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Defence and the military

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The defence sector is an important employer of mathematicians: it needs people who can design, build and operate planes and ships, and work on other advanced technologies. It also needs clear-thinking and analytical strategists. A lot of the work in this area is shrouded in secrecy, but we did manage to get some profiles for you.


Plus magazine career interviews

Plus magazine interview, air traffic controller
Geoff Wilson is an air traffic controller for the Royal Air Force. Recently back from Kabul in Afghanistan, he explains how logical thinking under pressure is crucial in his job.

Plus magazine interview, defence analyst
Helen is a defence analyst with the MoD, using her maths skills to help defend the nation.

Plus magazine careers library
A collection of interviews from people in various maths-related careers, showing the wide range of uses maths can get put to in the real world.


Career profiles from the Royal Statistical Society

Janet Dougharty, government statistician

 

 


The Royal Statistical Society's careers website
Below you can find links to profiles of people who have statistical jobs


Career profiles from the OR Society

Paula McCombe, OR consultant British Aerospace

  


Operational Research Society careers page
Operational research - helping businesses and organisations to function efficiently - is a major career option for mathematicians. The career page of the OR society tells you how to start and where you can go.


Career profiles from the American Mathematical Society

Jeff Allen, Naval Command Control & Ocean Surveillance Center

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society complete with details on the kind of maths used.


William J. Browning, Applied Mathematics, Inc.

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Douglas Cooper, Naval Research Laboratory

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details of the kind of maths used.


Judith Cottingham, Clemson Apparel Research

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Stephen Hobbs, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


David Lieberman, Institute for Defense Analyses

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.

 


Harry S. Simrin, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems

A career profile from the American Mathematical Society, complete with details on the kind of maths used.


Career information from the American Mathematical Society