Thomas Hillen Thomas Hillen www.math.ualberta.ca.

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Thomas Hillen Thomas Hillen

Professor Graduate Chair Previous director of the Applied Mathematics Institute

1 Undergraduate student 2 MSc students 2 PhD students 1 Postdoc

Mathematical Biology Applied Mathematics

StageTimeFunds $ Undergraduate4a0 K MSc thesis based MSc course based 2a 20 K 0 K PhD5a22 K Postdoc2a+2a (Math) 0-1a (Stat) K

Assistant Professor6a~ 70 K Associate Professor6a~ 85 K Full Professorlife> 90 K

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?

TA ~ 16 K (Teaching Assistant) RA ~ 6 K (Research Assistant) Scholarships ~ K

The Three C ’s of graduate studies C ompetence C riticism C reativity

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

CV: clear Cover letter: - informative - attractive - mention highlights

Thank you