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Thomas HillenThomas Hillen
www.math.ualberta.ca
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Professor
Graduate Chair
Previous director of the Applied Mathematics Institute
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1 Undergraduate student
2 MSc students
2 PhD students
1 Postdoc
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Mathematical Biology
Applied Mathematics
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Stage Time Funds $
Undergraduate 4a 0 K
MSc thesis based
MSc course based
2a
2a
20 K
0 K
PhD 5a 22 K
Postdoc 2a+2a (Math)
0-1a (Stat)
40-45 K
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Assistant Professor 6a ~ 70 K
Associate Professor 6a ~ 85 K
Full Professor life > 90 K
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Apply to the best schools
Search the web for areas and faculty
Possibly contact a faculty member
Important: Personal statement why are you interested?what is your favorite area?
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TA ~ 16 K (Teaching Assistant)
RA ~ 6 K (Research Assistant)
Scholarships ~ 1 - 50 K
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The Three C’s of graduate studies
Competence
Criticism
Creativity
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ability to deal with complex systems
ability to generate solutions
ability to identify underlying structures
ability to generalize
ability to specialize
ability to make connections to other areas
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CV: clear
Cover letter: - informative - attractive- mention highlights
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Thank you