics |
Exhibitors
The following exhibitors are taking part in the career fair: Aktuarieföreningen (Swedish actuarial association), FRA National Defence Radio Establishment, Ericsson, Savantic, Naturvetarna (trade union), SAS-Institute, the Swedish Armed Forces, Vitec Energy, Qsearch, Trygg Hansa, FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency, Folksam, Orexplore Technologies.
There were also representatives from the Mathematics-Physics Section (with information about master programmes, PhD studies, etc.), and from the Department of Teaching and Learning (with information about studying to be a teacher in natural sciences).
Career fair 2023
The career fair 2023 took place on 8 February, in AlbaNova where the Department of Physics has its premises. For the first time, the entire Mathematics-Physics Section took part in the career fair, so that's the departments of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology.
Programme
| Time | Lecture or other activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Breakfast and mingling with exhibitors |
| 10:00-10:10 | Presentation of the day |
| 10:10-10:30 | A newly graduated mathematician at an AI-startup (in Swedish) Johan Hallberg, Data science consultant, Algorithma |
| 10:35-10:55 | Aktuary, the best job you've never heard of (in Swedish) Jesper Okko, Aktuary, from Aktuarieföreningen |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Working as a meteorologist at SMHI and the Armed Forces (in Swedish) |
| 11:25-11:45 |
From category theory to data engineering at Goldman Sachs (in English) |
| 11:45-13:00 | LUNCH BREAK (take the chance to talk to exhibitors!) |
| 13:00-13:40 | Four recent alumni tell us about their experiences and how they got their jobs (in Swedish) |
| 13:45-14:05 |
How physics can lead to a product-oriented career (in English) |
| 14:10-14:30 |
Career options - where are your skills needed? (in Swedish) |
| 14:35-14:55 | Space is the condition of the future (in Swedish) Monica Hedberg, the ESA Business Incubation Centre Sweden |
Exhibitors
SCB, Savantic, Aktuarieföreningen, Länsförsäkringar, Qsearch, Försvarsmaktens vädertjänst/Metocc, SMHI, Goldman Sachs, Trygg Hansa, SAS-Institute, Naturvetarna, SPP- Pension & Försäkring, Ericsson, Folksam, Abios.
There were also representatives from the Mathematics-Physics Section (with information about master programmes, PhD studies, etc.), student councils, and from the Department of Teaching and Learning (with information about studying to be a teacher in natural sciences).
Career fair 2022
The career fair 2022 took place on 10 February, digitally over Zoom.
Before the career fair, on 3 February, we also had a webinar held by Greg Fernando, on how to build your (non-academic) CVs, cover letters, and LinkedIn profile.
Programme
| Time | Lecture or other activity |
|---|---|
| 09:30-09:35 | Presentation of the programme |
| 09:35-09:55 |
Resarch about machine learning in a context of defence and security (in Swedish) |
| 10:00-10:20 |
Working as an actuary (insurance mathematician) (in Swedish) |
| 10:25-10:50 | Break for reading about, and talking to, exhibitors |
| 10:50-11:10 |
Combine mathematical models with your hobby - working as a statistician in e-sport (in Swedish) |
| 11:15-11:35 | Information from Naturvetarna - postponed to 15:30-15:50 |
| 11:40-12:00 | KPU – what do you learn when studying to be a maths teacher? (in Swedish) Lisa Österling, senior lecturer in the maths didactics, Stockholm University |
| 12:05-12:25 |
From physics and mathematics to software engineering (in English) |
| 12:30-13:10 | Lunch break |
| 13:10-13:55 |
Four new alumni talk about their experiences and how they found their first jobs (in Swedish) |
| 14:00-14:20 | Two PhD students in physics tell us about doctoral studies (in English) Katherine Dunne and Adam Johansson Andrews, Department of Physics |
| 14:20-14:40 | Break for reading about, and talking to, exhibitors |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Physicist working with weather and climate (in Swedish) |
| 15:05-15:25 | On the transitioning out of academia - what you likely need to know (in English) Ali Leylani, Chief Data Scientist at Granditude / Board Member at Stockholm AI |
| 15:35-15:50 |
Career options for computer scientists, phycisists and mathematicians. Where is your knowledge needed? (in Swedish) |
Exhibitors
Abios, Department of Teaching and Learning (SU), Ericsson, Fackförbundet ST - The Union of Civil Servants, FOI Totalförsvarets Forskningsinstitut, Folksam, Länsförsäkringar, METOCC - The weather service of the Swedish Armed Forces, Naturvetarna - the Swedish Association of Professional Scientists, Savantic, SCB, StormGeo AB, Svenska Aktuarieföreningen, Tautologics AB, Trygg-Hansa, Vetenskapens Hus.
