Mathematics & Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics opens you to a world of opportunities. Whether you are interested in research, education, academia, business or software, the Co-op experience provides you with a perfect platform to explore options. Co-op exposes you to the many facets of a career in mathematics, along with the opportunity to explore your interests in other related areas in science. The Co-op work experience will enable you to build your personal network connections and learn critical skills not taught in a classroom. Typically, you would complete two eight-month work terms. There is a need for some basic statistics and computer science courses as basic skills are valued and may be required for a successful job placement.

Application Deadlines

Apply in Year Application Deadline Date
2 Thursday, March 4, 2021
3 Thursday, October 1, 2020

 

Apply to Science Co-op Now

We’ll run you through the application requirements, and then you’ll be prompted to create an account in SCOPE, the UBC Science Co-op Information System.

Application Requirements

  • Have a minimum average of around B- (68%)
  • Be a full-time UBC (Vancouver) student in good academic standing in mathematics, English and the sciences
  • Demonstrate good communication skills, and a responsible, mature attitude
  • Demonstrate leadership, teamwork and time management
  • Demonstrate interest in your chosen field
  • Be flexible and willing to accept a work placement outside the Lower Mainland

Work-Term Schedules

Year Fall Winter Summer
1 Study Term 1 Study Term 2        -
2 Study Term 3 Study Term 4        -
3 Study Term 5 Work Term 1 Work Term 2
4 Study Term 6 Study Term 7 Work Term 3
5 Work Term 4 Study Term 8        -

The above schedule is highly recommended by the Co-op Program in order for students to complete their program within the shortest time frame. Alternate scheduling is available in consultation with your Co-op Coordinator.  

Sample Jobs and Companies

Aon Hewitt
Actuarial Co-op -provide routine technical and analytical support to ensure the continuous efficient operation of our clients -pension plan arrangements; read and interpret pension plan texts -calculate benefit entitlements and prepare option packages on retirement, termination, death and marriage breakdown -year-end update of plan records, including the reconciliation of the membership, contributions and trust fund -involvement in actuarial valuations for funding purposes for pension plans, accounting purposes etc
Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI)
-Gathering, collating and submitting Quality Assurance data on a monthly basis for surgical wait times initiatives -Liaising with hospital departments, data managers, and stakeholders as necessary to collect data as required. -Pediatric Surgical Clinic Wait Time Project -Communicate and collaborate with various pediatric surgeons and their medical office assistants regarding patient flow. -Assist the operations engineering manager in performing statistical or other analysis to minimize the patient wait time and help to generate solutions to identified bottlenecks.
SAP
Agile Developer • Collaboratively design new features in a team environment that extends to colleagues in remote locations and from Product Management and User Experience teams. • Work closely with engineering and operations team to build, integrate, test and deploy algorithms to production systems

 

Apply to Science Co-op Now

We’ll run you through the application requirements, and then you’ll be prompted to create an account in SCOPE, the UBC Science Co-op Information System.

Made a mistake on your application?

Just log into SCOPE and edit your application. For technical support contact science.coop@ubc.ca.

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