Career fair 2021
The career fair 2021 took place on 10 February, digitally over Zoom.
Programme
| Time | Lecture |
|---|---|
| 09.15-09.30 | Presentation of the day |
| 09.30-09.50 | Att jobba på en underrättelsetjänst som matematiker. Joakim Uhlin, master's degree in mathematics, signal analyst at FRA |
| 09.55-10.15 | Aktuarieyrket – Aktuarieföreningen delar med sig om aktuarieyrket Jesper Okko-Olausson from the Swedish Actuarial Society |
| 10.20-10.40 | Flexibiliteten av matematik och datalogi i arbetslivet. Marko Kocic, bachelors' degrees in computer science and mathematics, part-time teacher at Vux Huddinge |
| 10.45-11.05 | Att doktorera i matematik: Elisabeth Bonnevier and Oskar Frost, PhD students at the University of Bergen and Université du Luxembourg respectively tell us about being a PhD student in mathematics |
| 11.10-11.30 | Karriärmöjligheter för datavetare, fysiker och matematiker. Var behövs din kompetens? Marita Teräs, Fil. Mag. Biology, SU, from Naturvetarna, tells us about career possibilities for computer scientists, physicists and mathematicians |
| 11.30-12.00 | PAUSE FOR LUNCH |
| 12.00-12.20 | Bli lärare i matematik och naturvetenskapliga ämnen: Kompletterande pedagogisk utbildning (KPU) Pontus Carlsson and Dennis Öberg talk about becoming a teacher in mathematics and natural sciences |
| 12.25-12.45 | Fyra nyutexaminerade alumner berättar om sin väg in på arbetsmarknaden. Thomas Aldheimer (bachelors' degrees in mathematics and astronomy), Teodor Alfson (master's degree in mathematics), Lauge Gregers Hedegaard (bachelor's degree in mathematical statistics), Lukas Cedenblad (master's degree in computational physics) tell us about their way from finishing their degrees to their current jobs. |
| 12.50-13.10 | Högteknologi och resor: aldrig tråkigt med svepelektronmikroskop. Jarkko Rautiainen, bachelor's degree in physics, system engineer |
| 13.15-13.35 | Från fysiker till Sjukhusfysiker i den kliniska verksamheten. Rebecca Titternes, master's degree in medical physics, Medical Physicist at Karolinska University Hospital |
| 13.40-14.00 | Meteorologi i media. Tora Tomasdottir, bachelor's and master's degrees in atmospheric physics from Uppsala University, Meteorologist |
| 14.05-14.25 | From climate science to automotive engineering. Marin Stanev, Diplom-Physiker, Application Engineer |
The last lecture (Marin Stanev) was in English, the others were in Swedish.
Exhibitors
Fackförbundet ST - The Union of Civil Servants, Hello World!, Trygg-Hansa, SCB - Statistics Sweden, Savantic, Quantify, METOCC - the weather service of the Swedish Armed Forces, Naturvetarna (a union within Saco), Mercer, Aktuarieföreningen - the Swedish Actuarial Society, Länsförsäkringar, Mattecentrum Stockholm, FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency.
Contact
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Office hours by appointment.
Last updated: February 12, 2024
Source: Department of Mathematics